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Safeeq Khan at French Meadows Forest.
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Names in the News

July 29, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
ACWA honors PCWA and French Meadows Forest Restoration Project team The Association of California Water Agencies has selected the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) French Meadows Forest Restoration Project for the 2020 Clair A. Hill Agency Award for Excellence.
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Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety calls for proposals

July 27, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety is seeking research and outreach proposals on a wide range of topics that address occupational health and safety in agriculture in Arizona, California, Hawaii and/or Nevada. Small Grant Program funding is for the 20202021 academic year.
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California buckwheat flowers sit atop slender, flexible stems, Laura Lukes
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More on Our Wild Buckwheats: The California Buckwheat

July 17, 2020
Continuing our focus on select species of Eriogonum (wild buckwheat), this week's discussion features California buckwheat (E. fasciculatum). First, here is a quick review of characteristics common to all of California's wild buckwheats.
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The pool is gone - Part II

July 13, 2020
By Melody Kendall A recap of our ongoing adventure: My Husband and I had our inground pool removed and we began our backyard redo this spring.
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Working Rangelands Rancher Panel
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UCCE Programs During Covid 19: Rangeland Wednesdays - Rancher-panel discussing how they cope with drought on federal and non-federal public lands in California

July 10, 2020
By John M Harper
Join us for Working Rangelands Wednesdays, where we explore topics around rangeland agriculture in California and across the West. The goal of this webinar series is to discuss challenges related to managing multiple-use rangelands through an applied, land manager-oriented lens.
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Giant buckwheat leaves are soft gray green, Laura Lukes
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The Giant Wild Buckwheat of California

July 3, 2020
An astounding number of species populate the wild buckwheat genus Eriogonum - over 250, according to the CALFLORA website. And, due to their propensity to hybridize, active speciation continues as we speak. There are species for almost every letter of the alphabet, from A (E. abertianum) to Z (E.
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