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Woodland Community College students create a low-cost prosthetic arm
Two Woodland Community College students recently participated in a competition that saw them produce a low-cost prosthetic arm capable of intricate tasks. → Read More
Woodland Community College ‘Marketplace’ provides essentials for Eagles
Known as “basic needs centers,” the resources offered differ from campus to campus, but most tend to help students who are experiencing housing and food insecurity. → Read More
Woodland Community College offers creative outlet for students
Find the right color of paper, cut or tear, glue and repeat. → Read More
‘Project Phoebe’ looks at city and rural birds
Do birds of a feather really flock together? → Read More
Bullfrogs and red-eared turtles not wanted on Cache Creek
It’s not just bullfrogs that threaten other species in Cache Creek it’s also the common red-eared “slider” turtle. → Read More
Sonya Christian named chancellor of California Community Colleges
The new chancellor of California’s 116 community colleges is drawing high praise from the interim chancellor of the Yuba Community College District. → Read More
Cache Creek Conservancy holds Photography Contest
An amateur photography contest is being held by the Cache Creek Conservancy to celebrate the outdoors at the Woodland-based Cache Creek Nature Preserve. → Read More
Bullfrog eradication planned for Cache Creek Conservancy
The nightly “singing” of frogs may be music to the ears of many, but when it comes to bullfrogs, conservationists simply want them to “croak.” → Read More
People flock to Great Backyard Bird Count at Conservancy
Woodland-area birders got a lift Saturday during the second day of the Great Backyard Bird Count. → Read More
Yuba trustees ‘reprioritize’ $1.7M for Woodland College soccer program
After several months of delays, Yuba Community College District Trustees have approved the “reprioritization” of $1.7 million in facilities funds for Woodland Community College’s soccer program.… → Read More
Woodland College alumnus honored by Yuba College District trustees
Woodland Community College alumnus and now Executive Assistant to the Associate Vice Chancellor of Human Resources, Ana Villagrana has again been honored by the Yuba Community College District. → Read More
Woodland Community College offers ‘stress and coping’ sessions for those needing help
Nearly two-thirds of college students nationwide are worried about a recession in 2023 but it’s not their No. 1 source of stress. → Read More
Great Backyard Bird Count 2023 planned at Cache Creek Conservancy
For the second time in three months, there will be a bird count at the Cache Creek Conservancy. → Read More
Interim president named for Woodland Community College
An interim president has been named for Woodland Community College. → Read More
Woodland College begins spring semester
Cold, gusty winds didn’t keep students away from Woodland Community College on Monday, the first day of the spring semester. → Read More
Inaugural Yolo Christmas Bird Count finds 138 local species
Some 138 species of birds were counted in and around Woodland during the first Christmas Bird Count held locally. → Read More
Woodland Community College staff lauds outgoing president
Pimentel recently announced he would be leaving the Woodland college to accept the role of president at Folsom Lake College in the Los Rios Community College district after having led the local cam… → Read More
Inaugural Yolo Christmas Bird Count at Cache Creek Conservancy
On Wednesday, Dec. 28, Woodland and Yolo County residents can be part of local natural history. → Read More
Ecological & Environmental Internship Program open at Cache Creek Conservancy – Daily Democrat
The Cache Creek Conservancy has just opened its application period for internships to college and university students or recent graduates during the Fall. → Read More
‘Sana Sana’ health and healing walk at Woodland Community College
The second “Sana Sana: Health & Healing Walk/Run” is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 29, at Woodland Community College. → Read More