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Rob Wilson and Staunton family at the grand opening. The conference room was dedicated in honor of the late John Staunton. Staunton Farms and the Staunton family donated $25,000 for the project.
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Intermountain REC brings state-of-the-art conferencing to Tulelake

August 1, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Intermountain Research and Extension Center (IREC) celebrated the grand opening of a multipurpose conference and laboratory building on July 26, 2018. The facility is available for use by private and public groups for business meetings, job fairs, trainings and conferences.
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Jennifer Sowerwine discusses plantings with Jon Hoffman, farm manager of the UC Gill Tract Community Farm in Albany. PHOTO: Saul Bromberger
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Continuing the mission of UC Cooperative Extension

May 10, 2018
Jennifer Sowerwine helps restore culturally relevant food systems to immigrant and Native American populations The Karuk Tribe once lived on more than a million acres in remote Northern California.
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