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A team from UC Environmental Stewards has collaborated with partners from the California Conservation Corps, California 4-H ...
Tina Saitone, a University of California, Davis, professor and Cooperative Extension specialist in livestock and rangeland ...
A team from UC Environmental Stewards has collaborated with partners from the California Conservation Corps, California 4-H ...
There are over 900 named varieties of avocado, how do you pick one? Well for one the selection at commercial retail nurseries is somewhat limited, compared to what is offered at nurseries that growers ...
The climate type in much of California is described as Mediterranean climate, with winter rains and dry, hot summers. Mediterranean climates are found in only five places in the world: California ...
Subject to severe short and long-term drought conditions, California has experienced two consecutive multiyear droughts in the past decade (Figure 1). The drought of 2012–2016, was considered one of ...
For Sutter Rogers, community and forest stewardship has been the family business since 1965. That’s when her grandparents bought 200-acres of Plumas County forestland, a site that would become ...
Originally introduced to California as an ornamental plant, Bermuda buttercup is now considered invasive because it can take over yards, gardens, and natural areas. The California Invasive Plant ...
The simplest definition of a weed is “a plant growing where it’s not wanted.” Most home gardeners prefer to not have weeds growing among their landscape plants and in their vegetable gardens. However, ...
I'm honored and humbled to have one of my images showcased at the annual Insect Salon hosted by the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA) at its recent meeting in Salt Lake City. It ...
The University of California, Davis, is enhancing and expanding its Pistachio Breeding Program after a generous gift from philanthropist and pistachio farmer Rod Stiefvater, who is donating more than ...
Lady beetles (known more commonly as ladybugs) are often sold in nurseries and garden centers to control aphids. But will releasing them actually solve your pest problem, and if so, how can you ...