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From being an engineer to researching nature’s engineers

April 28, 2020
Reposted from the Confluence When I came face to face with beaver dams for the first time, I had what can only be described as a transformative experience, says Emily Fairfax, an assistant professor of environmental science and resource management at California State University, Channel Islands.
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Emily Fairfax with a chewed tree, a signature sign of beaver activity.
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From being an engineer to researching nature’s engineers

April 27, 2020
When I came face to face with beaver dams for the first time, I had what can only be described as a transformative experience, says Emily Fairfax, an assistant professor of environmental science and resource management at California State University, Channel Islands.
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Plentiful Poppies

April 24, 2020
Editor's note: Master Gardeners are keeping busy in their own gardens during Napa County's Shelter in Place directive.
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PBESA presented Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, with the C. W. Woodworth Award, with this graphic at its virtual awards ceremony.
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PBESA Award Winners Honored in Virtual Ceremony

April 21, 2020
Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA), presented its annual awards at a virtual ceremony on Monday, April 20. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, no physical gathering took place, and the congratulations and applause bestowed were online only.
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UC Cooperative Extension scientists monitor rangeland forage growth by clipping and measuring one square foot of area, and then calculating the data by acre. (Photo: Royce Larsen)
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Rancher wisdom can be improved with science

April 17, 2020
When California was part of the Wild West, it took a certain amount of guesswork to move cattle from their home range to summer pastures while making sure sufficient forage was left behind to hold the cattle over till fall rainfall spurred new growth.
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