Pest Management & Plant Health

Learn the art and science behind composting from a local Master Composter. Learn about the importance of managing your organic waste (food scraps and yard trimmings) at home. As the drought worsens and the climate warms, home-based waste management has never been more relevant.

Tuleyomes Certified California Naturalist course will focus primarily on the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument region (which includes parts of Yolo, Solano, Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Glenn and Colusa Counties).

April 17, 2025 - Myth or Fact?: Debunking Pest Myths Weve all heard that opossums eat their weight in ticks, bed bugs are microscopic, and some processed foods contain an allowable number of insect parts. This webinar will cover which facts are true and which ones are just popular myths.

Located in an urban area perched on the edge of the Angeles National Forest, the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanical Garden offers California Naturalist certification in its course Natural History on the Edge: The Wildland / Urban Interface.

Learn the art and science behind composting from a local Certified Master Composter. Learn about the importance of managing your organic waste (food scraps) at home. As the drought worsens and the climate warms, home-based waste management has never been more relevant.

California's landscapes face growing threats from invasive pests, but informed action can make a real difference.

ATTENTION... The UCCE Riverside County office is looking for volunteer's for the upcoming Harvesting of Okra.

Organic Transition Learning Day November 7, 2024 8:30 AM to 1:00PM Nectarine Room in Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center 9240 S. Riverbend Ave. Parlier, CA 93648 Please register here for this free workshop.

In this webinar, Houston Wilson, Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist and Director of the UC Organic Agriculture Institute at the Kearney Ag Research and Extension Center and Dept of Entomology at UC Riverside, will provide an overview of the ecology, monitoring and management of navel orangew...

Come visit the Food Preservation and Baked Goods Building at the Mariposa County Fair and chat with a Master Food Preserver!...