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UC Regents to discuss appointment of next UC president Tuesday, July 7

July 6, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The University of California Board of Regents will hold a virtual special meeting on Tuesday, July 7, at 3:30 p.m. PDT starting with the closed session of the Governance Committee. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be conducted entirely as a teleconference and start with public comment.
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Watershed drawing
Spill the Beans: Article

We All Live in a Watershed

July 6, 2020
by Rainer Hoenicke What do those of us who live in a Napa townhouse with a 500 square-foot patio area as their backyard and those living out in the countryside on a 5-acre ranchette have in common?
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A monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, eclosed today (July 3) and is drying its wings on Hot Lips salvia, Salvia microphylla. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Independence Day and a Monarch

July 3, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
We call it the Fourth of July or Independence Day. Our 13 American colonies rose up against the monarch of Great Britain, King George III, and declared themselves free and independent.
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Citrus tree (UCR News, UC Riverside)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Citrus Tidbits.

July 3, 2020
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Citrus trees are a familiar sight in Napa County, and many of us grow them. In general, citrus is pretty easy to care for: it just needs consistent water and fertilizer and perhaps frost protection in the winter.
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Giant buckwheat leaves are soft gray green, Laura Lukes
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The Giant Wild Buckwheat of California

July 3, 2020
An astounding number of species populate the wild buckwheat genus Eriogonum - over 250, according to the CALFLORA website. And, due to their propensity to hybridize, active speciation continues as we speak. There are species for almost every letter of the alphabet, from A (E. abertianum) to Z (E.
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