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Discovering mysterious eggs while gardening can be unsettling, but they might be snake eggs. These eggs are soft, leathery, ...
A fun project you can do outdoors that will upgrade all your future outside time is to DIY a repurposed bird feeder.
Cabbage flies can destroy a vegetable garden without you even noticing the cause of the problem. Luckily, you can prevent ...
Angela Laws, an endangered species conservation biologist, helps take care of a community-led garden dedicated to attracting pollinators in Sacramento’s South Natomas neighborhood.
I am going to stand on my native pollinator soapbox for one more week. Two weeks ago, I wrote about why native populations of ...
For the third year in a row, I have found a beautiful queen moss/large carder bee in the polytunnel in my garden in mid-April ...
Outdoor gnats in high numbers can be a nuisance and damage your plants. Here’s how to control them so you can enjoy your time outside.
Ecological and economic damage can reverberate through ecosystems when invasive species become established — and some such as oak processionary moth caterpillars can cause physical harm to humans and ...
The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...
Certain herbs, like marjoram, catmint, lavender, borage, oregano, and goldenrod, can be used to draw in more hummingbirds to ...
The Eastern hognose snake is another species that has become increasingly rare here. So named because of its upturned snout ...
For families looking to extend their storybook experience, the adjacent William Land Park offers additional attractions including the Sacramento Zoo and Funderland amusement park. It’s entirely ...