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August 13,
2004
Topics in today’s Extension Update:
MASTER GARDENER CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER
The 2004 Master Gardener
Annual Conference is October 14-16 in Olympia. The Conference
brochure and registration form are now
available online.
Space is limited so please pass this information to your volunteers
as soon as possible.
EXTENSION MID-MANGERS CONFERENCE
RESOURCES ONLINE
Thank you to
Blair for chairing the Western Region Mid-Managers Conference which
was a great success in July in San Diego. Several
from WSU attended; you may want to contact these folks to learn
more about the 2004 conference: Chris Jackson, Doug Stienbarger,
Debbie Moberg, Arno Bergstrom, Jim Lindstrom, Erik Sorensen, Jim
Kropf, Ed Adams, Wayne Madson, and Blair Wolfley. Many of the presentation
materials will be posted
online.
Mark your calendar for July 12-14, 2005 when Mid-Managers will
be held in Santa Fe, NM.
THE ANNUAL CAHNRS SUMMER PICNIC AUGUST 19, 2004
Come help us celebrate
the end of summer and the beginning of fall. Bring your family
or a friend, potluck dishes to share, and
your own beverage. Plates, utensils, and Ferdinand's Grabbers provided.
Join us Lower FSHN Patio Area, 12:00 noon.
Out of town or visiting faculty and friends are invited to join
us. We will also be welcoming our new CAHNRS faculty as they close
their New Faculty/Administrative Professional Orientation activities.
THE FIRST "CAHNRS UPDATE" OF THE NEW ACADEMIC
YEAR
Please
join us for the upcoming CAHNRS UPDATE, Friday, August 27, 2004,
9:30-10:30 am, T-101-Pullman or view the videostream
from the Information
Department's videostreaming site.
Agenda:
- Update on Budget planning, benchmarking, and introduction of
new faculty (w/photos) – Interim Dean Jim Cook
- Update on program changes and assessment - Associate Dean Vicki
McCracken.
- Administrative changes in WSU Extension and program updates – Interim
Extension Dean Linda Kirk Fox
NEW SEASON OF "EXTENSION ENGAGED" BEGINS IN
SEPTEMBER
September
will mark the launch of the new season for our ongoing satellite
broadcast series, "Extension Engaged.”
The Extension Spanish Immersion Institute
September 24, 9:30-10:30 a.m. PST
Program Description and Guests:
- Randy De Mars, Coordinator-WSU Learning Center, North Central
Washington
- Ray Faini, Chair, WSU Extension-Chelan County
- Terri Jones, Coordinator-WSU Learning Center, Cowlitz and
Wahkiakum
The broadcast will feature a look at the Spanish Immersion Institute,
which is now being offered at 6 WSU Learning Centers. We’ll
find out how the program works, what it does, and how it does it
and hear from some graduates of the program about how it’s
helped them in their professional lives. The Division of Governmental Studies and Services
October 8, 10:00-11:00 a.m. PST
Program description and guests:
- Mike Gaffney, Acting Director, DGSS
We’ll learn about this recent addition to WSU Extension
and hear about some of the programs they are conducting with local
governments and other audiences in Washington State, including
the Certified Public Official Training and the Natural Resource
Leadership Academy.
Organic Livestock: Principles, Practices, and Prospects
October 29, 10:00 a.m. - noon PST
Program guests and description:
- Ann Wells, NCAT/ATTRA - veterinarian, livestock information
specialist
- Theresa Marquez, Organic Valley Co-op - Director of Marketing
- Mike Gamroth, Oregon State University - Extension Dairy Specialist
- Organic certifier - TBA
- Organic livestock producer, Joel Huesby, Touchet, WA.
This
national satellite broadcast will examine the basics of organic
livestock production and the opportunities
it presents. The broadcast
is intended to help agricultural professionals (Extension,
consultants, suppliers, veterinarians, etc.) become
familiar with this growing
sector of agriculture and to better answer questions
and find resources on the topic.
See Web site.
Cultivating Success: The Extension Small Farms Program
November (Exact date and time - TBA)
Program description and guests:
- Marcy Ostrom, Coordinator-WSU Extension Small Farms Program
- Al Kowitz, Chair-WSU Extension- Stevens County
- Carolyn Clark-WSU Small Business Development Center- Spokane
- Learn about this course from the Extension Small Farms program
which helps small farmers to refine small-acreage farming
practices, and to develop business and marketing plans so
that they can
make their operations profitable.
Water Quality Update
January 2005 (Exact date and time TBA)
Program description and guests:
- Bob Simmons, Director and Water Resources Agent WSU Mason
County Extension and some other members of the Extension Water
Resources
Leadership Team will appear.
We’ll hear about some of the programs currently being conducted
by the Extension Water Resources Leadership Team and some of the
results of their work. PHOTO CONTEST WINNER FOR JULY
The winner of the July Extension
Fun Digital Photo Contest is Don Hanley, Extension forester. His
winning image is "Mt.
Shuksan in the North Cascades on a nice day for a hike." We
received other excellent images this month. Thanks to everyone
who took the time to enter. Please consider entering images this
month. See the rules and take
a look at the winning entry.
The theme for August is "Crops."
SCHEDULE
Next week Mike will be in Pullman Monday through Wednesday
and then he will be on annual leave until August 31st.
Next week Linda will be in Pullman.
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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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