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The California Natural Resources Agency released California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment today (Monday, Aug. 27), at http://www.ClimateAssessment.ca.gov. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources scientists contributed substantially to the report.

A mannequin in a firefighter turncoat pinned with fire beetles drew "oohs" and "aahs" at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house last Sunday afternoon at the University of California, Davis.

Canoeing on a mountain lake, telling stories around a campfire, sleeping under the stars it's the quintessential summer camp experience and for thousands of California kids it's also their first introduction to UC's 4-H program.

As a (relatively) new livestock and natural resources farm advisor, I'm fortunate to have known and worked with my predecessors (Roger Ingram in Placer-Nevada and Glenn Nader in Sutter-Yuba). I'm also fortunate to be working in a region where I've lived for most of my life.

Who knew they were declining? Well, ecologists Richard "Rick" Karban Mikaela Huntzinger of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology did. For years, they've been observing meadow spittlebugs along the California coastline.

Reposted from UC Davis News Lichen on a Napa County oak tree. (Jesse Miller/UC Davis) Quick Summary Lichen mostly unaffected by low-severity fires. In severely burned areas, nearly all lichen were gone, even 16 years after a fire.

Climate change is only partly fueling the catastrophic fires in California. Fire scientists also lay blame on the tendency of land use planners to allow the construction of houses and businesses in areas where wildfires are a natural part of the ecosystem. Last week Gov.

The Butte Cluster's Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences Advisor and the UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program partnered with the Fit Quest Family Camp and the Fit Quest Specialists to provide families with a fun filled day of nutrition and physical activity.

Dear Colleagues, There are 19 wildfires threatening communities all over the state and causing concern for our friends and colleagues. We've been in touch with our colleagues in the fire zones and everyone is safe and, as far as we know, no ANR members have lost homes.

Khaira to lead UC CalFresh Kamaljeet (Kamal) Singh-Khaira has accepted the position of director of the University of California CalFresh Nutrition Education Program, also known as UC CalFresh.