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Lawn-pocalypse! Surviving Drought

Ah, summer! The season of sunburns, pool parties, and… lawn droughts. If your once lush, green carpet now looks like a crunchy brown doormat, you're not alone. Let's dive into why your yard is staging a dramatic death scene and what you can do to...

Bermuda grass and weeds overtaking drought stressed turf grass.
Bermuda grass and weeds overtaking drought stressed turf grass.

A patch of former lawn, mostly dead, with a few green weeds and Bermudagrass

Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Tags: drought, turf
Focus Area Tags: Yard & Garden

UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day: See 'Bird's Eye View' at the Raptor Center

Last year during the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, visitors to the California Raptor Center, 1340 Equine Lane, off Old Davis Road, marveled at all the hawks and owls held by the trainers. News flash: This year, at the 13th...

This is the newly installed mural,
This is the newly installed mural, "Bird's Eye View," which visitors to the California Raptor Center, UC Davis campus, can see during the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Photo by Diane Ullman, UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology and artist)

This is the newly installed mural, "Bird's Eye View," which visitors to the California Raptor Center, UC Davis campus, can see during the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Photo by Diane Ullman, UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology and artist)

Posted on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Does Life Imitate Art, or Does Art Imitate Life?

Does life imitate art, or does art imitate life? In his essay, The Decay of Lying (1889), Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) wrote: “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life,” adding  “the...

Virginia-based artist Cheyenne Renee Marcus painted this mural at the corner of Main and Elizabeth streets, Vacaville, in 2022. It's a main attraction. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Virginia-based artist Cheyenne Renee Marcus painted this mural at the corner of Main and Elizabeth streets, Vacaville, in 2022. It's a main attraction. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Virginia-based artist Cheyenne Renee Marcus painted this mural at the corner of Main and Elizabeth streets, Vacaville, in 2022. It's a main attraction. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of an artist rendition (by Cheyenne Renee Marcus) of a flameskimmer dragonfly in downtown Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of an artist rendition (by Cheyenne Renee Marcus) of a flameskimmer dragonfly in downtown Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of an artist rendition (by Cheyenne Renee Marcus) of a flameskimmer dragonfly in downtown Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

The Magic of a Mural

The magic of a mural! It was quite a celebration during the unveiling of a UC Davis ceramic-mosaic mural, The Secret Life of Vineyards, took place at a Napa Valley organic vineyard. The 10 x 6-foot mural, which graces an outer wall of the...

Posing for a celebratory photo are five mural participants with Chancellor Gary May and UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt, Lily Nugent and Professor Ullman. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
Posing for a celebratory photo are five mural participants with Chancellor Gary May and UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt, Lily Nugent and Professor Ullman. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

Posing for a celebratory photo are five mural participants with Chancellor Gary May and UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt, Lily Nugent and Professor Ullman. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 6:32 AM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

'The Secret Life of Vineyards' Mural Is No Longer a Secret

With the unveiling of the UC Davis ceramic-mosaic mural, The Secret Life of Vineyards, life in a Napa Valley organic vineyard is no longer "a secret." The 10 x 6-foot mural, which graces an outer wall of the...

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman addresses the crowd at the Matthiasson Winery. The mural is about to be unveiled. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman addresses the crowd at the Matthiasson Winery. The mural is about to be unveiled. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman addresses the crowd at the Matthiasson Winery. The mural is about to be unveiled. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

The moment has arrived. The UC Davis-led mural project,
The moment has arrived. The UC Davis-led mural project, "The Secret Life of Vineyards," is unveiled at the Matthiasson Winery, Napa. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

The moment has arrived. The UC Davis-led mural project, "The Secret Life of Vineyards," is unveiled at the Matthiasson Winery, Napa. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman, an entomologist and an artist, said the 83 students in the class that she and assistant professor Emily Meineke taught
UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman, an entomologist and an artist, said the 83 students in the class that she and assistant professor Emily Meineke taught "worked very hard." (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman, an entomologist and an artist, said the 83 students in the class that she and assistant professor Emily Meineke taught "worked very hard." (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

Posing for a group photo with Chancellor Gary May are five mural participants. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt and Lily Nugent. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
Posing for a group photo with Chancellor Gary May are five mural participants. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt and Lily Nugent. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

Posing for a group photo with Chancellor Gary May are five mural participants. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt and Lily Nugent. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 4:17 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

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