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Drought Tolerant Gardening Workshop

May 17 2025

Want to learn about ways to make your garden more drought tolerant?   This is a class you won't want to miss.   Participants will learn how to conserve one of our most precious resources, water.   Learn about plants that need little water to survive.  Learn about things that you, the…
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Survey: Water system consolidations improve water quality, infrastructure

February 28th, 2025
By Michael Hsu
Kristin Dobbin, a UCCE specialist, is studying the consolidation of water systems, which can entail creating physical connections (such as pipelines) between water systems or administrative mergers that leave the physical infrastructure unchanged. Water system consolidation has become a top solution in…
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Drought

Drought in California and it's effects on tree mortality.
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Avocado

Irrigation Scheduling Tools This tool, developed by Rueben and Shanti Hofshi, and Ben Faber, has instructions for use and allows you to calculate water needed per tree per day as well as watering time per day or irrigation period.
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Blueberries

Drought Tips Drought Tips from UC Davis CA Institute for for Water Resources - Tip Sheet Series Irrigation Scheduling Tools Information on crop water requirements for blueberries, Dr.
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Caneberries

Irrigation Scheduling Tools Evapotranspiration Scheduling CIMIS Overview Caneberry Manual Soil Moisture Monitoring Caneberry Manual How will Monitoring Soil Moisture Save me Water? Deficit Irrigation Market value is based on commodity freshness.
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Projects & Services

Butte County Master Gardeners share research based knowledge and information on home horticulture, pest management, and sustainable landscape practices through workshops, presentations, and programs.
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