UCCE called again for good news and bad

UC Cooperative Extension made two appearances in the news over the weekend, one covering the planting of 1,000 trees at the coast, the other the possible closing of a mountain camp.

The Salinas Californian covered the tree planting day sponsored by UC Cooperative Extension on the Central Coast.

UCCE natural resource specialist Bill Tietje said the planting day, mentioned in this blog in February, "couldn't have been more perfect." About 75 people showed up to help, and the weather was ideal.

"We had a good rainfall before the planting followed by a sunny day to plant," he was quoted in the article, "and then rainfall that night to water (the saplings) in."

The top story in the Appeal-Democrat today covered the possible closure of a 4-H camp that serves Sutter and Yuba county youth. The closure is due to financial issues. Yuba County's administrative services office owns the land and allows the university to use it in exchange for maintenance services. The cost exceeds the 4-H budget by about $3,000, the article says.

"It just doesn't make financial sense," county director Mike Murray is quoted in the paper. "Our kids use it one week a year, but we pay to maintain it 52 weeks a year."

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