Category Archives: Conservation

Announcement: Member Challenge: “No Straw September”

In just the U.S. alone, it is estimated that 500 million straws are used every day. One study found that as many as 8.3 billion plastic straws pollute the world’s beaches. Skipping the straw is an easy way to make … Continue reading

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Committee Announcement: Earth Day – Monday, April 22, 2019

Earth Day was founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues and this year is celebrated on Monday, April 22, 2019. This holiday is now a global celebration that sometimes is extended into Earth Week, a full … Continue reading

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Announcement: Opportunity to Help a Native Plant Garden

ANNOUNCEMENT: OPPORTUNITY TO HELP A NATIVE PLANT GARDEN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DAUGHTERS DO YOU HAVE SOME SPARE VOLUNTEER TIME? SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DAUGHTERS VISTING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA & WANT TO HELP? LAGUNA DE SANTA ROSA FOUNDATION IS HAVING A GARDEN VOLUNTEER DAY FRIDAY, … Continue reading

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Announcement: Penny Pines Reforestation Program

National Forests in California The national forests in California cover some 20 million acres, or about 1/5 of the state. That is equal to an area just slightly larger than the state of South Carolina. Stretching from the Mexican border … Continue reading

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CSSDAR MAKES THE NEWS!!

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The following article about the State Regent’s Project was published this week by the UC Davis News. You may also see the article in various newspapers around the state and in the one or both of the country’s “bee journals.” … Continue reading

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Arbor Day Tree Planting, Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, Dixon

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A group of 15 members from the Sacramento Chapter gathered on Arbor Day, April 26, 2013, to support the efforts of our Conservation Committee in planting a beautiful crepe myrtle tree to provide additional shade and beauty to the Sacramento … Continue reading

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Conservation – January 2013

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On the National Conservation Committee web page, the word “Conservation” is defined as “an ethic of resource use, allocation and protection especially for the natural environment. The Conservation movement is to protect plants, animals, and their habitats.”  The National Society … Continue reading

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State Regent’s Project – Laidlaw Facility Research Update

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Prologue by Debbie Jamison, State Regent The following article was written by Kathy Keatley Garvey of the UC Davis Entomology Department. I called her in the fall of 2011 to inquire about bee research at the university. During our conversation, she … Continue reading

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