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This is the back of the tardigrade hoodie, "The Bohart Republic" water bear flag. It's available in the gift shop at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. The art, reminiscent of the California Bear Flag, is by Charlotte Herbert Alberts, an entomology doctoral student. The Bohart has its own bear "water bear" flag! (Photo by Fran Keller)
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Tardigrades Aren't Microscopic Any More

February 15, 2019
Tardigrades, also known as the water bears, are microscopic animals but they're not microscopic any more! They're featured prominently on the newly available Bohart Museum of Entomology hooded sweatshirts, the work of artist Charlotte Herbert Alberts and designer Fran Keller.
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The Bohart Museum of Entomology Bear Flag features water bears. (Photo by Fran Keller)
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Bohart Museum Has Its Own 'Bear' Flag

February 13, 2019
The California State Bear Flag has nothing on the Bohart Museum of Entomology's Bear Flag. A newly crafted hooded sweatshirt, the work of artist Charlotte Herbert Alberts and designer Fran Keller, features tardigrades, also known as the water bears.
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Fireweed is one of the first species to colonize the soil after a forest fire, Wikimedia
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There’s Green in the Burn

February 8, 2019
By Laura Lukes, UC Master Gardener of Butte County, February 8, 2019 It didn't take long. Soon after the first post-Camp Fire rains, there was green in the burned area. Along lower Skyway, a blanket of soft verdure overlay the harsh scars of incineration.
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In memoriam: Jennifer Goerlitz

January 24, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Jennifer Goerlitz, 4-H youth development program representative for Calaveras County, passed away Dec. 17, 2018. She was 54. Goerlitz was the 4-H program coordinator for Calaveras County for 30 years, first with Calaveras County. She transitioned to UC Cooperative Extension in 2012.
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Far from dry

January 21, 2019
In between the rain, tornado warnings, and disappointing playoff games, I took some time this long weekend to engage in some hobbies to engage my creative side. For the most part, this was relaxing. While not a hobby, I started my taxes.
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Vineyard IPM Conference

January 16, 2019
By Larry J Bettiga
The UC Cooperative Extension is holding a Vineyard IPM Conference on Thursday, Feb. 21 in San Luis Obispo. DPR CE and Certified Crop Adviser CEUs have been requested. Date: Thursday, Feb.
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Keith Gilless, left, and Maggi Kelly, second from right, discussed wildfire at the Commonwealth Club on Dec. 4.
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December news clips

January 3, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Franz Niederholzer - 2019 New Year's Profile (Appeal-Democrat), Dec 31 https://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/franz-niederholzer---new-year-s-profile/article_071c961e-0d8a-11e9-b7a9-2ba8813a8968.html Keeping Up with Navel Infections (Dairy Herd Management) Emre Grdal and Noelia Silva del Rio, Dec.
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How Climate Change Is Affecting Small Sierra Nevada Lakes

December 19, 2018
Reposted from UC Davis News Scientists at the University of California, Davis, are taking the temperature and other measurements of lakes of all sizes and shapes throughout the mountains of California to see how climate change is affecting them and what, perhaps, can be done about it.
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