{"id":26180,"date":"2023-06-07T08:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=26180"},"modified":"2023-06-07T08:43:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:43:02","slug":"invasive-species-webinar-defending-the-golden-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/06\/07\/invasive-species-webinar-defending-the-golden-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Invasive Species Webinar: \u201cDefending the Golden State\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:23px\"><em>Secretary Ross featured in webinar panel on invasive species and California\u2019s collaborative efforts to reduce their impacts<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vhxNXBefIis?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In recognition of<a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife.ca.gov\/Conservation\/Invasives\/Action-Week\"> Invasive Species Action Week<\/a> (June 3-11), CDFA Secretary Karen Ross joined a stellar panel of invasive species experts in government, academia and beyond for this webinar about the many ways that invasive plants and animals can wreak havoc on California\u2019s environment, farms and economy. 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