Wildfire Preparation

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UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

Fire Resilient Landscaping

May 10, 2025

As the damp and drizzly days of May give way to warmer and drier weather, the threat of fire season looms on the horizon. It is vital to prepare our landscapes to be resilient against the destructive forces of wildfires. If you're eager to learn how to create a fire-resistant garden, mark your calendars for…
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County
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Mendocino County: Event

Redwood Fuels Mitigation Study Tour

May 14, 2025

  The Redwood Fuels Mitigation research project tested six fuels treatments to explore the benefits and tradeoffs of different fuels management strategies for managing wildfire risk in the redwoods. The findings from this project will be crucial for helping forest stewards adapt to increasing fire…
Mendocino County
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UCCE in the County of San Luis Obispo: Event

Fires Safe Solutions for Design, Building, and Upkeep Webinar

May 5, 2025

THE UC ANR FIRE NETWORK PRESENTSFIRE SAFE SOLUTIONS FOR DESIGN, BUILDING, AND UPKEEP WEBINARDATE/TIME: MAY 5, 2025 FROM 6:30 - 7:30 PM PST REGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR BY MAY 1, 2025! https://bit.ly/FireSafeSolutionsWebWe often equate reducing community risk of wildfire with hazardous fuels reduction…
UCCE in the County of San Luis Obispo
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UC Master Gardeners of the Lake Tahoe Basin: Event

Central Sierra: South Lake Tahoe Earth Day Celebration (LT MG)

Apr 19, 2025

The UC Master Gardeners of the Lake Tahoe Basin are signed up for a participant booth at the 2025 South Tahoe Earth Day Festival. The theme of this year’s event is Protect Lake Tahoe, Protect Our Future, and is scheduled for Saturday, April 19 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Lake Tahoe Community…
UC Master Gardeners of the Lake Tahoe Basin
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UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties: Event

Be Wildfire Safe & Ready

Apr 26, 2025

Be Wildfire Safe & ReadyDescription: UC Master Gardeners will staff an education table at the Be Wildfire Safe & Ready event sponsored by the San Mateo County Department of Emergency Management. Stop by the table to learn how to protect your home by creating defensible space and maintaining your…
UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties
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LWF Defensible Space Guide Overview Image shows zones 0, 1, 2
UC Master Gardeners of Amador County: Event

Wild Fire Preparedness

May 10, 2025

FireWise Defensible Space, Landscaping, and Home Hardening While no one wants to lose a home to wildfire, many residents wonder exactly what they must do to create a fire safe landscape.
UC Master Gardeners of Amador County
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UCCE Central Sierra: Article

Fire Preparedness Tips

July 27, 2026
By Robert Woodke
Fire Preparedness Tips Are you prepared? It is fire season here in the Central Sierra and it is important to be prepared. As seen by the Dove fire in Sonora, fires can escalate quickly and be in your back yard or porch before you know it. Considering this, here are a few reminders from University…
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Central Sierra: News & Updates

The Advisors, Academics, and Specialists of the UC Cooperative Extension in Central Sierra are hard at work in the field learning about what matters to the people in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Tuolumne Counties and beyond. In these articles, they share important news and updates about their work and…
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Figure 3. Dr. Li Wang, lead development scientist at the West Biofuels R&D facility, explaining the design of its gasification system
UCCE Central Sierra: Article

Exploring Biomass Utilization Pathways with West Biofuels

July 1, 2026
By Cindy X Chen
In April 2026, under the coordination of Woody Biomass and Forest Products Advisor, Dr. Cindy Chen, a team from University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) had the opportunity to tour the facilities of West Biofuels — its Hat Creek Bioenergy Plant in Burney and the Research and…
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Hand and arm covered with glove and long sleeve spraying clear mist from a bottle onto a green shrub.

Understanding Pesticides

June 2, 2026
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes
Many tools are available to help gardeners, pest management professionals, and growers practice sustainable pest management without the use of pesticides. Sometimes, however, a pest infestation is too high or nonchemical methods haven’t worked, so the next solution might be to use a pesticide. Pesticides are…
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