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Pam Kan-Rice
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Matchmaker for journalists seeking expert comment from scientists @ucanr.bsky.social. Food bank volunteer. Here for climate, wildfire, drought, pests, coyotes, chickens, nutrition & other cool stuff https://ucanr.edu
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Western IPM Center @ipmwest.bsky.social · 2h
Learn about pests of #olive in CA and how to manage them with #IPM in the next UC Ag Experts Talk from @UCIPM. 10/15 at 3 PM, register for the webinar here: buff.ly/CgoO3Qn
Close-up of green olive fruit on a tree.
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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 14m
CHP reporting all lanes of northbound Interstate 5 closed due to flooding in San Fernando Valley #CAwx
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 12m
Thanks, the bat left on its own, but I may need this resource later 🦇😱
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UC IPM - Urban & Community @ucipmurban.bsky.social · 1h
Oh my goodness! Sorry I didn't see this sooner. I hope the bat has departed! Here's UC IPM's webpage with info about excluding (and chasing out) bats. ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-lan...
Bats / Home and Landscape / UC Statewide IPM Program (UC IPM)
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 2h
“Worst is yet to come,” says @weatherwest.bsky.social about current storm in SoCal #flashflood
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 3h
Pop-up livestream this morning (8:15am PT) to discuss ongoing major SoCal storm & rare Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect for Los Angeles. Will also discuss impending flash flood/debris flow risk in recent fire burn areas & have live radar tour. #CAwx
10/14/25 pop-up live session: SoCal/Los Angeles severe thunderstorms & flash flood risk - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and...
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 3h
Pop-up livestream this morning (8:15am PT) to discuss ongoing major SoCal storm & rare Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect for Los Angeles. Will also discuss impending flash flood/debris flow risk in recent fire burn areas & have live radar tour. #CAwx
10/14/25 pop-up live session: SoCal/Los Angeles severe thunderstorms & flash flood risk - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and...
www.youtube.com
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Western IPM Center @ipmwest.bsky.social · 23h
Detector dogs for spotted lanternfly? Learn more about this area of research at the next Invasive Species Webinar from Utah State University Extension. 10/14 at 11 AM PDT, register here: buff.ly/r5DDgDy
A close-up of a brown and white dog with its nose closest to the camera.
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UC Agriculture & Natural Resources @ucanr.edu · 20h
Tribal teachers & #UCCE advisors are opening doors for the next generation of Native scientists. At Hopland REC, youth explored #STEM careers & reconnected with ancestral lands — blending cultural knowledge with science.
#STEM #NativeYouth
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Tribal teachers, UCCE advisors open doors for next Native scientists | UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
Young people from the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians and Hopland Band participated in a two-day program with talks by UC scientists and teachers of traditional knowledge.
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Nutrition Policy Institute @npi.ucanr.edu · 20h
@npi.ucanr.edu researchers are in Monterey Oct 20-22 for the 34th Annual CACFP Conference! 🌊 Lorrene Ritchie moderates the keynote, Ritchie & Christina Hecht will discuss ultra-processed foods, Hecht will talk about lead testing, and meet our director Hannah Thompson at our booth! bit.ly/473yN75
Photos of Christina Hecht and Brian Currier to promote their talk at the 34th Annual CACFP Conference on Oct. 21, 2:30-3:30pm in Cypress III on "Testing for Lead in California Licensed Childcare Tap Water: What Did We Learn?" Photos of Lorrene Ritchie and Christina Hecht at the 34th Annual CACFP Conference on Oct. 21, 4-5pm in Spy Glass I-II on "Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs): What Are They, Why Should You Care—and What You Can Do About Them."
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 19h
If you haven't already completed this year's survey, please consider doing so soon (especially if you are a journalist or elected/appointed government official (or staff thereof) with whom I've engaged on weather, climate, wildfire, or etc.). Thanks again! ucanr.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Help the University of California and Daniel Swain understanding the effectiveness and reach of weather and climate communication efforts!
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 1d
TODAY 4pm Join @weatherwest.bsky.social to discuss California weather ☔️
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 1d
Monday @ 4pm PT: I'll have a livestream focused on significant early-season storm that will be moving across CA Mon into Tue. Widespread rain, Sierra snow, & even some severe SoCal t-storms? And what are the links to a West Pacific typhoon? #CAwx
Weather & climate office hour 10/13/25: Early season CA storm: Rain, snow, & SoCal thunderstorms! - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and...
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 1d
Monday @ 4pm PT: I'll have a livestream focused on significant early-season storm that will be moving across CA Mon into Tue. Widespread rain, Sierra snow, & even some severe SoCal t-storms? And what are the links to a West Pacific typhoon? #CAwx
Weather & climate office hour 10/13/25: Early season CA storm: Rain, snow, & SoCal thunderstorms! - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and...
www.youtube.com
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 1d
"There's abundant and overwhelming evidence that climate change is increasing the severity and likelihood of extreme fire conditions in the American West," @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.edu told @livescience.com
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Extreme weather caused more than $100 billion in damage by June — smashing US records
After damaging wildfires in LA, tornadoes and series of floods, the first six months of this year smashed multiple extreme weather records in the U.S., data show — and experts say this trend is likely...
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 1d
“We’re at a point in California where people are pretty desperate for solutions around fire,” @lenyaqd.bsky.social told @shapersyris.bsky.social @atmosmag.bsky.social
Https://atmos.earth/ecological-wisdom/healing-the-wests-relationship-with-fire-through-pyrotherapy
Lenya wearing a red hard hat with prescribed burn flames burning forest debris behind her
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 1d
“Fire suppression is an act; fire exclusion is a philosophy,” @lenyaqd.bsky.social @ucanr.edu, who organizes burn associations, tells @kategonzales.bsky.social. “It’s so grassroots, which is so important, because prescribed fire, and the use of fire, is very versatile." 🔥 www.nwf.org/Home/Magazin...
Good Fire: The Case for Cultural and Prescribed Burns
With the support of science and state law, good fire can help mitigate megafires—an increasing threat for Indigenous and rural Californians
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 2d
Good news! My brother shooed the bat 🦇 out of the house
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Christina Toms @christinatoms.bsky.social · 2d
Oh dear. You may have to call a professional, then - good luck!!!
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 2d
Thanks, we were trying to let it leave through the open front door. I’ll call the fire dept
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 2d
Kudos to you! 👏🏽 We have vaulted ceilings. Of course the bat is near the highest point
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 2d
I’m not that into Halloween 🎃
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 2d
How do you get a bat 🦇 out of a house? Asking for ME 😱 @ucipmurban.bsky.social
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 2d
It should be illegal for people who haven’t seen you since high school to ambush you with, “Do you know who I am?” 😳
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Nutrition Policy Institute @npi.ucanr.edu · 3d
We’re recruiting study participants! Do you have a toddler? Get free milk and up to $275 by participating in our @npi.ucanr.edu @ucanr.edu Milk Type in Toddlers study on childhood milk consumption. Complete this survey to see if you are eligible: studypages.com/s/milk-type-...
A young girl drinks milk from a glass with a pink straw. The Nutrition Policy Institute and Stanford Medicine logos are included. The text reads: "MILK-TOT Study is now enrolling! The University of California and Stanford Medicine are inviting toddlers ages 2-3 and their parents to join a research study on milk in young children. The purpose of this study is to see how the type of milk (whole fat vs. low fat 1%) consumed between the aged of 2-3 years old affects the health, growth, and development of young children. Study investigator: Lorrene Ritchie PhD, RD, Nutrition Policy Institute Director, University of California ANR." Lorrene Ritchie's photo is included.
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 3d
NOAA said La Niña conditions had a 55% chance of remaining through at least December, writes @grace2e.bsky.social

“Central/SoCal will be favored to be drier than average, but even one or two ‘juicier-than-average’ storms could change that,” says Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.edu
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 3d
La Niña is back. It could mean another dangerously dry winter for Southern California
La Niña is back. It could mean another dangerously dry winter for Southern California
La Niña has reemerged in the eastern Pacific, a climate pattern that typically drives dry winters across the U.S. Southwest. Last winter's weak La Niña helped push Southern California into drought, and experts say it could be even more dramatic this year.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3d
The Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply.
Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices
U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 3d
Sorry we’ll miss you today
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 3d
I’m raking cranberries toward the elevator so Americans can enjoy cranberry sauce with their Thanksgiving turkey next month
Four people standing and raking berries in a flooded cranberry bog with red berries floating in a corral
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