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Another vaccine clinic available for Ag and others

March 2nd, 2021
By John M Harper
This is from Mendocino County: Post Date: 03/02/2021 10:30 AM Starting March 1, 2021, Mendocino County Public Health will be opening up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to the following groups, as directed by the state: We are continuing to vaccinate all tiers of Phase 1A.
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Michael Zwahlen's family really digs gardening. One of many ANR staff members who participated in ANR GROW, Zwahlen planted vegetables.
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ANR GROWS bears fruit

February 12th, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
ANR Staff Assembly's ANR GROWS program was so successful in 2020, they plan to offer it again this year, according to Marvin Flores, Staff Assembly chair for 2020-21.
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New Invasive Insect: Mediterranean Oak Borer

December 17th, 2020
The Mediterranean oak borer (Xyleborus monographus), or MOB, is an invasive ambrosia beetle that was first collected from declining oak trees (Quercus spp.) near Calistoga (Napa County) in 2019 (Fig 1).
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Fig1 MOB female closeup
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New Invasive Insect: Mediterranean Oak Borer

December 17th, 2020
By Michael I Jones
The Mediterranean oak borer (Xyleborus monographus), or MOB, is an invasive ambrosia beetle that was first collected from declining oak trees (Quercus spp.) near Calistoga (Napa County) in 2019 (Fig 1).
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Gerry Spinelli
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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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The view from Gates Canyon Road on Sept. 25, 2020, following the Aug. 19th wildfire. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Rising from the Ashes--Some Day

October 13th, 2020
Note: We asked butterfly expert Arthur "Art" Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, to comment on the effect of the California wildfires on butterflies and their habitat.
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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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