Across California, the University of Californias Cooperative Extension offices are problem-solving centersthe bridge between local issues and the power of UC research. Our county-based staff is part of the community; we live and work in the areas we serve.
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.
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.
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.
Topography: This refers to land surfaceshills, slopes, north/south orientation, valleys, rivers, lakes, (natural or artificial features)or buildings. All of these affect air and water flow and can create microclimates in your own yard.
Lake Lagunitas. Photo: Wikimedia Commons A watershed is all the land that drains to a particular stream, river, or bay. All land, from the wildest preserve to the most densely developed urban neighborhood, is part of a watershed.
