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    1. Home Survival in Wildfire-Prone Areas Design & Maintenance Considerations (Fire)
    2. Maintaining an Existing Landscape (Drought Related)
    3. Planning a Low Water Landscape (Drought Related)
    4. Introduction to Horticulture (Training Class)
    5. Botany for Gardeners (Training Class)
    6. Weeds (Training Class)
    7. Weed Management in the Landscape (Training Class)
    8. Control of Weeds in the Garden Landscape (Training Class)
    9. Diagnosing and Managing Arthropod Pests (Training Class)
    10. Plant Identification- tools and techniques for learning how to identify plants (Training Class)
    11. Plant Propagation (Training Class)
    12. Vertebrate Pest Management (Training Class)
    13. Plant Diagnostics (Training Class)
    14. Entomology (Training Class)
    15. Climate Change: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions (Climate Related)
    16. Asian Citrus Psyllid for Backyard Growers (IPM)
    17. Slugs and Snails (IPM)
    18. Avocado Cankers and their Causes (IPM)
    19. Avocado Root Rot Disease Management (IPM)
    20. Laurel Wilt Disease (IPM)
    21. Invasive Shot-hole Borer (IPM)
    22. Bee Gardening
    23. Container Gardening (Ornamentals)
    24. Gardening in Crisis: An American Norm
    25. Creating an Oasis for Yourself and Others
    26. Virtual UC Master Gardener Mini-Conference
    • 1A: Growing Together Through it All! (General)
    • 1B: Gardeners with Heart: Incredible Volunteers Doing Incredible Work (General)
    • 1C: Houseplants: Soil, water and such for sustainable indoor growing (Horticulture)
    • 2A: Composting for Soil Health (Horticulture)
    • 2B: Search for Excellence Winner: Reminiscence Gardening (General)
    • 2C: Search for Excellence Second Place: Gardening with Underserved Communities (General)
    • 3A: Fire Safe Landscaping, S. Calif. (Horticulture)
    • 3B: Preserving Your Garden Harvest (General)
    • 3C: Search for Excellence Third Place: Mornings at Martial Cottle Park...Lessons in the garden for school children (General)
    27. UC Master Gardener LIVE Series 
    • 1: Pollinator Party! Three Principles for Bee Gardening  (Horticulture)
    • 2: Tomato Troubles! Common Tomato Problems in the Home Garden  (Horticulture)
    • 3: Healthy Soils Week: Tips to keep your garden soil healthy (Horticulture)
    • 4: Invasive Plants: Planting right with PlantRight! (Horticulture)
    • 5: Trees Come First Under Drought and Water Restrictions (Horticulture)
    • 6: Healthy Soil: In nature, sometimes less is more (Horticulture)
    • 7: Harnessing the Magic of the Soil Food Web: Turning Dirt into Gold (Horticulture)
    28. ABC's of Horticulture (English and Spanish) (Horticulture)
    29. Urban and Community Integrated Pest Management Webinars 
    2022 webinar
    • Controlling Weeds (IPM)
    • Invasive Species in California (Part 2) (IPM)
    • Squirrels (IPM)
    • Understanding Subterranean Termites: the Social Cockroaches Eating Our Homes (IPM)
    • Bed Bug Prevention (IPM)
    • New Year, New Pests (Invasive Pests, Part 1) (IPM)
    2021 webinars
    • Understanding Pesticides (IPM)
    • Controlling Ants Around the Home (IPM)
    • Identifying Insect Pests in the Home and Garden (IPM)
    • Weed Identification (IPM)
    • Plant Diseases and Abiotic Disorders (IPM)
    • IPM for Rodents (IPM)
    • Springtime Household pests (IPM)
    • Navigating the UC IPM website and new features (IPM)
    • What is IPM? (IPM)