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August 17, 2007
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
WSU AT BENAROYA HALL: IN CONCERT WITH COMMUNITIES
Join us from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Samuel and Althea Stroum Grand Lobby of Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle on Thursday, September 6th. Join Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd for this showcase of the partnerships between WSU faculty and the community members-farmers, ranchers, fishers, business owners, and non-profit leaders-who work side-by-side with their land grant university. Working together, these partners steward our environment, make fascinating new discoveries, create jobs and businesses, raise fresh, healthy, local food, and offer lifelong educational opportunities to the citizens of Washington state.
Learn more, purchase tickets http://www.cahnrsalumni.wsu.edu/prototype/events/benaroya.html
For more information on alumni and friends events, see the WSU Extension and CAHNRS Alumni and Friends web site.
GOV. GREGOIRE ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP
Governor Chris Gregoire announced the appointment of David Dicks of Seattle as the first executive director of the Puget Sound Partnership. One of Governor Gregoire's first initiatives after being sworn in as governor was to restore the environmental health of the Puget Sound. The Puget Sound Partnership will lead efforts to protect and restore the Puget Sound for future generations. By September 2008, the Partnership will have created a long-term plan called the "2020 Action Agenda," which will identify and prioritize actions, assign responsibilities, identify funding, track progress and remain accountable to the public by reporting results. Dicks is a partner with Cascadia Law Group, a firm specializing in environmental law, where he focuses on endangered species, water quality and natural resource law and policy. He has assisted with the development of a number of habitat conservation plans under the Endangered Species Act, including the Forest and Fish Law, the Tacoma Public Utility Green River plan, the Murray Pacific plan and the Portland Water Bureau plan. Dicks has worked on behalf of the Shared Strategy for Puget Sound to implement the nationally acclaimed Puget Sound Chinook Salmon Recovery Plan and continues to work on behalf of the Family Forest Foundation to negotiate its multi-landowner habitat conservation plan in Lewis County. He also played a significant role in the creation and deliberations of the original Puget Sound Partnership commission and worked extensively with the Legislature and Governor to pass the new Partnership's enabling legislation.
Visit the new Puget Sound Partnership web site at www.psp.wa.gov.
BALDREE TO LEAD EXTENSION DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Randy Baldree, SE District Director will assume responsibility for Extension-wide coordination of disaster preparedness programs. Disaster preparation has several components. First, it involves coordinating Extension’s plans with county government plans and with the plans directed and/or initiated by various components of the University. Additionally, WSU Extension must coordinate with other state and federal agencies to support response efforts in the event of a disaster. Finally, we need to coordinate with the national Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) http://www.eden.lsu.edu/. In the past, disaster preparation was a somewhat dispersed process. This change will allow us to more effectively plan for emergencies and respond to support the needs of the people of Washington.
Randy will be selecting a committee to advise him and to support the overall preparedness of the organization. This committee will likely include some individuals that have been engaged in our planning and communications processes in the past along with others with unique skills and knowledge relative to potential disasters.
We would like to acknowledge the fine work that has been done over the recent years to support our disaster preparation. Specifically, we want to thank Jim Freed for serving as the key Point of Contact with the national Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN). Additionally, we thank Susan Kerr, Donna Cowsert, Denny Fleenor, and Ed Adams for their good work and support.
SCHEDULE
Linda will be in Pullman all week next week.
John will be in Pullman Tuesday and Wednesday. He will be visiting Camp Corey in Snohomish County on Monday. On Thursday and Friday he will be at the Multi-State Research Project Review Meeting at WSU Spokane.
Linda Kirk Fox, PhD
Dean and Director
Washington State University Extension
411 Hulbert Hall, PO Box 646248
Pullman, WA 99164-6248
509-335-2933 Office
509-335-9223 Desk/Voicemail
509-335-2926 FAX
lkfox@wsu.edu
ext.wsu.edu
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