Garden Links

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University of California

  • California Master Gardeners Network - UCCE sponsored Master Gardener sites.
  • Statewide Master Gardener Program - Facilitating excellence in Master Gardener Programs by increasing professionalism of master gardener coordiantors and volunteers.
  • Agriculture and Natural Resources Catalog - Catalogs, booklets and flyers to order or download. Many are FREE.
  • Pest Notes - This database supplies the University of California's official guidelines for pest monitoring techniques, pesticides, and nonpesticide alternatives for managing pests in homes and landscapes.
  • Integrated Pest Management - Pest management and identification of plant diseases, insects, mites, nematodes, and weeds.
  • UC Botanical Garden - This garden, located in Berkeley, features one of the most diverse plant collections in the United States. - http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/
  • The UC Vegetable & Research Information Center. - VRIC's mission is to foster appropriate research, collect and disseminate information relevant to consumers, growers and processors in the California vegetable industry and to continue its role as a leader and nationally-recognized source of research and information in support of the vegetable industry.
  • The California Backyard Orchard - This project is designed to provide online:An organized and user friendly format for accessing UC factsheets and other UC publicationsrelating to fruits and nuts grown in the backyard. Information for backyard gardeners and consumers about UC research, contacts, courses, publications, news, and events related to backyardand consumer fruit and nut crop issues. Worthwhile links to organizations andindustries which complement UC to provide a complete resource for backyard gardeners.
  • The U.C. Guide to Healthy Lawns Growing a beautiful, healthy lawn is not difficult if you choose a good turf species for your location and follow proper mowing, fertilizing, and irrigation procedures. These pages provide all the information home owners and others need to plant and maintain healthy lawns in California. These guidelines also generally apply to parks, school grounds, and other turf areas.
  • California Oak Mortality Task Force - The California Oak Mortality Task Force (COMTF) is a nonprofit organization that brings together public agencies, nonprofit organizations and private interests to address the issue of elevated levels of oak mortality. The Task Force focuses on the potentially devastating effects of a newly discovered pathogen called Phytophthora ramorum. It has caused an outbreak of Sudden Oak Death, which is killing large numbers of the native oaks and tanoaks in California's coastal regions. This website is designed to be a resource for all persons concerned about Sudden Oak Death, from foresters and private landowners, to legislators, educators, and those in the research community. The information contained on this website is constantly monitored and updated to provide the user with the most current data available.
  • Ornamental Horticulture Research and Information Center - OHRIC provides research, news, and information on the California horticulture industry. We're a University of California Cooperative Extension resource, located at the Department of Environmental Horticulture at UC Davis. OHRIC is a cooperative project among many people. They include UC Extension specialists, county advisors, and Experiment Station faculty. Our goal is to assist industry, government agencies, and the general public with ornamental horticulture problems.
  • http://groups.ucanr.org/ohric/
  • Bee-Friendly Gardens!
    http://nature.berkeley.edu/urbanbeegardens/index.html
    From the web site:"Do you enjoy having a garden with diverse plants that produce beautiful flowers and perhaps some fruits and vegetables? Do you enjoy seeing bees, butterflies and hummingbirds visiting your flowers for nectar rewards? Do you have the feeling that your diverse garden is in some small way contributing food resources and shelter that these animals and other small garden creatures require? Have you ever wondered about doing more to encourage these benign animals?"
    Visit this site from UC Berkeley. "A practical guide to introducing the worlds most prolific pollinators into your garden."
  • UC News News and Information Outreach
  • Firewise.org
    http://www.firewise.org
    From the site: "Becoming Firewise is a process. Being Firewise is not difficult, but requires commitment. A Firewise person pays attention to those details in his/her environment that might start or encourage the spread of a wildfire. You can learn about how to do that on the Firewise Home Page. This web site contains educational information for people who live or vacation in fire-prone areas of the United States. It was designed to acquaint YOU with the challenges of living with wildland fire. " Lots of resources here !
  • How to Manage Pests: Pests of Home and Landscape - Quick Tips
    http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/QT/
    Quick Tips, abbreviated versions of Pest Notes, are available in HTML and PDF* versions. The HTML versions are one to two pages. Each PDF is printable as a single page. They are also available here in Spanish.
  • PlantRight initiative:
    Leaders from the horticultural community have partnered with environmental groups and scientists to find voluntary, pro-business ways to protect our wildlands and open spaces from invasive plants. Invasive species are the second leading threat to native plants and animals, and they cost California more than $85 million every year to control and eradicate.
    Through the PlantRight initiative, we can help ensure that our businesses are not contributing to this expensive problem while still promoting plant sales. To see the list of invasive plants and recommended alternatives in your region, go to www.PlantRight.org

  • This program was developed through a partnership; members include Carl Bell, UCCE and Bethallyn Black, UC Master Gardeners. Sabrina Drill, Ph.D.Natural Resources Advisor for Los Angeles and Ventura Counties

  • TheUC Davis Good Life Garden
    The mission of the UC Davis Good Life Garden at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science is to expose and educate a wide audience to the relationship between good food and good health.

     


UCANR Free Publications
UCANR Free Publications

Local Sites

  • Fire Wise Napa -Napa Firewise is a community-based fire awareness program designed by city and county fire professionals to educate the residents of Napa County on the dangers wildland fire poses to them and their community. The program also provides specific steps each person can take to protect themselves, their family and their neighbors in the event a wildland fire occurs.
  • Napa-Solano Audubon Society - The Vision of Napa-Solano Audubon Society is to be the best birding and conservation organization that focuses on Napa and Solano counties. We actively support local birding, local and area conservation education and advocacy, and local birding science including the recently completed Napa County Breeding Bird Atlas and the current ongoing Solano County Breeding Bird Atlas project.
  • Friends of the Napa River - We are the Friends of the Napa River, a nonprofit community organization dedicated to the restoration, protection and celebration of the Napa River and its watershed.
  • Napa Community Access Television - Home of our own television program, MGTV, Napa Public Access Cable Television is a non-profit, membership-based public, education and government access television center offering community members the tools and training to produce their own programs for local cable Channel 28 and education Channel 27.
  • The City of Napa - City council, elections, services, and some great pictures of Napa!
  • The County of Napa. - Departments, Employment Opportunities, Agendas & Meetings, Cooperative Extension, etc.
  • The Napa Valley Register. - Do a "Search Archives" using "Master Gardener" to find articles written by our local UCCE Master Gardeners.
  • California Native Plant Society - Napa Chapter
  • Napa Valley On-Line- Since 1996, the Napa Valley's most comprehensive and easy to use web site. Hosted by knowledgeable residents. Over 1500 links. Wineries, hotels, inns, spas, restaurants, tasting, parks, camping, tours, events, sightseeing, shopping, golf, maps, transportation, weather, weddings, calendar, books
  • NapaValley.com - The one stop for planning your trip to the Napa Valley Wine Country. Hundreds of links to lodging, wineries, current events, things to do.
  • Inside Napa Valley Directory to the best of the Napa Valley Wine Country. This site is for the visitor who wants to discover special places in this world class wine growing area.
  • Napa County Resource Conservation District
    http://www.naparcd.org/naparcd.htm
    The Napa County Resource Conservation District, which represents virtually all of Napa County, is charged with protecting and enhancing the resources within the district boundaries.

Master Gardener Sites in California

  • Santa Clara Master Gardeners - This web page is hosted by the Santa Clara Master Gardeners. They provide links to all other Master Gardener Sites in California.