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An alfalfa butterfly, Colias eurytheme, nectaring on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Wrong Place at the Wrong Time

October 1, 2020
For the first butterfly, it was the right place at the right time. An alfalfa or sulfur butterfly (Colias eurytheme) fluttered into our pollinator garden in Vacaville to sip some nectar from a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia). It lingered for several minutes.
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The Egg: Greg Kareofelas collected this egg from a narrowleaf milkweed in his Davis yard on Aug. 25. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)
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A Monarch Named Ruth

September 21, 2020
When a monarch butterfly fluttered into the Davis garden of naturalist Greg Kareofelas and laid an egg on his narrowleaf milkweed, it marked the beginning of a story that ended with the flight of Ruth.
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT :: Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid

August 27, 2020
Working title: Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid Job code: JC-194652 Position: 565-035-0835-905 Location: Yolo County, California Apply by: August 8, 2020 More information/to apply: Click HERE Job Description and Duties Under the supervision of the Environmental Program Manager for the Lands Program,...
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Happy to see you - Ya-Po-Ah Retirement Community Garden - photos by Trish Pashby
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Horticultural Therapy

August 25, 2020
I was listening to a presentation by UCCE Master Gardener-Yolo, Cid Barcellos, today. It was a very informative discussion on adaptive gardening.
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