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Three ANR entomologists named ESA Fellows Three University of California entomology professors are newly elected Fellows of the Entomological Society of America. The prestigious honors go to Bruce Hammock, Thomas Miller and Thomas Scott. 
Delta community members invited to discuss waterUC Cooperative Extension is co-hosting local conversations to learn what Sacramento Delta community residents think about water. Hayden-Smith to discuss Victory Gardens in webinar Rose Hayden-Smith, UC Cooperative Extension advisor and historian, will present "Victory Gardens: Join the Garden Revolution" on the Web at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Wednesday, July 28. 
Ed Perry retires after 36 years with UC Cooperative ExtensionEd Perry, the director of UC Cooperative Extension in Stanislaus County, retired June 30, ending a distinguished career in environmental horticulture research and extension that had a particularly broad impact in local gardens and horticulture-related businesses by virtue of a weekly gardening newspaper column he wrote for 32 years. Water Resources Center Archive proposal from UC Riverside accepted UC Senior Vice President Dan Dooley announced today (July 16, 2010) that ANR has accepted a proposal from UC Riverside to house the Water Resources Center Archive. UC entomologists blog about bugs for the Royal Entomological Society Two University of California entomology professors were among a select group of internationally known entomologists asked by the Royal Entomological Society, United Kingdom, to write a daily blog for the UK’s National Insect Week. 
UC Cooperative Extension’s Yvonne Savio is Horticulturist of the Year 2010Yvonne Savio, manager of the Urban Garden Program and Master Gardener coordinator for UC Cooperative Extension in Los Angeles County, is the recipient of the Southern California Horticultural Society’s distinguished award, Horticulturist of the Year 2010. Sacramento leads nation in direct farm-to-consumer sales Sacramento-area farms market directly to consumers through farmers markets and roadside produce stands at almost twice the rate of farms nationally, according to a UC Davis report. Jeanne George, 4-H advisor for Tehama and Glenn counties, retires At the end of June, Jeanne George stepped down from an accomplished 38-year career as a 4-H Youth Development advisor, first in Yolo County and later in the foothill communities of Tehama and Glenn counties.
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