February 6,
2004
NO-SPRAY BUFFERS FOR PESTICIDES (URBAN, FOREST, AG)
The following information is important for those who may make pesticide
recommendations.
No-spray buffers are now required for certain pesticides along
specific units of salmon/steelhead bearing waters. The US District
Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle issued
a final order on Jan. 22, 2004 after finding that the U.S. EPA
had violated its obligations under the Endangered Species Act
to determine effects on salmonids. The finding was in response
to a 2001 lawsuit brought by the Washington Toxics Coalition
and other environmental and fishing groups.
The WSDA Pesticide Management Endangered Species Program is leading
the effort to have the 54 products noted in the lawsuit reviewed
by EPA and NOAA Fisheries to determine whether they "may
affect" or have "no effect" on salmon/steelhead.
Some reviews and findings are completed, while others are being
pursued.
Any of the 54 products that have not been reviewed automatically
fall under the Required No-Spray Buffer order (60 ft by ground
application, 300 ft if by aerial application). Products that
have been reviewed and designated as "may effect" require
the no-spray buffer. Products that have been reviewed and designated
as "no effect" do not require a buffer. A product may
require a buffer in one salmon/steelhead unit but not in another,
dependent upon its usage.
In addition, the court ordered point-of-sale educational materials
for seven pesticides commonly used in urban areas: 2,4-D, carbaryl,
diazinon, diuron, malathion, triclopyr BEE and trifluralin. They
will be developed with assistance from various stakeholders.
This
process is dynamic and changes as more products undergo review.
The WSDA
Web site is
the most current source for effects determinations of active
ingredients in a specific salmon/steelhead unit or other information
regarding the interim measures.
Source: Carol Ramsay
AWARD WINNERS AND THE EFNEP 35th ANNIVERSARY
The 35th Anniversary of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education
Program (EFNEP) celebration (including the Excellence in EFNEP
National Awards Program and Reception) on March 2nd is being
sponsored by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture and presented
in cooperation with the: National Association of State Universities
and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), NASULGC Board on Human Sciences,
NASULGC Board on Agriculture Assembly, and Council on Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching (CARET). The celebration will
be March 2, 2004 at 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. in SDG-50 (Senate Dirksen
Building).
EFNEP is designed to help families and youth with limited resources
improve their health, productivity and self-esteem through better
diets, food budgeting techniques and physical activity. Funded
by the USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension
Service (CSREES), EFNEP staff work at the community level, in
people's homes and in neighborhood organizations and agencies.
They offer a series of nutrition lessons based on up-to-date
nutrition research and tailored to meet individual needs.
There are 24 award winners representing 18 states who will be honored
at the celebration. WSU has two awardees. Please join me in congratulating:
- Steven
Garrett, Pierce County Extension, and
- Barbara
Bennett, Director of Valley Food Bank, Spokane Valley.
Building on President Bush's theme that our young people are truly "America's
Promise," two winners in the Youth Participant category are
invited to present remarks limited to 5 minutes each. This will
provide a unique opportunity to illustrate the extent to which
EFNEP can be life-changing for an individual, while also helping
to achieve national goals that transcend nutrition and health.
The two individuals invited to present remarks on how EFNEP has
enhanced their lives are Clinton Miller from New York and John
Franz from Texas.
There are several WSU representatives who will be in Washington
DC attending the EFNEP Celebration and making visits to Congressional
offices on behalf of EFNEP (tentative list as of 2/2/04):
- Merriannetta
Nesbitt, Program Assistant in Pierce County
- Steven
Garrett, Pierce County Extension, EFNEP
- Anna
Zaragoza, Program Assistant, Yakima County
- Barbara
Bennett, Director of Valley Food Bank, Spokane Valley volunteer
- Tatyana
Bistrevsky, Program Assistant in Spokane County
- Elaine
Mayes, Faculty-State Coordinator, Food $ense and EFNEP, Spokane,
WA
- Louise
Parker, Program Director, Family Programs
- Linda
Kirk Fox, Associate Dean and Associate Director
- Mike
Tate, Dean and Director
"FRIENDS OF EXTENSION" AND
SHOWCASE ON MARCH 26
After a year-long discussion with Larry Ganders, we launched the "Friends
of Extension" Information Network.
Welcome letters have been sent to the 112+ new "Friends" along
with information about the Impacts
Web site and the national USDA
Science and Education Impacts Web site. That site contains
an extensive collection of links to impact sites throughout the
land-grant university system as well as Fact Sheets. The Fact Sheets
on this Web site reflect more than 500 references to research,
education, and extension that were gleaned from more than 4,000
submissions to the USDA Impact database. And, of course, the "Friends
of Extension" were referred to Washington legislative updates
posted at www.olympia.wsu.edu. "Olympia Update No. 1" for
the 2004 Legislative Session, published on December 19, 2003 included
news that the Governor boosts WSU enrollments and support for limited
phase of Spokane Academic Center.
We have also extended a letter of invitation to the "Friends
of Extension" to the second annual WSU Showcase, Friday, March
26 in Pullman. WSU Showcase is a university-wide event to bring
together a diverse group of alumni, advisors, and supporters of
WSU to provide insights into the university and issues facing the
institution so that they may continue to be informed advocates
for the institution as a whole as well as their own areas of interest.
The morning begins with a poster session (8:00 to 10:00 am in the
CUB Ballroom (all faculty and staff welcome) of world-class research,
outreach, and education programs, followed by an opportunity to
hear from WSU President Lane Rawlins, and to meet other friends
of WSU. Input will be sought on issue(s) of importance to the institution,
including Extension, from the perspective of those external audiences
attending the Showcase. The "Friends of Extension" will
have our meeting from 2:00 to 5:00 pm in CUE 512. The evening banquet
is a Showcase of the award winning faculty and staff of WSU. Saturday,
March 27 is the high school junior Preview and everyone is welcome
to attend the Preview as well. We know not all of the "Friends" will
come to Pullman for the Showcase, but we are hoping for a dozen
or more to be here in person for the inaugural meeting.
Mark your calendar for the upcoming dates for WSU Showcase:
2005: March 31 April 2
2006: March 23 25
2007: March 22 24
REMINDER: SURVEY OF SATELLITE DOWNLINK USE
We have only heard from 35 of you!
We
ask the supervisors at each location (county chairs, LC Coordinators
and R & E Center Directors) to be sure that information for
the survey is solicited and gathered from all staff at their
location and that this information is summarized and entered
into the online survey at http://ext.wsu.edu/satellitesurvey.html.
IMPACT STATEMENTS
We now have 76 new and revised teaching, research and extension
impact statements posted on the Impact
Web site for
2004. The figure includes two submitted on the new Web form ("Pilot
Service Learning Project Provides Real-Life Perspective" submitted
by Lisa Shipley and Janean Creighton and "Creating a New
Vision for College Hill" submitted by Emmett Fiske and Barbara
Ryder). For your information, we have posted the same number
on the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
(CSREES) site and will continue to update that site until submissions
close in mid-March. I encourage you to continue to submit Impact
Statements.
Thanks
to Dennis Brown for his leadership on Impact Statements. Recently
Kathleen Duncan and Miro Vejzovic have worked hard to
make the site more attractive and navigable. Mike Petrusky plays
a continuing vital role in reviewing funding sources.
NEW EXTENSION MARKETING ITEMS
Don't forget that we are offering marketing items for sale with
our new Extension logo! You may view the items at http://ext.wsu.edu/marketing.
Be sure to take a look because new merchandise is being offered.
Please submit all orders to Christy Fitzgerald via the order
form on the Web site by February 20, 2004. If you have any questions,
please email Christy.
DIALOGUE WITH PROVOST BATES AT NOON TUESDAY, FEB. 10
Faculty, staff and students throughout the WSU system are welcome
to participate in the Dialogue with Provost Bob Bates at noon,
February 10, either in person at the CUB Cascade Rooms or via
Web videostreaming. He will open the dialogue with updates on
university and academic topics, and then open the floor to your
questions and comments.
For
the first time, those participating at a time distance will have
a means to submit questions via computer. The Dialogue with
Provost Bates can be viewed via live videostream at the Experience
WSU Web site.
Videostream users will be able to post questions using the ETT
Chat Service available at the same "Experience WSU" web
page. Instructions for using the chat feature, as well as a technical
support phone number, will also be found there.
REMINDER: MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATE INCREASES EFFECTIVE JANUARY
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In the January 2 "Extension Update" we included the notice
about the standard mileage reimbursement rates for the use of privately
owned vehicles on University business increasing from 34.5 to 37.5
cents per mile effective January 1, 2004, as set by the Internal
Revenue Service. Many of you continue to use the old rate. Please
note this change. Any questions can be directed to Michelle Ely
@ 509-335-2827.
PERSONNEL
Welcome, Jodi Frederick, work-study student, to the office of the
Dean and Director of Extension. Jodi is currently a senior at
Washington State University studying Agriculture Communications
and Spanish. Originally from Wenatchee, WA she has studied abroad
in Mexico and Australia. Upon graduation in May, she hopes to
join the Peace Corps and serve in Peru or Africa working in community
development or education.
New hires:
Linda Chalker-Scott, PhD, Extension Horticulturist
Horticulture and Landscape Arch., Puyallup
Funding: 100% Extension
Status: Faculty
Effective April 1, 2004
Mark J. Pavek, PhD, Extension Horticulturist/Assistant Horticulturist
Horticulture and Landscape Arch.
Funding: 75% Extension, 25% Research
Status: Faculty
Effective Date: February 9, 2004
Leland Glenna, PhD, Assistant Professor/Assistant Rural Sociologist
Community and Rural Sociology
Funding: 20% Teaching, 80% Research
Status: Faculty
Effective July 15, 2004
Matthew Kloes, Coordinator, Global Networks
Center to Bridge the Digital Divide
Funding: 100% Extension (Grant funds)
Status: Administrative/Professional
Effective February 1, 2004
Jinwen Zhang, PhD, Assistant Professor,
Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory/Civil & Env. Engineering
Funding: 100% Research
Status: Faculty
Effective January 16, 2004
Appointments complete:
Stephen Sax, Extension Coordinator, King County
Funding: 100% Extension (County funds)
Status: Administrative/Professional
Effective December 31, 2003
Deborah Ciarabellini, Extension Coordinator, Okanogan County
Funding: 100% Extension (County funds)
Status: Administrative/Professional
Effective December 31, 2003
SCHEDULE
Mike is in Pullman Monday and Tuesday next week. He is in Seattle
Wednesday through Friday for meetings at University of Washington
and to attend the American Association for the Advancement of
Science.
Linda is in Pullman next week, except for Wednesday and Friday
when she is in Olympia for the CAHNRS Advisory Board meeting
and in Puyallup for a faculty and staff meeting. ******************************
Linda Kirk Fox, PhD
Associate Dean and Associate Director
Washington State University Extension
PO Box 646230
Pullman WA 99164-6230
(509) 335-2933 Office
(509) 335-9223 Desk/Voicemail
FAX (509) 335-2926
lkfox@wsu.edu
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