Jorge Barrientos is the director of marketing and public relations at Chain | Cohn | Clark law office. He serves on board of directors for a variety of community organizations including The Hub of Bakersfield, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (Kern County Chapter), and Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Education Foundation. When he’s not working or serving our community, you can find him traveling the world and hanging with his family, which includes wife Carla, 4-year-old son Julian, 1-year-old daughter Gianna Sol.
GUESTS:
Bryan Burrow, Intrepid Business Resources LLC (Jim Damian)
Scott Andrews, Assistant City Manager (Jason Cater)
GOOD NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Participate in, or visit you fellow Rotarians, at the Salvation Army Bell Ringing on Friday, Dec. 9.
Downtown Rotary will be meeting at BLVD for the Thursday, Dec. 15, meeting.
Mike McCoy shared that the Kern County Museum restored the 1875 Weller Ranch House, the 40th building on the premises to be restored.
Be sure to wish a Happy Birthday to two people on Christmas Day. The other? Lynnette Zelezny.
ROAMING WITH ROWDY
Toni Harper took her good luck charm with her on the slopes of Mammoth Mountain.
PROGRAM
Rotarian Jason Cater introduced us to Jaron Cramer, executive director of Tejon Ranch Conservancy, whose mission it is to preserve, enhance and restore the native biodiversity and ecosystem values of Tejon Ranch and Tehachapi Range for the benefit of California’s future generations.
Jaron moved to Bakersfield in spring 2021, serving Hoffman Hospice before joining the Conservancy, an independent nonprofit. The Conservancy was formed in 2008 through the Tejon Ranch Conservation and Land Use Agreement signed by Tejon Ranch Company. It oversees 240,000 acres of conserved open space, a quarter-precent of California land! The land today is used for university research, local educational programs, and exploration opportunities.
A few more factoids about the Conservancy and its land:
It encompasses four “bio regions”.
10% of land is set aside for development.
Home to condors, bears, elk, deer, mountain lions as well as …
1,300 plant species
300 bird species
50 herpetofauna (reptiles)
700 invertebrates
30 lichens
50 mammals
Offers hunting, hiking, ranching, tours, safaris, birding, and volunteer opportunities.
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Jorge Barrientos is the director of marketing and public relations at Chain | Cohn | Clark law office. He serves on board of directors for a variety of community organizations including The Hub of Bakersfield, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (Kern County Chapter), and Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Education Foundation. When he’s not working or serving our community, you can find him traveling the world and hanging with his family, which includes wife Carla, 4-year-old son Julian, 1-year-old daughter Gianna Sol. 
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