Dear Colleagues,
There are several large fires threatening communities all over the state and causing concern. I want you to know we've been in touch with our colleagues in the fire zones and everyone is safe. Here's an update from the affected areas.
In Lake County, the UCCE office is closed and most of the staff evacuated from their homes due to the River and Ranch fires. Nearby highway entrances are closed: Hwy 175 from Hopland and Hwy 20 from Ukiah and Hwy 29 from south of Lakeport to Hwy 20 to the north.
Hopland REC was hit hard by the River Fire. The good news is the evacuation order was lifted at noon today and all Hopland Research and Extension Center...
UC ANR leadership is proud of its outstanding network of nine Research and Extension Centers across the state. Including academic salaries and temporary funding, UC ANR invests close to $14 million annually in the REC system. We are committed to continuing to make an investment of this magnitude, recognizing the importance of each individual REC, and the REC system to our research and extension missions.
A freeze on state operations and maintenance funding since 2006, and a virtual absence of deferred maintenance funds, necessitates a close look at how the annual investment is used so as to position the RECs for a long, successful future. UC ANR leadership is taking the long view to its programmatic collaboration and...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
The REC System is preparing to say goodbye to Robert Timm, director of Hopland REC, on June 30 as he retires from UC ANR. We also say "hello" to Kim Rodrigues as the interim director for Hopland REC. Kim, who is currently executive director for Academic Personnel, will serve as interim REC director from July 7 to September 8, 2014. The combination of her experience as a former UC Cooperative Extension county director and regional director and her expertise in natural resources make Kim a great fit for the interim role at Hopland REC.
Bob Timm spent 27 years of his career providing leadership, direction and operational management of Hopland REC, a REC composed of 5,358 acres of land and 74,100 square feet of buildings,...