UC ANR Strategic Initiatives

Making a Difference in California

Helping unify, communicate and advocate for the work we do.

Our Strategic initiatives (SIs) bring the power of science to deliver practical solutions in California

Drawing on members from:

And working with hundreds of collaborators from the private and public sectors.

The SIs have some funds for cross-cutting activities. Here are the criteria to help guide what is supported.

Examples to date include workshops, think-tanks and clinics to build our Fire, Video, and Food System presence and strategies.

"Solutions for you"

Learn from colleagues

Sharing technical solutions

Sharing best practices

Build your skills

UC ANR: Making a difference in California.

"News you can use"

Stories will typically include educational content and will give names/faces to particular topics within ANR (For UC ANR personnel)

UC ANR Contracts & Grants

Small grants for urgent time-sensitive needs

Explore our 5 initiatives using the links below.

Broaden your gardening knowledge using online continuing education

UC Master Gardener volunteers are not only educators but are life-long learners who regularly engage in growing their skills and gardening...
Reforestation in a burning climate

Have you given your favorite tree a hug lately? Perhaps you would rather plant a tree? Well, on March 21, International Forest Day,...
UC Implicit Bias Trainings – Now Available for Volunteers!

The UC Master Gardener Program is proud to announce that two new UC implicit bias training courses are now available online to UC Master Gardener...
UCCE advisor and Victory Garden historian Rose Hayden-Smith retires

UC Cooperative Extension advisor Rose Hayden-Smith has taught schoolchildren at 4-H summer camps about food, inspired Master Gardener...