Vegetation Management

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Urban & Community IPM Webinars: Event

Webinar: Managing Invasive Plants

Aug 21, 2025

In California, invasive plants cause problems such as increasing wildfire risk, damaging ecosystems, and affecting recreation activities. Join us to learn about the impacts of invasive plants and ways you can help prevent the spread of invasive plants.About the Urban and Community IPM Webinar …
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Urban & Community IPM Webinars: Event

Webinar: Mediterranean Oak Borer & Other Pests of California Oaks

Apr 10, 2025

The Mediterranean Oak Borer (MOB) is an invasive ambrosia beetle that infests several species of white oaks in California: valley oak, blue oak, and Oregon oak. The beetle is spreading rapidly in Napa, Lake, Sonoma, and Sacramento Counties and has been detected in neighboring El Dorado, Yolo, and Mendocino…
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Controlling Weeds (EDC MG)

May 24, 2025

Join the El Dorado County Master Gardeners to learn about weeds commonly found in the home landscape, their culture, and control strategies. Well also discuss highly aggressive non-native weeds which have been introduced into El Dorado County.
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

When Ornamentals Escape

January 20, 2026
By Cherie Shook
You might be surprised to learn that a few of your favorite ornamental plants are invasive to California and can “escape” your yard causing big problems in the wild. When plants escape landscape and garden boundaries, it is often due to seed distribution or aggressive roots. An invasive plant species can…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

The Dance for Defensible Space

December 29, 2025
By Kevin Marini, UC Community Education Specialist: Natural ResourcesFrom The Curious Gardener, Spring 2023 In this day and age, it can be challenging to find common ground on a myriad of social and environmental issues that confront us in our modern societies. It has become a societal norm to hold a…
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Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Four Legged Fuel Reduction

September 3, 2025
By Daniel K Macon
My Four-Legged Fuel Reduction Strategy When I took this job as the UC Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor for the Central Sierra Multi-County Partnership, I purchased a home on six acres between the Calaveras County communities of Mountain Ranch and Railroad Flat. My home sits…
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New Invasive Pests Webinar Mini-Series

July 22, 2025
Invasive species are reshaping California’s natural and urban landscapes. UC IPM’s new Invasive Species Mini-Series explores the many ways invasive species impact our lives, from harmful garden pests and aquatic hitchhikers to destructive tree pests, invasive weeds, and the policies that guide prevention and…
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