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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 15 > Mushroom moderators

Mushroom moderators

Matsutake mushrooms draw roughly 1,000 people to the woods southwest of La Pine each year. The harvesters, many of whom speak little or no English, set up camp and get to work. If they run into problems, they turn to a monitor.

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
September 15, 2009

CRESCENT — It's not easy to build a sturdy, waterproof shelter for 10 people using only tarps, twine and poles nailed together.

But as a group of men stood beneath a frame last week, discussing how to secure the plastic sheets, Enrique Santos and Vern Oden jumped right in to help.

As monitors....

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