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Drone Camps to help teens’ interest in science take off

June 4, 2025
This July and August, teens ages 13 to 18 are invited to attend a free Youth Drone Camp at locations across the Bay Area and Northern California. The camps, organized by California 4-H, will be held July 7-11 in San Jose, July 21-25 in Napa and Aug. 4-8 in Redding.
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Advice to Grow By

March 30, 2025
The UC Master Gardeners of Sonoma County author articles written for the home gardener that are featured in the Press Democrat, our local Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper. Topics include plant selection, sustainable garden practices, pest management and more.
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Program Impact Report

March 25, 2025
The volunteers of the UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County provide science-based home gardening information to the community. Our vision is to cultivate environmental stewardship one garden at a time.  Our 2024 Impact Report, linked here, outlines the many ways we help educate and inform Sonoma…
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2025 National 4-H Beekeeping Essay Competition

March 18, 2025
2025 National 4-H Beekeeping Essay CompetitionSponsored by the Foundation for the Preservation of Honeybees, Inc.CA State deadline is April 14, 2025.Submit your complete essay entry by April 14, 2025 to Gemma Miner at gmminer@ucanr.edu.Theme: The Importance of Youth in Beekeeping: How 4-H members can make a…
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Follow Us on Social

March 17, 2025
Enrich your Sonoma County garden experience and stay up to date with Master Gardener Events by connecting with us on your favorite social media channels. 
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Gardening Practices

March 16, 2025
 The UC Master Gardeners of Sonoma County are trained by the University of California to assist our county’s home gardeners achieve an attractive and healthy garden. We help gardeners design and maintain their home garden so that it is both sustainable and environmentally sound. We do this by extending…
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Solving Plant Problems

March 16, 2025
 The UC Master Gardeners of Sonoma County are available to help Sonoma County home gardeners with a wide variety of common problems seen in the home garden. We offer research-based information about pest management and cultural gardening practices to help gardeners achieve success with a healthy and…
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Plant potatoes in March in Sonoma County
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What experts say to plant and do in your Sonoma County garden in March

March 12, 2025
The Press Democrat, March 01, 2025Plant potatoes in March using easy fabric pots that can be moved around and take up little space. We’ll be “springing forward” with daylight savings time March 9 and gaining more hours of sun in our gardens.After weeks of cleansing rains, perennials are brightly…
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Kids gather around a table covered in cardboard parts and connectors.
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North Bay Science Discovery Day inspires future innovators

March 12, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice, Ricardo A Vela
 Imagine holding science right in your hands – launching rockets toward the sky, building robots, operating on a “patient” or holding a colorful lizard. For thousands of Northern California families, this isn't just imagination, these are just some of the activities they did at the North Bay Science…
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