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Dear Colleagues, It is with deep sadness that I share the news that our colleague Ryan Tompkins, forestry and natural resources advisor for Plumas, Sierra and Lassen counties, passed away on May 6, while receiving treatment for cancer.

May 17, 2024 Findings from twenty years of soil health research in Five Points, CA have been published in the University of California's California Agriculture peer-reviewed journal's May 1, 2024 issue. https://doi.org/10.3733/001c.94714.

Robert Willmott not only recently wrapped up his MS thesis research at Fresno State, but he also works full-time as the Farm Manager for his college's student ag farm, is married, and has two small children as well! A full plate, to say the least.

Companion planting combines diverse plants in an informed manner to bring a balanced ecosystem into the garden. This approach to gardening has been used by organic gardeners for decades. The idea is to plant herbs and flowers with vegetables to create sustainable gardens with better crop yields.

First Forester TREX to be held June 3-6 California's first-ever Forester Prescribed Fire Training Exchange event focused on bringing together professional foresters, forest managers and fire practitioners will occur June 3-6 near Watsonville.

If you've been following the outstanding academic accomplishments of UC Davis doctoral candidate Danielle Rutkowski, you know that she researches the symbiotic fungi associated with social bees; is a 4.

In This Edition 2- Committee & Council Mtgs. 2- Record Book ZOOM Mtg. 2- Clover Fest News Flash 2- Enrollment 3- Livestock Achievement 3- Summer Camp 3- 4-H Sheep & Goat Show 4- Clover Fest Info.

Hoping to see you at next week's workshop in Indio.

I am pleased to announce that Kathryn Stein has joined the Associate Vice President's Immediate Office as a project manager, effective May 1, 2024.

Click here to view the May 2024 digital edition.