Welcome to UCCE Central Sierra

The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) is your bridge between local issues and the research expertise of the University of California.

The Central Sierra Cooperative Extension serves Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne and El Dorado counties.

Our volunteers are great!

4-H Youth Development

Food Preservaton

Home Gardening

We have a great group of volunteers that are dedicated to the UC Cooperative Extension. This past year they donated thousands of hours in building leaders for tomorrow through the 4-H Youth Development Program; teaching safe food processing to people out in our communities through the Master Food Preserver Program; and, teaching home gardening to the people of our communities through the Master Gardener Program.

UCCE News

When, where and how wood is used impacts carbons emissions
Posted 5/16/2012 - 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 the...

Unripe cantaloupe? Could be, the electronic nose knows
Posted 5/14/2012 - 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....

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Students Digging for Earthworms

Upcoming Events

Event Name	Date
Cherry Field Meeting: Rootstock & training system trial	5/16/2012
Amador County Master Gardener Tomato Sale	5/19/2012
MG Class - Herbs & Lavender Too!	5/19/2012

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