ANR Employee News

UC ANR hosted the 11th annual North Bay Science Discovery Day on March 11. The science festival was designed to spark young people's curiosity and wonder for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The event was free for the public and held at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds.

The California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has created a public survey to help develop a baseline estimate of work needed to implement Zone 0 clearing the first five feet surrounding any structure of combustibles such as woody plants, mulch and wood fences.

Nominations are being accepted for UC ANR Staff Appreciation and Recognition awards until midnight on April 12. Nominations should be submitted via e-mail to Human Resources at humanresources@ucanr.edu.

National Pet Day is April 11. Who demands you keep going to work to put pet food on the table? Show us the animals that inspire you each day. Post a pic of your pet on the ANR Employees Group Facebook page or email photos labeled with pet names to pam.kanrice@ucanr.

Beverly Diane Wallace, UC Cooperative Extension 4-H youth development advisor emeritus and former long-time director of UCCE in San Diego County, died on March 13. She was 84. Wallace, who was born near Malibu, served UCCE for 38 years.