Test PB Collection: FTE

Dear Colleagues, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California is accepting proposals for the 2020 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program.

There are times in the life of every gardener that you just can't resist peeking into somebody else's backyard to see what grows there. That's how I felt when my daughter suggested a trip to Iguazu Falls, Argentina. With a passion for plants and a love for flowers, I couldn't resist.

I have just learned it isn't only the wacky weather that is creating the accentuated pollen clouds I have been witnessing/experiencing. According to the article by Sabrina Imbler, it is 'Botanical Sexism' that is responsible for my itchy, watery eyes and all of the other affects of allergy season.

Over 350 people attended the Youth Agriculture and Animal Science Field Day held on February 8, 2020 at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds.

PLEASE CHECK WITH MASTER GARDENERS IN EITHER COUNTY TO CONFIRM UPCOMING EVENTS ARE OCCURRING AS THEY ARE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION.

Visits to our California Senators and Congressmen are over but I have follow up items with several of the staffers that I need to tackle yet this week. Thanks to Jhalendra, Marcel, Dan and Kamal for their participation last week.

Postdoctoral research fellow Mary Salcedo of Virginia Tech will present a seminar on "Hydraulics in an Insect Wing: How Venation Pattern Affects Circulation" at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar from 4:10 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 11 in 122 Briggs Hall.

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Friday, March 13, 2020 from 9:00am - 11:00am Zoom Video/Audio Conference Call Support tool for planning and evaluating spray application in citrus CEU's applied for from California DPR See attached for links to agenda and registration...

Have you ever marveled at the wings of a grasshopper? Postdoctoral research fellow and insect biomechanist Mary Salcedo of Virginia Tech has. She studies insect wings.