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The Golden State goes gray: What aging will mean for California
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The first of the baby boomers (born from 1946 through 1964) will reach age 65 in 2011. Aging research in this special issue seeks to improve
the quality of life and wellness of older Californians. Two senior male runners participated in a relay race at Lake Tahoe in June 2009. Photo: Karin Hildebrand Lau/Shutterstock
Life at the edge: Farming, growth and conflict
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The edges of Los Banos, a city of more than 30,000 in Merced County, are irregular, creating more opportunities for urban-agricultural conflict (pages 121, 127). Geographic information systems (GIS) are being used to more accurately assess land use, aiding in regional planning and farmland conservation (pages 118, 129).
SFREC at 50:
Sustaining the Sierra foothills
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Deer Creek flows through the UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center, where research on oak woodlands, rangeland, cattle management and water quality has flourished for 50 years. (Photo by Charles Raguse.)
Improving health on the farm
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California has about 1 million farmworkers and farm family members, who face unique health and safety risks. Air particulate levels in the Central Valley are among the nation's highest (see page 12), and California Latinos may be at increased risk of diabetes (see page 17). (Photo of farmworkers harvesting lettuce in Five Points, Calif., by Andy Sacks.)
October-December 2010
Volume 64, Number 4
Volume 64, Number 4