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Amador Compost Learning Center

A new Community Compost Site opens in June 2025 at Mother Lode Land Trust’s C and C Ranch. This is a collaborative effort by the Land Trust, University of California Master Gardeners, Amador Waste Management and Recycling Department, and is supported by a generous grant from CalRecycle. This partnership was…
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The buds shown on the walnut branches are male flowers called catkins
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UC scientists ask walnut trees: When do you need to be irrigated?

April 16, 2025
By Trina Kleist
UC scientists are working with growers in Tehama, Butte, Lake, Amador, Contra Costa, Stanislaus and Yolo counties to test a new way of measuring the irrigation needs of walnut trees. Shackel and team think this new method will allow growers to use less water by not irrigating early in the season, and trees…
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PRESS RELEASE: UCCE Master Gardeners of Amador County 4/2/25

Heritage Rose Garden Gets National Wildlife Certificationby Susan PriceThe Heritage Rose Garden (HRG) was recently certified as a National Wildlife Habitat.  If you have visited the HRG recently, you may have noticed the plaque proudly displayed beside the kiosk at the garden’s entrance.With a…
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2025 National 4-H Beekeeping Essay Competition

March 18, 2025
2025 National 4-H Beekeeping Essay CompetitionSponsored by the Foundation for the Preservation of Honeybees, Inc.CA State deadline is April 14, 2025.Submit your complete essay entry by April 14, 2025 to Gemma Miner at gmminer@ucanr.edu.Theme: The Importance of Youth in Beekeeping: How 4-H members can make a…
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Central Sierra: Contact Us

UC Central Sierra multi-county partnership includes staff and advisors in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado-including South Lake Tahoe, and Tuolumne Counties. Our programs include 4-H, CalFresh Healthy Living, Farm Advisors (Agriculture, Integrated Pest Management, Livestock, Natural Resources), Forestry, Fire,…
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