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When, where and how wood is used impacts carbons emissions
How wood is used after it is cleared from a forest and where that forest is located largely affects the amount of greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere, according to a new study by UC Davis. The study, published this week in...
Unripe cantaloupe? Could be, the electronic nose knows
You know how it works: You stand in the grocery aisle, surreptitiously sniffing the cantaloupes, hoping your nose will lead you to a nice, ripe selection. But when you slice it open in your kitchen, it’s just not as ripe as you had hoped....
Healthalicous cooking
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources researchers and educators continue to fight increases in childhood obesity rates. Childhood obesity is linked to many lifelong health problems. If left unchecked these problems have the potential to reverse life...
Addressing nutrition and poverty through horticulture
Nutrition, food security and sufficient family incomes are challenges in many parts of the world. Half the world’s people live in rural areas in developing countries. Because hunger and malnutrition are often linked to poverty, providing economic...
Orange County Programs
Water Quality Program
The Water Quality Program partners with a multitude of groups and agencies in order to accomplish the goal of improving water quality in urban Orange County.
Master Gardener
The trained volunteers of the UC Master Gardener program extend the ability of local Cooperative Extension offices to provide practical scientific horticulture and gardening information to the citizens of California.
Environmental Horticulture
Through applied research and educational programs, provides practical information on ornamental, vegetable and fruit tree culture.
EFNEP
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program.
4-H Youth Development
Whether youth participate in clubs, after school programs, day camps, or in other program settings, the 4-H Youth Development Program's mission and goals remain the same... to help youth develop to their full potential!
Contact Information
Orange County
UC Cooperative Extension
1045 Arlington Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: (714) 708-1606
Fax: (714) 708-2754
e-mail: ceorange@ucdavis.edu
Interim Director:
Darren Haver, Ph.D.