MERCED–In the latest Wall Street Journal (WSJ) ranking of America’s Best Colleges, UC Merced is named the No. 1 university in the nation for “social mobility” — the term used to describe how well colleges and universities attract, retain, and help students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds complete their degrees and graduate into promising careers. A perennial Top 5 university in ...

FRESNO STATE — Continuing to shine as on of the best universities in the country for helping students climb the “socioeconomic ladder”, is the one and only, Fresno State.  The Wall Street Journal published an article on September 5th, ranking Fresno State at No. 4 in the nation for social mobility.  Thus, marking a jump from its previous No. 6 ...

Submitted by Michele Nowak-Sharkey Join us in welcoming our new “crop” of Master Gardeners to Mariposa and Madera counties! The class of 2024 graduated on May 11, 2024, after 17 weeks of in-depth training online and in person. The training class had students from both Mariposa and Madera counties. The graduates in the back row will be volunteering in Mariposa ...

Submitted By UC Master Gardener- Lindy Kauffman MARIPOSA–Have you ever walked along Stroming Road between 6th and 8th Streets? Have you noticed the various plants living in the space between the walkway and the creek? (Sometimes they are brightly blooming, sometimes messy, and sometimes quietly brown and woody). Back in 2000, the county received funding to begin the development of ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES—University of California, Cooperative Extension’s Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor for Mariposa and Merced Counties, Fadzayi Mashiri, is hosting a workshop for local ranchers on Thursday, May 9, 2024, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The workshop is in collaboration with The California-Pacific Section of the Society for Range Management. The theme of the workshop is “Conservation Ranching: Practices, ...

OAKHURST — Oakhurst Lutheran Church is holding a fund-raising BBQ dinner to benefit Mountain Crisis Services in Mariposa. The dinner will include a half-pound of smoked beef brisket, corn pudding, BBQ pasta salad, and dessert. Diners have their choice to either dine in or to drive through and pick up their meals. This is a great deal for such a ...

CLOVIS — We are extremely excited to announce that Jane Allen joined the Forest Leadership Team of the Sierra National Forest (SNF) on February 13, 2023, as the new Tribal Relations Specialist. Ms. Allen comes to the SNF with an abundance of professional experience. Over the last 35 years, Ms. Allen has worked as an archeologist in several National Park ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — The Mariposa County Department of Agriculture in conjunction with the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) will be presenting its annual 2022 Winter Integrated Pest Management workshop on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at the Mariposa Fairgrounds in Building A. See map below. Join us for this workshop if you are interested in learning about the California Department of ...

UC Master Food Preservers of Mariposa County Present: Preservation Day at the Garden of the Sun               Saturday, August 6, 2022 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 1750 North Winery Avenue Fresno, CA 93703 Learn more about: Preserving the excess produce from your garden. How to get the most out of your harvest. Basic canning ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — The Farmers’ Market began its annual schedule on May 18th at the bottom of 6th Street and Stroming Road adjacent to the Mariposa Creek Parkway in beautiful downtown Mariposa (see map below). The market will be every Wednesday evening from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. through October. Locally grown fruits and vegetables — many organic — are ...