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Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

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Mechoopda Tribal members pose for a group photo at the end of the transfer ceremony.

Mechoopda Tribal members pose for a group photo at the end of the transfer ceremony.

President Gayle Hutchinson addresses the crowdat the ceremony to celebrate the transfer of the Butte Creek Ecological Preserve from Chico State to the Mechoopda Tribe.

President Gayle Hutchinson addresses the crowd at the ceremony to celebrate the transfer of the Butte Creek Ecological Preserve from Chico State to the Mechoopda Tribe.

Mechoopda Tribal Member Ali Meders-Knight gathers naked buckwheat and gumplantat the Butte Creek Ecological Reserve. Restoration of and access to native plants representing Traditional Ecological Importance is a key priority for the preserve moving forward.

Mechoopda Tribal Member Ali Meders-Knight gathers naked buckwheat and gumplantat the Butte Creek Ecological Reserve. Restoration of and access to native plants representing Traditional Ecological Importance...

President Gayle Hutchinson addresses the crowd at the ceremony to celebrate the transfer of the Butte Creek Ecological Preserve from Chico State to the Mechoopda Tribe.

President Gayle Hutchinson addresses the crowd at the ceremony to celebrate the transfer of the Butte Creek Ecological Preserve from Chico State to the Mechoopda Tribe.