Key themes for the 2025 symposium, "California's Changing Landscapes," include: Climate and Weather: Understanding the changing climate, impacts on rangelands and potential solutions for adaptation.

Late in 2023, California almond growers – responsible for a crop valued at $3.88 billion in 2023 – started to hear about a potentially devastating new pest, the carpophilus beetle ( Carpophilus ...

Light rain is expected to dampen Southern California this weekend, easing fire conditions but also raising landslide risks in burn areas. It won't end local fire risk. The drizzle is “enough to tamp ...

Then, in the summer, we have many months of no rain, the aquifer under us drying out, and we must irrigate from the municipal water that we have to pay for; and there it is falling from the sky, clean ...

When UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus Art Shapiro collected the first cabbage white butterfly of the year on Thursday, Jan. 23 to win his annual Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest, the butterfly ...

Black History Parade and Festival has celebrated the history and culture of the OC African American community. This event includes a parade with bands and floats, art exhibits and competition, a car ...

A recent Florida TaxWatch report detailed the reasons for the decline of the Florida citrus industry. The report also described frustrations with efforts to combat citrus greening and suggested ...

Butterflies add magic and beauty to landscapes and thrive in healthy gardens. Learn from OC Master Gardeners about butterfly species, plants that serve as caterpillar hosts and provide nectar for ...

Welcome to our blog dedicated to exploring Water Supply Security in Southern California, a region facing unique water management challenges due to its diverse climate, growing population, and frequent ...

Welcome to our blog dedicated to exploring Water Supply Security in Southern California, a region facing unique water management challenges due to its diverse climate, growing population, and frequent ...