Tuesday Morning Notes
August 3, 1999
On September 10 and 11, 1999, the National Riparian Service Team, in conjunction
with the University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension
will provide training in Payson, Arizona. The workshop includes an introduction
to proper functioning condition and grazing management for riparian-wetland
areas. The conference headquarters will be located at the Inn of
Payson and the workshop will include classroom instruction, as well as
field trips for hands-on training to Tonto Creek and to riparian areas
on the Mogollon Rim near the Blue Ridge Ranger Station. Sponsors
for this workshop include the Arizona Cooperative Extension, U.S. Forest
Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Rocky Mountain Experiment Station,
The Nature Conservancy, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Hopi Tribe, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, Arizona Land Department, Arizona Game &
Fish, and Northern Arizona University. Enrollment is limited to 30 people
on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration fee for this Workshop
is $40.00, which includes a brown bag lunch both days. Call the UofA
Cooperative Extension Office in Payson, 520/474-4160, for further information.
* The Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation provided County Camp Grants
to 15 counties/nations submitting requests for a total of $14,100.
Since not all counties submitted a request, funds were available for additional
grants to counties submitting more than one proposal. We thank these
recipients for their outstanding efforts to conduct experiential education
activities through camping programs. The recipients for 1999-2000
are: Apache--Joyce Alves/Mike Hauser--Summer Camp--$800
Cochise--Susan Pater--JOLT Scholarships--$800
Coconino--Jan Norquest--JOLT Scholarships/Challenge Kit Upgrade--$800
Gila--Ruth Carter--4-H Family Day Camps--$800
Graham--Park Romney--Wilderness Camp--$800
Greenlee--Mike Schneider--Summer Camp/JOLT Scholarships/County Clothing
Camp--$800
La Paz--Janice Shelton--Summer Camp/Camp Counselor Training/Day Camps/Teen
Biz Scholarships/Project Camps--$800
Maricopa--Marifloyd Hamil--Mountain Hi Kids Camp--$800
Maricopa--Bryan Chadd--Teen Camp--$600
Mohave--Jerry Olson--Summer Camp--$800
Mohave--Jerry Olson--Day Camps/JOLT & Teen Congress Scholarships--$600
Navajo--Esther Hubbell--JOLT/Teen Congress/Teen Biz Scholarships--$800
Pima--Bob Peterson--Day Camps--$800
Pima--Bob Peterson--County Horse Camp--$600
Pinal--Kim Gressley--Summer Camp--$1,200
Yuma--Tim Kock--Teen Camp/Summer Camp--$800
Navajo Nation--Steve Etter--Summer Camps--$800
MAC--Vic Jimenez--Ag Venture Camps--$700
In addition to the camp grant program, the Foundation also provides
funds for counties conducting innovative educational activities that include
youth in a leadership role as well as other specific criteria. Five proposals
totaling $3,000 were funded for the 1999-2000 year. We support the efforts
of the following agents submitting a request: Cochise--Susan Pater--Sportfishing
Program--$600 Gila--Ruth Carter--PSI Program CD Development--$600 Graham--Park
Romney--Youth Gardening--$600 Maricopa--Bryan Chadd/Julie Ogg Graybill--S.E.R.I.E.S.
Day Camp--$600 Yuma--Tim Kock--Inner-City Ag Education--$600
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Jim Christenson, Director
Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture
Phone: 520/621-7209
FAX #: 520/621-1314
jimc@cals.arizona.edu
http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/
http://cals.arizona.edu/internal/director/jacindex.html
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