Irrigated Pastures

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April 2025: The Joys of Selecting and Planting Seeds

March 24, 2025
 It’s hard to find a gardener who doesn’t love checking out new seed varieties and anticipating the abundant and tasty harvest they promise. The photos and descriptions are tantalizing and the names intriguing. Who wouldn’t be curious about a pumpkin variety called ‘Abominable’, a pepper named ‘Frodo’,…
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Outdoor classroom and students at the Demonstration Garden.
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Workshops

UC Master Gardeners of Butte County offers workshops in a variety of topics during the spring and fall months.
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Central Sierra: Calendar

UC Central Sierra programming includes virtual and on-line training as well as in-person classes and workshops in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne Counties.
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Projects & Services

Butte County Master Gardeners share research based knowledge and information on home horticulture, pest management, and sustainable landscape practices through workshops, presentations, and programs.
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Rangeland with oak trees and cattle.
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Central Sierra: Oaks & Rangeland

UC Cooperative Extension provides information about weed control, native grasses, oak woodland conservation and ranch water quality to landowners, ranchers and others concerned with rangeland conservation in the Central Sierra Foothill Counties.
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Invasive Plant Species

Invasive plants are one of the greatest threats to croplands, rangelands, aquatic areas, and wildlands in the United States; they degrade the productivity and biological diversity of all ecosystems. Below are the sixteen most harmful weeds in Humboldt County.
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Humboldt/Del Norte Pasture and Rangeland

Humboldt County has some of the most productive pastures and rangeland in the United States due to our temperate, climate, fertile soils, and abundant rainfall. Pasture production can be improved by using improved varieties of grass and clover and by fertilizing.
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