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In memoriam: Burt Hoyle

November 30, 2020
Burton John Hoyle passed away in McKinleyville on Nov. 9, 2020, just weeks from reaching his 101st birthday. Burton (Burt) was born in Saranac Lake, NY, in 1919. He grew up in the Jamestown, New York, area.
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Elm City Haven

November 26, 2020
My husband and I are currently in New Haven, CT on a working visit helping our grandkids Amos, 7, and Lukas, 4, with on-line schooling due to the current COVID pandemic.
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Professor Rick Karban has researched communication in sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) on the east side of the Sierra since 1995.
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Rick Karban: Do Plants Have Personalities?

November 24, 2020
If you've been talking to your plants for years, you are not alone. But know this: plants can communicate, too. They eavesdrop, sense danger in the environment, and can distinguish friend from foe.
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Healthy Soils Week Celebration and Learning Opportunities

November 23, 2020
By Lauren L Snowden
Learn and celebrate Healthy Soils Week with the UC Master Gardener Program and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Nov. 30 Dec. 4! Healthy Soils week is full of virtual activities, at-home projects, and LIVE talks to join.
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Burton Hoyle
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In memoriam: Burt Hoyle

November 20, 2020
Burton John Hoyle passed away in McKinleyville on Nov. 9, 2020, just weeks from reaching his 101st birthday. Burton (Burt) was born in Saranac Lake, NY, in 1919. He grew up in the Jamestown, New York, area.
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William Walton
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In memoriam: William Walton

November 13, 2020
The UC Riverside Department of Entomology, the University of California, and the field of vector ecology have lost one of their most dedicated, productive, and beloved scientists. William E. (Bill) Walton, professor of entomology, passed away at the UC Irvine Medical Center on Oct.
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An area near Shaver Lake where the 2020 Creek Fire burned most of the living vegetation and old tree stumps. (Photo: Jeannette Warnert)
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Wildfires are devastating to the soil

November 9, 2020
After another record year for California wildfire, concern is now turning to the soil impacted by firestorms, reported Sarah Klearman in the Napa Valley Register.
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