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Make a meal out of mealworms? Danielle Wishon baked these mealworm cookies. Yes, they were good. (Photo by Danielle Wishon)
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Bohart Museum: The Joy of Eating...Drum Roll...Insects

September 18, 2019
If you want to know what it's like to eat a bugdoesn't everybody?--ask an entomologist, a bug ambassador, or an entomophagist, one who eats insects. So we didBecause the Bohart Museum of Entomology is hosting an open house on entomophagy from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept.
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Biologist Iris Bright checks out a red earthworm, one of the items available for sampling at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on Sept. 21. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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This Bug's for You! Enjoy Tasty Bugs at the Bohart Museum Open House

September 16, 2019
Ever eaten a bug? Sure you have. Insect fragments are in just about all the foods we eat, from chocolate to coffee to wheat flour to pizza sauce to beer and more. An insect control company estimates that we eat, on the average, 140,000 "bug bits" every year. (See Business Insider.
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Conflict is the theme this week

September 16, 2019
Please welcome Cindy Renee Kron who started today as an IPM Advisor, based in Santa Rosa, with programmatic responsibilities in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, and Lake Counties. Cindy fills a position that is one of the last from the 2016 Position Call.
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The Economics of Using Livestock Guardian Dogs

September 12, 2019
By Daniel K Macon
Like any livestock management tool, livestock guardian dogs come with both costs and (hopefully) benefits. Some of these are easily calculated - for example, through today, we've spent $624.70 on dog food and veterinary costs related to our livestock guardian dogs this year.
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2019 Pasadena City College graduates Ethan and Elexis show off their California Naturalist pins.
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Back to School with California Naturalist

September 6, 2019
The days grow shorter and the temperatures are gradually getting cooler fall is approaching, and that means it's time for school to start! Teachers are getting their classrooms ready and students are getting fresh supplies to head back to school.
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ANR in the news August 16-30

September 1, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Palm Springs area dog owners on high alert after coyote attack on pet. Here's what you should do (Desert Sun) Ricardo Lopez, Aug.
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Understanding Bonsai

August 30, 2019
In the Japanese language, bonsai means tree in pot. However, bonsai are much more than just potted trees. Bonsai is a living art form. There are many rules on designing trees to give the look of age. With practice, bonsai devotees master these rules and they become second nature.
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photos by Karen Metz
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A Deciduous Conifer?!

August 29, 2019
In early July my husband and I were in Renton Washington, a community near Seattle. We went for a late afternoon walk along a lakeside park called Coulon Beach Park. It's a lovely park that is beautifully landscaped.
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