Test PB Collection: FTE

Winners of the Master Gardener photo contest are announced.

Items included in this issue: MGs use Zoom to connect during the pandemic, herd immunity in plants, an interview with Platinum MG Thurman Howard, update on West County School Gardens, the Smoketree West County Helpline query, get to know Janet Hartin, Janet's Jottings, news from Rosa Olaiz, and MG p...

In this Issue: Update of several MG projects including Youth Gardens, Coachella Valley Rescue Mission, and Grow Lab; MGs visit to Ridgedale Orchard and Vineyard; introducing the Militta Crescent butterfly; interview with Platinum Badge Holder, Lucy Heyming; MGs at the Riverside County Fair and Natio...

In this issue: MGs at the Braille Institute and the future; poems with a garden focus; West County School of the Month; Health benefits of gardening now include the immune system; Riverside Home and Garden Show; Desert Help Line Query; Pauline Pedigos contributions; La Virgen de Guadalupe procession...

In this issue: art and nature; Desert helpline query; changes to the West County helpline; introducing the Training Classes; new badge status for West County MGs; West County school of the month; a visit to Balbo Park; thanks to MGs and announcement of new opportunity by Janet Hartin; News! from Ros...

In this issue Riverside County Master Gardeners are recognized for their accomplishments, including awards at the SoCal Fair and recent success at Children's Gardens. Also, new training classes begin as Fall Home Gardening Classes come to a close and the Desert Garden Community Day is reviewed.

The cover story is about the remote Desert Help Line. A series honoring blue badge members is initiated. MG activities that are covered include IPM training, school gardens, and Gold Miners work with the Soboba Foundation. Features include nature walking with llamas and hiking in Big Bear.

Dear UC Colleagues, As Chair of the Board of Regents, I am delighted to share with you that Michael V. Drake, MD, will become the 21st President of the University of California. Dr.

There will be no hot chocolate. There will be no cookies. But not to worry--there will be moths! And lots of them! It's traditional for the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis to serve hot chocolate and cookies at its annual Moth Open House.

The days are long and the temperatures are high. This is a great time to solarize the soil in the Central Valley as a way to manage annual weeds and improve the growth of fall crops.