UC Cooperative Extension Placer/Nevada

10/07/2026

📣California Grazing Management Field School — Apply Now!

Join us November 13-14 in Browns Valley, California for a hands-on field school focused on practical grazing management for productive, resilient working lands.

🐂 Grazing & forage management
🌱 Ranch planning & goal setting
📋 Rangeland monitoring
🩺 Livestock health & well-being
⚖️ Rangeland policy & regulations
🥾 Hands-on field activities & more!
📍 Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center
📅 November 13–14, 2026
⏳ Limited space available — apply by October 21st!

🔗 Apply: https://tinyurl.com/CAGrzFieldSchool

10/06/2026

FREE WORKSHOP - NATIVE PLANT SERIES ROUNDTABLE : YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Saturday October 10, 2026 10:00 am - noon

Demonstration Garden, 1036 W. Main St., Grass Valley (NID Grounds)

Join us for our final Native Plant gathering for 2026! The workshop presenters will be available to answer all your Native Plant questions.

Gardeners! What challenges or intrigues you about including native plants in your landscape? Bring your questions this coming Saturday, October 10, from 10 to noon, to our “Native Plant Roundtable” at our Demonstration Garden, 1036 W Main St, Grass Valley.

Our presenters from this year’s series of native-plant workshops will share special tips about gardening with natives and then discuss the topics you all want to know more about. Ask our experienced Master Gardener native-plant gardeners your questions, based on your own garden experience or on any of our native-plant workshops.

Pose your questions at the workshop…or in advance at https://bit.ly/NativePlantQuestions. Whether new to gardening, new to native plants, or a long-time fan of our local species, bring your questions!

Image credit: Image of broad leaf lupine by Cas Latham-Faulkner)

10/06/2026

10/05/2026

09/21/2026

FREE WORKSHOP - COOL SEASON VEGGIES

Saturday September 26, 2026 10:00 am - noon

Demonstration Garden, 1036 W. Main St., Grass Valley (NID Grounds)

Vegetable gardening in the foothills isn’t just for summer! Learn about growing healthy vegetables from your own garden from fall through spring. We will focus on cool-season garden planning and preparation as well as freeze-dates, microclimates, and ways to extend the season. Join us, it will be fun.

Always check our website for the latest schedule updates: ncmg.ucanr.edu.

GOT GARDENING QUESTIONS? You can submit questions electronically to our Help Desk anytime using the following link. https://ncmg.ucanr.edu/Got_Questions/

Visit our webpage at any time at: https://ncmg.ucanr.edu/ UCCE

Master Gardeners are volunteers trained and certified by the University of California to provide research-based information about home horticulture and pest management. We help home gardeners and community organizations garden sustainably and create a healthy environment.

Connect with us on social media:

https://www.facebook.com/UCCEmastergardeners.nevadacounty

https://www.instagram.com/nevadacountymg/

Listen to us: Master Gardeners and Friends Radio Show Saturdays 10:00 am to noon on KNCO 830 AM
https://www.iheart.com/live/knco-830-news-talk-830-6865/

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