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In memoriam: Burt Hoyle

November 30th, 2020
Burton John Hoyle passed away in McKinleyville on Nov. 9, 2020, just weeks from reaching his 101st birthday. Burton (Burt) was born in Saranac Lake, NY, in 1919. He grew up in the Jamestown, New York, area.
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In memoriam: Burt Hoyle

November 20th, 2020
Burton John Hoyle passed away in McKinleyville on Nov. 9, 2020, just weeks from reaching his 101st birthday. Burton (Burt) was born in Saranac Lake, NY, in 1919. He grew up in the Jamestown, New York, area.
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El vino, la chicharrita y un microbio

November 12th, 2020
Hace unas semanas, un amigo me envi una botella de vino del norte de California para celebrar algunos acontecimientos recientes. Mientras tomaba un sorbo comenc a pensar en los procesos biolgicos que hicieron posible este vino.
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Names in the News

October 30th, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Spinelli named UCCE horticulture advisor Gerardo Spinelli joined UC Cooperative Extension in San Diego County as a production horticulture advisor on Oct. 12, 2020. He will work with nurseries, floriculture and controlled environment plant production.
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Lenya Quinn-Davidson.
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North Coast forests are more dense and dry, fueling fires

September 30th, 2020
Five of California's six largest fires have occurred in 2020, reported Julie Cart in CalMatters. There is a collective sensation that we are reaching a tipping point, said Lenya Quinn-Davidson, a fire specialist with the University of California Cooperative Extension.
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Predators of the Night - Scary Yet Beneficial

September 3rd, 2020
By Sherida J Phibbs
When I think of Halloween and the decorations displayed, bats always come to my mind. Why, I wonder? Perhaps it is the Vampire bat and the fictional character Dracula the Vampire, both which have the common diet of blood. Thankfully, Vampire bats are not found in the USA and Dracula is fictional.
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