UC Cooperative Extension Alameda County
University of California Cooperative Extension UCCE Offices are local problem-solving centers, part of a statewide network of UC research and educators who bridge UC research with the communities we serve. Our Advisors and Community Education Specialists deliver a range of locally relevant programs focusing on farm, environment, nutrition, 4-H youth development, science literacy, urban agriculture, home and commercial horticulture. We deliver science-based information through public workshops, meetings, newsletters, and mass media communication tools to local communities. In addition, Advisors and Community Educators collaborate and partner with community-based organizations, academic institutions, government organizations, extending the reach of our programs.
Bay Area News
UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) is committed to continuing to provide our services to the communities we serve, keeping them resilient through these turbulent times. Our September Bay Area News Highlights shine a light on some of the good work happening, including Dr. Mary Blackburn' induction into the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) Hall of Fame on Sept. 14.
Collaborating with a CalFresh Healthy Living, UC educator, and UC Master Gardener Program volunteers, she recently finished a gardening project designed to improve the nutrition, physical activity, and overall well-being of senior citizens living in affordable housing in Oakland.
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For more September highlights, click here.
Introducing Elkus Ranch Adventure Day
Outdoor day of fun at UC Elkus Ranch for social bubbles* of children and adults.
Participants can spend the day caring for our animals and gardens, making a nature-themed craft, going on hikes around the property, and so much more!
Frankly Speaking: Discussions on Topics That Impact Us and Those Around Us
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Do You Have a Blueprint?
In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, “If you can't fly, run. If you can't run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl, but by all means, keep moving.” These are the words and thoughts that Dr. King articulated so well, when he spoke to a group of...
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Holiday Season Greetings
As we approach the holiday season, I want to wish all of you “Happy Holidays” The Pandemic has forced us all to adjust our lives in ways that were unimaginable just 12 months ago. The sights, sounds and smells of the holidays are...
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Happy Thanksgiving
As we close for the Thanksgiving Holiday, I want to take a few minutes to wish you and your families a Happy Thanksgiving. For many of us, Thanksgiving has traditionally ?included...
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Welcome to Frankly Speaking
That all depends, we are living in a turbulent and challenging time. COVID19, demonstrations and racial unrest all disproportionately impact communities of color. These are also the communities we serve, work and live in. Individuals that make-up these...
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John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon and Conscience of the Congress, Dies at Age 80
This weekend our nation lost a longtime congressman and one of the most courageous civil rights legends that this nation has ever known. I am deeply saddened by his loss at such a pivotal moment in our nation's history. As we struggle to find a...
COVID19 Resources
COVID has impacted all segments of the population and we have and will continue our work in all program areas to help and improve the lives of all people in our communities during this situation and beyond. The links below provide access to community resources.
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Elkus Ranch
Private Family Tours Now Offered
Homeschooling families are invited to venture out to a new learning environment at UC Elkus Ranch in Half Moon Bay. UC Elkus Ranch is an environmental education center, providing unique hands-on learning experiences for Bay Area youth. Due to COVID-19 precautions, UC Elkus Ranch has temporarily opened to the general public for private family tours only. Read more here.
ANR UCCE Alameda County
224 West Winton Ave, Rm. 134
Hayward, CA 94544
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Bay Area ANR Blogs
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These Beetles Don't Want to Hold Your Hand
The Beatles sang "I Want to Hold Your Hand." The elm leaf beetles and their larvae don't want to hold your hand--unless perhaps you're holding a elm leaf that they can eat. A recent walk down the 200 block of Buck Avenue, Vacaville, California,...
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Just a Sweat Bee Foraging on a Black-Eyed Susan
"Sweat bees have earned their common name from the tendency, especially of the smaller species,to alight on one's skin and lap up perspiration for both its moisture and salt content." So write University of California scientists in their award-winning...
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Do Moths Usually Land with Their Wings Down?
National Moth Week ended last Sunday, July 25, but questions linger. A reader asked: "A friend was just telling me that butterflies and moths land differently. She couldn't remember if it was a moth that landed with its wings up or down. It looks like...
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Purple Reign
Sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees. Sometimes you can't see the trees for the forest. And sometimes you can't see the spider at all in a purple forest. Such was the case this week when a tiny white crab spider cunningly figured out the...
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If Cinderella Were a Moth...
If Cinderella were a moth, what species would she be? Maybe this tiny, shimmering one. When we spotted this visitor during National Moth Week on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in our pollinator garden, we asked our Bohart Museum of...