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Persimmon Tree Problems

June 17, 2019
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County MGCC Help Desk Request: What's going on with my persimmon tree? I worked a bunch of compost into the soil around it in the spring and mulched with leaves. But it looks like it needs nutrients.
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4-H Environmental Science Institute

May 23, 2019
By Steven Worker
On April 13, 2019, 28 4-H members and volunteers from Sonoma, Marin, Napa and Alameda counties convened with Cooperative Extension staff at the Las Posadas 4-H Camp for the 2019 4-H Environmental Science Institute.
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Fire Season 2019: Start Preparing Now!

May 22, 2019
By Daniel K Macon
For many of us in Northern California, the 2017 and 2018 wildfire seasons are still very fresh in our minds. The late-season fires in Sonoma County in 2017, and the Camp Fire in Butte County in 2018, were among the most destructive deadliest fires in California's history.
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To control western tussock moth caterpillars, “use pressure washers to push the larvae off the trees before they start wandering around,” Andrew Sutherland said.
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ANR in the news April 19-30

April 30, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
CDFA awards grant for Proactive IPM program (Morning Ag Clips) April 30 The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded funding for one project in the initial funding cycle for the Proactive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Solutions grant program.
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A monarch butterfly laying an egg on tropical milkweed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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All Flights Lead to the Butterfly Summit

April 26, 2019
All flights lead to the Butterfly Summit. Road trips, too. Butterfly guru Arthur Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, will speak on "Are Butterflies Heralds of the Insect Apocalypse?" at the third annual Butterfly Summit, an all-day event that begins 10 a.m.
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