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Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, nectaring on verbena in the Kate Frey Pollinator Garden, Sonoma Cornerstone. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Case of Survival of the Flittest

June 18, 2019
If you visit the Kate Frey Pollinator Garden at Sonoma Cornerstone--and you should, especially during National Pollinator Week--you'll see honey bees, bumble bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, among other pollinators.
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Commonwealth Club Climate One Events - San Francisco

June 17, 2019
By Kathleen P Nolan
Dear Colleagues, Climate One at The Commonwealth Club offers a forum for candid discussion among climate scientists, policymakers, activists and concerned citizens. Of note is the July 17th event that features Faith Kearns from the UC ANR California Institute for Water Resources.
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Cornus florida closeup of pink flower by Famartin
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Local Trees: The Enchanting Dogwood

June 14, 2019
Local Trees: The Enchanting Dogwood Ideally, you'd be reading this in very early spring, when the dogwood bloom is beginning to work its elegant magic in the older neighborhoods fanning out from Lower Bidwell Park and downtown Chico.
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UC Davis Pollination ecologist Neal Williams working on a research project on blue orchard bees in a hoop house at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Neal Williams: Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences

June 13, 2019
Pollination ecologist Neal Williams, professor with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is a newly selected Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, a group of world-class scientists known for their scientific impact or outstanding contributions.
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Fire scientists recommend that the five-foot-zone around structures be completely free of vegetation that can burn.
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More fire inspections needed to protect homes from wildfire

June 11, 2019
Public records show that the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), has not kept up with its fire inspection goals in many wildfire-prone areas of California, reported Lauren Sommer on KQED radio, the National Public Radio affiliate in San Francisco.
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A Great Bee Guy Dies

June 10, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Dr. Robbin Thorp: 1933-2019 Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey Published on: June 7, 2019 Dr. Robbin Thorp was the world authority on Franklin's bumble bee, pictured on his computer screen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) Dr.
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Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, with Franklin's bumble bee, a bee he had been monitoring since 1998. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Remembering the Legendary Robbin Thorp

June 7, 2019
We cannot imagine a world without Dr. Robbin Thorp. The distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis--he preferred to be known as Robbin--was a global and legendary authority on bees, an amazing person and an incredible scientist.
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Dr. Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Dr. Robbin Thorp: 1933-2019

June 7, 2019
(Editor's Note: A celebration of life took place Friday, Oct. 11 in the Putah Creek Lodge, UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden). Dr.
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May 2019 News Clips (May 16-31)

June 1, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Managing sudden oak death proves tricky (Eureka Times-Standard) Sonia Waraich, May 31 Sudden oak death was discovered in the state in the mid-1990s and has had a devastating impact on coastal forests, killing over a million trees on the West Coast including in Humboldt County.
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