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By Penny Pawl, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County Hello, I am your friend, the queen bumblebee. Also known in scientific terms as Bombus occidentalis.

UC ANR presented its annual Staff Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) Awards June 18 to individuals and teams demonstrating exceptional performance, creativity, organizational abilities, work success and teamwork.

After providing 34 years of service to the California tree crop industry, UC Cooperative Extension advisor and director in Tulare County Kevin Day retires July 1. Day has deep roots in Tulare County.

UCCE in Kings County leverages community partnerships to increase preschoolers awareness about healthy foods Early childhood is critical to the development of lifelong healthy living.

Jefferson Ready recently held a carnival full of games, music and folklorico dancing. UC CalFresh had fun with students shooting pool noodle arrows trying to hit the 5 food group targets. Each attempt earned tickets for a drawing of books to read over the summer.

June 1 through June 9, 2019 is California Invasive Species Action Week.

Dear Colleagues, The Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resilience Program (ICARP) will be holding a spring series of regional webinars on the Adaptation Clearinghouse.

Have you ever made English muffin pizza or grilled a bean burrito on a griddle? Students from Roosevelt Ready After School program created these masterpieces during their recent "Chop Jr." competition.

Many rural communities in California are finding inspiring solutions to the obesity crisis by leveraging local community strengths to promote healthy living. Kings County in California is largely a rural county with 80% of SNAP-Ed adults overweight or obese.

Weather outlook: After further atypical cool, showery weather over the last week or so, the forecast for the next ten days shows a more settled period of dry weather with partial cloud cover and daytime highs increasing towards the mid 90'sF.