Recent data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimate that carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) concentrations in the atmosphere have risen close to 40 percent since before the industrial revolution. The effects of this rise on climate, sea levels and human societies are still being modeled, but one long-standing …
Read More »Wildflower Day reveals Pacheco State Park’s hidden plants to locals
Residents tall and small got a taste of the more than 525 different plant species Saturday at Pacheco State Park during its 14th annual Wildflower Day. Groups of about 20 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Arctic soils are set to release a lot of carbon � probably more than plants can absorb
ANCHORAGE, Alaska �� As temperatures have risen in the Arctic and worldwide, so have worries about how much carbon might stream into the atmosphere from warmer soils. Will enough new … Click to Continue »
Read More »Diggin’ In: Keep cute deer at bay with spray, plants
Walking quietly toward the edge of our yard, the mother and baby were cute – until they started chomping away on our hardy hibiscus shrubs that were so healthy and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man with stolen car, pot plants released, police say
Police in Atwater destroyed 42 marijuana plants being illegally grown in city limits and returned a stolen car to a Livingston man, according to the interim police chief. Officers were … Click to Continue »
Read More »Diggin’ In: Vegetable gardener turns love of plants into beer-making cash crop of hops
Vegetable gardener Michael Lackey has taken his love for plants one step further – growing hops for beer. Also a craft beer fan, Lackey started researching how to make beer … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater police raid home with almost 100 pot plants
An Atwater house growing almost 100 cannabis plants was raided Monday, police reported. Officers served a search warrant at about 3 p.m. in the 1600 block of Drakeley Avenue, according … Click to Continue »
Read More »12,000 Marijuana Plants Seized in Oakhurst
More than 12,000 marijuana plants were eradicated and two people were jailed Tuesday in Oakhurst, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office reported. Artemio Gonzalez-Hera, 24, of San Jose, and Jose Zaragoza … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Butt crack bandit’ steals plants from Turlock restaurant
Man caught on surveillance stealing from Cotta’s Kitchen Suspect got away with coleus and impatiens Plants also stolen from downtown pots cared for by Turlock Garden Club … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hundreds of marijuana plants seized, arrest made in Los Banos
Total of 624 marijuana plants, 228 grams processed marijuana seized in two homes Los Banos resident Hugo John Garay, 34, arrested Still under investigation … Click to Continue »
Read More »Diggin’ In: Too much water unhealthy for plants and house
The word "drainage" is a word you either hate or love. Excessive water around a house and garden is bad for everything – plants and home. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced police seize 77 marijuana plants, one man arrested
One man was arrested … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deputies: Pot plants seized in Merced linked to ‘organized crime’
More than 7,000 illegal marijuana plants seized Tuesday in Merced County A large grow south of Merced believed to be tied to ‘organized crime’ Deputies expect more raids as summer approaches … Click to Continue »
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