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Chaparral currant 'Dancing Tassels'
The Bee Gardener: Article

March Update From the Honey Bee Haven

February 25, 2021
It's that time of year: hurricane-force winds one day and beautiful spring weather the next. Here's what's happening in the Haven in March: Garden maintenance We've finished our winter pruning and are eagerly awaiting the flowers that will follow.
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Broadcast burning in Colfax
Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Working with Fire

February 25, 2021
By Daniel K Macon
I've known Doug Joses and his family for more than a quarter century. The unofficial mayor of Mountain Ranch (in Calaveras County) Doug has spent his entire life ranching in the Sierra foothills raising cattle, sheep, and Angora goats.
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The line-up on Saturday, Feb. 20 for the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Month live talks. (Screen shot)
Bug Squad: Article

UC Davis to Celebrate 'Bio Day' on Saturday, Feb. 20

February 19, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's "Bio Day" on Saturday, Feb. 20 at the University of California, Davis. That's when UC Davis will celebrate the "bio" (life) in both biodiversity and biochemistry with special events open to the public.
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The Asian giant hornet, which the news media named "murder hornet." (Photo courtesy of the Washington State Department of Agriculture)
Bug Squad: Article

Murder Hornets: Murder in the First Degree?

February 15, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Want to learn about "murder hornets?" Entomologists cringe every time someone substitutes the moniker, "murder hornet," for the Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia.
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