Test PB Collection: FTE

She's a butterfly magnet.

In response to Gov. Jerry Brown's announcement yesterday, calling all California residents to reduce water use by 25%, the folks at the New York Times put togther a nice interactive map. The map shows residential water use in California in gallons per day.

Despite the promise of rain for the next few days (April 5-7, 2015), California is poised to experience a fourth consecutive year of drought. As of April 1, 2015, the Sierra snowpack is essentially gone.

Ah, soapberry bugs... They'll never get top billing in a racy novel, let alone star in an R-rated movie. The "R" word comes into play only when they're referred to as "the rapidly evolving soapberry bugs" or when scientists talk about reproduction.

Last night we heard the Berkeley Boom again. Weve been hearing this thunderous boom quite frequently in the last month here in Berkeley, but this one sounded bigger than most. Car alarms went off on the street. The dog jumped. What IS that? I wondered aloud.

In this issue... Food Faire & Fashion Revue wrap up, Super Field Day, Summer Day Camp, State Leadership Conference and much more.

Quick! Find the damselfly! This damselfly (below) is so camouflaged that it's difficult to see her.

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The hills and lawns might look green still, but the drought has hit the east bay hard. The sparkling, clean, tasty water we usually have delivered through our taps via the Mokelumne River Basin in the Sierra Nevada.

Plant Clinic, Friday April 3 from 10-3pm Griff's Feed and Seed, 7th and Fremont, Colusa Do you have questions about watering your lawn and garden during the drought? Do you have a gardening question? NEW this year. We will help you re-pot your plant.