- Author: Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC ANR participated in the Rural County Representatives of California's Annual Meeting Sept. 18-20 at the Doubletree by Hilton - Sonoma Wine Country. The event featured experts sharing their knowledge about issues important to rural communities.
Vice President Glenda Humiston; Susan Ellsworth, UCCE director for the Capitol Corridor (Sacramento, Yolo and Solano counties); Matthew Barnes, UCCE director for Lake and Mendocino counties; Yana Valachovic, UCCE director for Humboldt and Del Norte counties and forest advisor; and Sheron Violini, government and community relations associate director, were among the over 300 participants, which included county supervisors and other leaders from RCRC's 40 member counties.
Panel discussions with specialists in renewable energy storage, regenerative agriculture, sustainable forest management, and the challenges of short-term rentals.
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), a service organization that champions policies on behalf of California's rural counties, held its annual meeting in Napa on Sept. 14-16.
Karmjot Randhawa, UC Cooperative Extension director for Madera, Fresno, Tulare and Kings counties, and Anne Megaro, director of government and community relations, also attended. County partners are important to UC ANR's work in communities.
