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By Devii Rao and Karminder Brown The Schmidt Family Ranch and Peterson Land & Cattle Company has received the 2020 Excellence in Range Management Award from the California-Pacific Section of the Society for Range Management.

As many students continue online learning due to COVID-19, 4-H hands-on learning activities are keeping them excited and engaged in education.

By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County One of the challenges many gardeners face is how to make shady spots look good. Fortunately, many beautiful, flowering native plants thrive in shade. When you are planning your shade garden, analyze what kind of shade you're dealing with.

ANR Staff Assembly's ANR GROWS program was so successful in 2020, they plan to offer it again this year, according to Marvin Flores, Staff Assembly chair for 2020-21.

Do you know what a nematode is? That's a question that nematologists are frequently asked.

Nematodes, butterflies, moths, arachnids, millipedes, and how to collect, preserve and identify insects are among the topics of videos showcased on the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Month website. As of Feb.

"The U.S. pandemic mitigation strategies have profoundly disrupted young people's education, daily life, health, and well-being. During 2020, the number of young people visiting emergency rooms for mental health-related issues rose by over 30%.

Are you looking for a showy, drought tolerant plant that blooms profusely and attracts hummingbirds and other pollinators? You might like to try Aloes! They range in size from six-inch houseplants to tall trees. In the past, people mostly grew small aloes indoors for their medicinal properties.

"What are YOU doing here?" It was Saturday morning, Jan. 23, and the monarch caterpillar seemed to be sunning itself on a milkweed leaf in our family's pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif., a Solano County city situated between San Francisco and Sacramento. Yes, Saturday, Jan. 23.

February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Celebrate with ANR colleagues on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. in February.