Natural Areas and Natural Environment

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Central Sierra: Starthistle (EDC MG)

Event Date
Nov 8 2025

Come learn about this invasive weed that has taken over large portions of California’s range land and urban landscape. Learn about its origins, how it moves, why it is so difficult to control, how to overcome these difficulties, control methods, and how to design an effective control program.
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Central Sierra: Seed Saving (EDC MG)

Event Date
Sep 6 2025

Seed saving and free access to Sherwood Demonstration Garden seeds! Join us for a leisurely stroll through the various and beautiful Gardens of Sherwood Demonstration Garden. We will help you gather seeds from selected plants to take home and try in your own yard. Learn about tried-and-true…
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Climate Stewards Course with American River Conservancy

Event Date
Sep 17 2025 - Nov 19 2025

The UC Climate Stewards seeks to foster a committed corps of volunteers ready to effectively engage in transformative local solutions to promote community and ecosystem resilience in a changing climate. This ten week course will introduce you to social-emotional resilience and trauma-aware practices, climate…
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Webinar: When Wildlife Become Pests

Event Date
Sep 18 2025

Wildlife such as coyotes, birds, rodents, raccoons, skunks, and opossums can become pests in urban areas. In this webinar you will learn how to identify, prevent, and manage common negative human-wildlife interactions and pest problems. We will also discuss the types of beneficial ecosystem services wildlife…
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Webinar: Managing Invasive Plants

Event Date
Aug 21 2025

In California, invasive plants cause problems such as increasing wildfire risk, damaging ecosystems, and affecting recreation activities. Join us to learn about the impacts of invasive plants and ways you can help prevent the spread of invasive plants.About the Urban and Community IPM Webinar …
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Elkus Summer Camp 2025: Session 3

Event Date
Jul 14 2025

Join us for Summer Camp 2025 at UC Elkus Ranch! Kids 6-11 years old will spend each day during a week-long session at the ranch learning to care for our livestock animals, exploring plants & pollinators in the garden, making crafts, learning about environmental stewardship, and more!
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Dotted paropsine leaf beetle adult and larvae on a leaf. Chris Shogren
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Dotted Paropsine Leaf Beetle Threatens California’s Eucalyptus

June 30, 2025
By Christopher J Shogren
The dotted paropsine leaf beetle (Paropsis atomaria), an invasive pest native to Australia, was first discovered in California in 2022 and is rapidly spreading throughout Southern California targeting eucalyptus trees. Both adult beetles and their larvae feed on eucalyptus leaves, causing significant…
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Tumbleweeds piled up against the front of a home.
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Tumbleweeds Invading?

June 23, 2025
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes
Tumbleweeds rolling across the landscape may make you think of classic old Western movies, but tumbleweeds, or Russian thistle, is more common today than you might think. This invasive plant can grow anywhere the soil is disturbed and once it matures, it breaks off its stem and the dried plant blows across…
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The Rio Grande River winds through a desert landscape with green shrubs
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To reduce water risk at the border, experts urge binational cooperation

June 17, 2025
 Forum proposes institutional cooperation, agricultural transformation, technical education, community empowerment and private sector engagementWater security across the Rio Grande and Colorado River basins faces a threat that is “no longer temporary but systemic,” warned experts from Mexico and the…
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