Master Gardeners - Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties

The UCCE Master Gardeners of Sutter-Yuba Counties welcome you!

Who are we?

UCCE Master Gardeners are trained representatives of the University of California Cooperative Extension, assisting the gardening community of Sutter and Yuba Counties by providing research-based home gardening information.*

*To learn more, visit the statewide UC Master Gardener Program and the California Garden Web.

Ask us! We are here to help if you have gardening questions, want to have us identify a plant or animal for you, or just want to know more about us. Download here to learn how to submit samples for identification.

UC ANR Blogs

Art Shapiro: 'The Controversy Over the Western Monarch Butterfly'

Back in February, butterfly guru Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, told a monarch butterfly summit on the UC Davis campus--organized by the Environmental Defense Fund--that the monarchs are "on life support." Scientists, conservationists and citizen scientists...

By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Author - Communications specialist
Improve your Home’s Curb Appeal by Removing the Lawn

A short drive around Chico's various neighborhoods will convince you that people love their front lawns. They must, because the lawn is the most prominent landscape feature for the vast majority of homes. And yet, we seldom see people outside actually using their front lawn spaces. Maintaining a...

By Cindy Weiner
Author