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In the heart of San Mateo County sits a garden gem, The Gardening Education Center, a 5,000 square foot growing space established by the UC Master Gardener Program of San Mateo County.

Consumers once asked Pat Crawford how to determine the amount of added sugar in foods if the labels only list total sugar.

It's all about the pollinators--whether they be bumble bees, longhorned bees, squash bees, sweat bees, honey bees or hummingbirds.

A capacity crowd of 250 will attend the fourth International Pollinator Conference, to be hosted by the University of California, Davis from Wednesday, July 17 through Saturday, July 20 in the ARC Ballroom. A welcoming reception will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Solar energy should not only be used to benefit global sustainability, but to protect our global ecological systems, including climate, air quality, water and wildlife, says an international team of 16 researchers, including several UC Davis scientists, in a newly published study in the journal Natu...

Longtime local UC Cooperative Extension advisor retires (Appeal-Democrat) Jake Abbott, June 30 [Page A1] After nearly four decades as the Yuba-Sutter area's tree crops and environmental horticulture advisor for the UC Cooperative Extension, Janine Hasey recently announced that she would leave the po...

June 19, 2019 Lindsey Moore, a science photographer with KQED, visited the NRI Project field site on June 19th to shoot photos of the long-term study for conservation agriculture in California's San Joaquin Valley.

Happy Pollinator Week! For 2019, it's June 17-23. Most people think of bees when they think pollination, but don't stop there. Think the "b" alliteration: bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles.

UC ANR presented its annual Staff Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) Awards June 18 to individuals and teams demonstrating exceptional performance, creativity, organizational abilities, work success and teamwork.

Reposted by Public Affairs, UC Berkeley A man helps friends recover after the 2007 Witch Fire in San Diego County destroyed their home. Californians agree that new homes should not be built in wildfire-prone areas, according to a new Berkeley IGS Poll.