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The UC Master Gardener Program designed the California Garden Web to serve as a portal to organize and extend the University of California's vast collection of research-based information about gardening to the public. The California Garden Web focuses on sustainable gardening practices and uses a question and answer format to present solutions.

The blog below highlights gardening issues pertaining to the season.

Public invited to observe prescribed fire training June 4-9

Added May 26, 2023

The Monterey Bay area will host part of the first California Central Coast Prescribed Fire Training Exchange, or Cal-TREX. Fire practitioners from across the state, greater North America and international locations (Spain, Honduras, Costa Rica,...
Exploring the complexities of cannabis farming in rural areas

Added May 18, 2023

Land use change in agricultural frontiers can have far-reaching social and environmental implications, such as habitat loss, water contamination, or worker demographic shifts — particularly when it involves the rapid expansion of a new industry...

Myrmecologist Jill Oberski: A Dream Come True

Added June 2, 2023

Picture this. Jill Oberski is in the third grade, stretched out on the classroom floor reading her "Audubon Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America." Another insect...