The UCCE Marin office has created an interactive Flash animation that aims to educate school-aged children about Sudden Oak Death and techniques on how to prevent it.  View this and other education and training resources and materials for teachers, as well as games, puzzles, and other youth activities at: www.suddenoakdeath.org.

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Current News & Publications

• Watch how dairy producers and oyster farmers in West Marin are working together on water quality issues in Tomales Bay
• Listen to RCD Executive Director Nancy Scolari and Peter Martinelli of Fresh Run Farm speak about what a recently awarded grant will mean to Bolinas farms and to the Coho salmon and steelhead that spawn and mature in Pine Gulch
• Hear Corda, Dolcini, Grossi and McDonald Families Reveal West Marin Ranching and Dairy Life Over 150 Years on KWMR's West Marin Report
• Listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of the West Marin Report with MALT's Bob Berner on the State of Agriculture in West Marin
• Listen to the West Marin Report with Ralph Grossi, Marin County Supervisor Steve Kinsey, and David Lewis speaking on the Marin Agricultural Support Action Plan, the need to re-invigorate the environmental/agricultural relationship, and other initiatives in Marin and Sonoma Counties.
• Listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of the West Marin Report with UCCE Director David Lewis and RCD Executive Director Nancy Scolari on the newly published A Half Century of Stewardship programmatic review in this first installment of a two-part series on KWMR
• The 2nd edition of Advances in Youth Development is now out, including chapter 11 in Volunteer Leader Development - Digest and Modules written by Youth Development Advisor Jane Chin Young.
• UC Davis launches degree in agricultural sustainability focusing on the social, economic, and environmental aspects of agriculture and food
• Check out "Farmstead and Artisan Cheeses: A Guide to Building a Business" for everything you need to know to start a cheese business.
• The second edition of "Agritourism and Nature Tourism in California" is newly updated and your "go-to" reference if you are planning to add a tourism venue to your farm operation.