Drone Technology and Regulations for Natural Resources UC South Coast Research and Extension Center 7601 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92618 Wednesday, September 13th, 2017, from 11:00am to 4:00pm Click Here for Map Directions Click Here to Register Goal: To provide an overview of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technologies, regulations and best practices for natural resource monitoring. Workshop Content: This workshop […]

Introduction to Image Processing and GIS for Natural Resources UC South Coast Research and Extension Center 7601 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92618 Thursday, September 14th, 2017, from 11:00am to 4:00pm Click Here for Map Directions Click Here to Register Goal: Provide overview of geospatial technologies for monitoring and mapping natural resources, with hands on experience using on practical examples. Workshop […]

Don’t Wait! Sign up now for the ‘Watershed Wise Professional Landscape Training’. Date: 08/16/2017 – 08/17/2017 Time: 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM Location: Norman P. Murray Center 24932 Veterans Way Mission Viejo, CA The workshop involves both classroom and field work, dress comfortably for both. Bring a hat, closed toed shoes, gloves, a reusable water bottle, sun screen, calculator, note […]

Bzzz Bzzz Bzzz Bzzz – What’s that? It’s National Honey Bee Day this Saturday. Learn more with the following article by Stephanie Parreira: August 19th is National Honey Bee Day: Dr. Elina Niño reminds us to help honey bees cope with pests —Stephanie Parreira, UC Statewide IPM Program National Honey Bee Day is celebrated on the third Saturday of every […]

The City of Irvine has an Integrated Pest Management Plan – What does that mean to me? The state law is clear. The City of Irvine’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) policy does not affect the use of pesticides on a private property, including home owners associations (HOA). Only properties managed by the City a covered by this policy. Some HOAs […]

Yes, you read correctly. The UC ANR South Coast REC will have several varieties of cherimoyas available to taste in addition to the persimmons during our annual “persimmon” tasting on Thursday, November 9th. Come on out and give your taste buds a treat with these fall delicacies. Schedule: 9:00 am to 10:00 am VIP Activity (see below) Pre-registration and fee […]

It’s time for DPR license and certificate holders renew—get units via online courses from UC IPM —Cheryl Reynolds, UC Statewide IPM Program November has arrived, and before you know it we’ll be ringing in 2018! For those who hold a license or certificate from the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), and have a last name starting with the letter M […]

As the article below from PlantRight suggests fall is a great time to plant. Here in Southern California, our mild weather allows to continue planting through November. So get out there and start digging, come next Spring, you will be glad you did. Fall into Planting @_PlantRight Asking yourself a few questions before planting will set your garden up for […]

Just read a great tip posted by PlantRight – If you have any trees and shrubs that need pruning, do it now when the birds are NOT nesting. [Read More …] Plant Earth Water

 by Cosmo Servidio I recently had the pleasure of speaking at the Mid-Atlantic Vibrant Ports – Healthy Ports workshop in Philadelphia. For me, having once worked for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, this event gave me an opportunity to see familiar faces but more importantly, to discuss a topic that is relevant and significant for the […]