ANR Adventures

Happy Mother's Day to one and all! It was nice to have a day for family and friends after a very intense week. For those with an eye on the mountains, the snow melt continues. Concerns remain in the Tulare Lake Basin area. Thank you to a colleague who sent the link to these aerial images.

This was a roller coaster week. The ANR conference ended Thursday the 27th and the next morning Davis residents learned of the violent death of David Breaux (The Compassion Guy). Saturday night (April 29) the life of computer science major Karim Abou Najm was ended all too soon.

We had an incredible conference! More than 800 UC ANR members met in Fresno for our All ANR Conference. From individuals who start in fall, to those who are celebrating 40 years with ANR we had an incredible gathering.

What an exciting week! ANR advocated at the capitol Tuesday for all the great work we do. It was a day of pride as we shared our many stories with legislative staffers. We split into two groups and crossed paths occasionally. It was nice to see the capitol dome from a different vantage point.

The Western Extension Directors had our monthly meeting on Tuesday. Our guest speaker was Donald McMoran from Washington State University. Don has gathered a group together to tackle parts of farm stress.