History and Boards

History

Directing the course of California horticulture

The California Center for Urban Horticulture (CCUH) was established in late 2006.  Faculty members at UC Davis initially proposed the idea for the Center, pointing to an urgent need for horticulture education for California residents to address the pressing environmental issues of increasing demands for urban water and rising levels of environmental pollutants in public waterways from urban run-off.

Research and planning began in 2002 by a committee made up of partners from the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UC Cooperative Extension, the UC Davis Arboretum, the Department of Plant Sciences, the Department of Landscape Architecture and representatives from the horticulture industry and professional horticulture associations.  With the appointment of a Director in 2006, the Center was launched.

Since opening, CCUH has held numerous outreach and support events for both the industry and the general public, as well as provided coordinating support for UC Davis Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and UC Davis Arboretum projects.

Boards

CCUH has a seat on the following boards

• CDFA
  Nursery Pest Advisory Task Force
  Nursery Advisory Group
• The Nature Conservancy Invasive Species Initiative
• California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers (CANGC), Chair
  Phytophthora ramorum Steering Committee 
• USDA
  ARS NP 301 Plant Genetic Resources - Ornamentals, Chair
  ARS/HRI Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative
  CSREES National Clean Stock Network
• American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA)
  Legislative Committee
  Horticultural Standards Committee
  Invasive Species Task Force
• TreeDavis
• California Garden Clubs, Inc.                                                                          Back to ABOUT US