October 13, 2006
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
WESTERN EXTENSION LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
WSU Extension faculty and administrative professionals
have a great opportunity to develop their leadership skills through
The Western Extension Leadership Development (WELD) Program. This
is a call for applications for the WELD IV. A limited number of
WSU educators will be selected to represent WSU Extension. WELD
Applications due to the WSU Extension Dean and Director’s
office November 2nd.
WELD is the Western region Extension Leadership Development. The
broad goal of the WELD Program is for participants to learn and
apply leadership skills. As part of the program, participants will
develop awareness and appreciation of their own and others' leadership
styles and learn to apply appropriate techniques in working with
diverse individuals, develop skills and enable themselves and others
to develop, articulate, and implement organization/group direction,
enable the organization/group to effectively implement planned change
and develop skills to enable others to work together effectively.
- An active WELD IV Seminar 1 will be held March 26 - 30, 2007,
on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.
- WELD IV Seminar 2 will be held in June 2008 in Montana (location
to be announced).
The application form and a brochure regarding the program can be
accessed through the WELD website at http://ag.arizona.edu/extension/weld/
or email extension@wsu.edu.
WSU Extension’s representative to the WELD planning committee,
Doug Stienbarger can answer question about the process. You can
contact him by phone (360)397-6060 or email Doug.Stienbarger@clark.wa.gov
PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP REQUESTS
INPUT ON FINAL DRAFT
The Puget Sound Partnership released its Draft Final Recommendations
on a comprehensive restoration effort for Puget Sound. An eight-page
executive summary and the 107-page full report can be found at www.pugetsoundpartnership.org/reports.
The report covers the five charges that the Governor gave to the
blue ribbon commission last December. At the core of the Partnership’s
recommendations is a new approach that would address the whole ecosystem—both
the people and natural elements of our region.
The Partnership will take public comment on the draft recommendations
between October 13 - 26. The Partnership will meet in early November
to finalize the recommendations, and then will present them later
that month to Gov. Gregoire.
Comments on the Draft Final Recommendations are due at 5 p.m. on
Thursday, October 26. You may submit your comments in a variety
of ways:
- E-mail: Send comments and attachments to info@pugetsoundpartnership.org
- Mail: Send hard copy comments to: Puget Sound Partnership, c/o
Puget Sound Action Team, P.O. Box 40900, Olympia, WA 98504-0900
"STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FROM
A WATERSHED PERSPECTIVE: EXTREME WESTERN CLIMATES”
A National Satellite/Videostream Broadcast on stormwater
management is scheduled for Wednesday, October 17, 9:00 - 11:30
a.m. If you are interested in hosting a viewing site in your community,
or finding out where to attend this Satellite/Videostream workshop,
please call Jan Seago at (206) 553-0038 or e-mail seago.jan@epa.gov.
Updates are posted at http://www.pnwwaterweb.com
To access the Videostream, please see: http://caheinfo.wsu.edu/video/stream.html
Coordinates for the satellite are:
Intelsat A-6, C Band Transponder 5 @ 93 Degrees W, 3800 MHz Vertical
This is the fifth program in the award-winning Watershed Issues
Satellite workshops offered by the Pacific Northwest Regional Water
Quality Program. In this program Anchorage, Alaska's Municipal Public
Works Department, Anchorage Waterways, and the Alaska Department
of Environmental Conservation join with the Pacific Northwest Regional
Water Quality Team to demonstrate the strategies used in a northern
city to manage contaminant movement from salted and graveled city
streets and parking lots snow piles to the City's numerous salmon
bearing creeks.
POLICY CONSENSUS CENTER RENAMED
TO HONOR WILLIAM D. RUCKELSHAUS
On October 10, 2006 Presidents Lane Rawlins of WSU and Mark Emmert
of UW hosted a reception on the occasion of renaming of the Policy
Consensus Center to the William D. Ruckelshaus Center www.ruckelshauscenter.wsu.edu
. This was done in recognition of Bill’s years of public service
and leadership in developing collaborative solution to contentious
public issues in Washington State. Speaking at the renaming ceremony
Governor Chris Gregoire stated, "I have long supported the
Policy Consensus Center and the collaboration between these two
world-class institutions."
CHOICES FEATURES ANIMAL AGRICULTURE, INVASIVE
SPECIES PACKAGES
Two special collections of papers--the future of animal agriculture
in North America and economic issues with invasive species--are
featured in the current issue of Choices magazine just released
by the American Agricultural Economics Association. Read the issue
free of charge at www.choicesmagazine.org
(Volume 21, No. 3, 2006).
One set of themed papers are drawn from Farm Foundation’s
project, The Future of Animal Agriculture in North America. The
project examined the opportunities and challenges facing North America's
livestock sector, the driving forces behind these opportunities
and challenges, and the potential long-term consequences. The project
report proposes policy alternatives and business strategies for
change and analyzes their potential impacts on key stakeholders.
Gaps in knowledge and research needs were also identified. Topics
addressed are economics of production, processing, and marketing;
consumer issues; global competitiveness and trade; environmental
issues; food safety and animal health; community and labor issues;
and animal welfare.
The second set of themed papers examines options for improving
the ability of policy makers to account for the biological and economic
factors which determine how an invasive species, its host environment,
and policy-making decisions interact. The four papers in this package
examine choosing the correct degree of integration within a bioeconomic
model, problems related to the structure of U.S. invasive species
policy, tradeoffs from using different amounts of information in
forming policy, and the effect of agricultural trade barriers on
the agricultural production in the importing country.
"Comparison of a Fixed and Variable Corn Ethanol Subsidy"
is the title of another feature article of this issue of Choices.
In addition to regular features, the issue also offers readers information
on research, the farm bill, trade and conservation.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: BIOSAFETY
Lorraine McConnell, WSU Biosafety Officer, will present a seminar
entitled "The WSU BIOSAFETY Approval process - Making it easier
for you with Updates and Resources" on Tuesday, November 7,
12 noon - 2 PM in 416 Neill Hall, WSU Pullman, as part of the Faculty
Development Series.
The seminar will present the process that the Institutional Biosafety
Committee (IBC) follows in their review and approval of work with
biological agents. An overview of recent biosafety updates will
be given including information on how these changes apply to ongoing
biological activities in research, extension, diagnostic, and teaching
activities. Tips will be provided on new biosafety resources that
will make your job easier.
For more information about the seminar, contact Lorraine McConnell
at 509-335-4462 or send an email to lorrmcc@wsu.edu.
MEET OUR NEW COLLEAGUES
There are photos and bios of several new Extension hires posted
on our Extension Faculty and Staff web page http://ext.wsu.edu/colleague/
Go there, click on 2006, to meet our newest colleagues: Jim Lindstrom,
Jason Mann, Shannon Neibergs, Dora Rollins, Bill Warren, and Tim
Waters. We have several other new hires we are waiting on photos
and bios to add to the page.
SCHEDULE
Next week Linda will be in Pullman, Monday through Thursday.
She will attending the WSU Foundation meeting on Friday in Spokane
and attending the 4-H Forum and 4-H Foundation Board meeting on
Saturday in Chelan.
John will be in Pullman Monday through Friday next week.
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Linda Kirk Fox, PhD
Dean and Director
Washington State University Extension
PO Box 646248, 411 Hulbert Hall
Pullman WA 99164-6248
(509) 335-2933 Office
(509) 335-9223 Desk/Voicemail
FAX (509) 335-2926
lkfox@wsu.edu
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