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"The same reason we weren't able to form a district for years is the same reason we finally did," said Butte County Supervisor Jane Dolan. "We are a diverse county. The people want to know. They want information. And they want to have input." Sharing in the celebration were representatives from Cooperative Extension, Water Commission, Department of Water & Resource Conservation, Agricultural Commissioner, League of Women Voters, LAFCO, Assemblyman Rick Keene's office, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Cherokee Watershed Group, California Women in Agriculture, Butte County Fire Safe Council, and neighboring RCD's from Tehama and Glenn counties. Among the speakers were NRCS State Conservationist Chuck Bell, DOC Assistant Director Eric Vink, Tom Wehri of CARCD, Butte County Farm Bureau President Tod Kimmelshue, and Ed Chombeau of Butte County RCD. Hue Dang, District Conservationist at the new NRCS office in Oroville, was there as well. Dang and Pia Sevelius, County Watershed Coordinator, helped setup the ceremony and both worked as hard as anyone to get the district up and running. The benefit of cooperation among the various interests was a recurring theme during the presentations. "We must all work together towards common goals to save rural California," said Kimmelshue, who offered the farmers' perspective on the MOU.

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