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.

Volunteer Programs

4-H Youth Development

CA Naturalist Program

Home Food Preservation

Home Gardening

UCCE News

UC Cooperative Extension uses UC Irvine campus as a living lab
Posted 4/1/2016 - The trees at UC Irvine are continuing to decline, making the leafy campus a living laboratory for research on polyphagous shot hole borer, an invasive beetle that is ravaging the Southern California urban forest, reported Amina Khan in the...

How one farmer’s invention is reducing postharvest losses around the world
Posted 3/30/2016 - In many developing countries, more than half of all fruits and vegetables are never eaten, but instead are lost, damaged or spoiled after harvest. These “postharvest” losses can mean that farmers need to sell their fresh produce as soon as it...

Butte Fire Workshop & Resources

Fire Recovery Information

NEW!
Cost Study to Establish a Vineyard and Produce Wine Grapes