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Water availability, food production and biodiversity are being affected by climate change. There are actions individuals can take to protect their communities.

I had a chance last week to attend the annual Department of Pesticide Regulation's IPM Achievement Award ceremony. The first awardees worked with schools. The winners acknowledged Cheryl Wilen for her assistance with their project.

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

We're grateful for UC ANR's internal grant that funded projects aimed at Developing Online Educational Resources Targeted at Underserved Audiences.

As we close out the first month of the New Year, our hope for the UC Master Gardener Program is that 2021 will be a year of continued growth in gardening education and support for our neighbors, friends, and communities.

When the Detwiler Fire broke out near his family's ranch in 2017, Tony Toso was home to take defensive action to protect his family and animals. The Mariposa County rancher feels fortunate that he was on site. We were on the front end of the fire damage and it started on a Sunday, recalled Toso.

University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (UC SAREP), UC Cooperative Extension and the UC Hopland REC have partnered with Mendocino County Farm Bureau, Visit Mendocino County, , experienced local agritourism operators and other local partners to offer a five-ses...

UC President Michael Drake and UC regents were treated to virtual tours of UC ANR similar to the tour taken by legislators on Nov. 20. On Dec.

Over $196,000 was collected for UC ANR programs on Giving Tuesday this year. Thanks to colleagues all over the state promoting the campaign, the number of people donating to UC ANR also increased. UC ANR received 854 gifts from 736 donors this year, up from 580 gifts from 494 donors in 2019.

One of my first successful ventures into home gardening was planting garlic. If you are just starting out planting garlic is a sure winner, easy to plant, easy to grow! Garlic is one of the 700 species in the Allium family (Onion family).