Camp Shadow Pines near Heber was once again the host for J.O.L.T., one of
Arizona 4-H's Teen Leadership Conferences. The 13th Annual Conference was
attended by 134 youth and adults from 11 Arizona counties. Participants
attended workshops on Character Counts, Different Abilities, Strengthening
Families, HIV/AIDS Awareness, and America's Promise by presenters Dr. Bill
Peterson, Lisa Lauxman, Ms. Shauna Bolton, Ms. Terri Hedgepeth, Arizona 4-H
Ambassadors, Bryan Chadd and Keynote Presenter Leon Quan. Participants
also were involved in fun activities led by the Youth Staff like Olympics,
Mixers, Campfires, Sports Tournaments, Playfair, the Big Show, Talent Show
and "all niter" talks. The campers cleaned 4 miles of the highway
collecting over 800 pounds of trash in 35 minutes and closed the camp with
ceremonies including opening the door to their future with 10 "keys of
skills" and burying a 2000 JOLT Time Capsule. If you haven't been, it's a
great experience in watching lives change before your eyes.
* Congratulations to Kim McReynolds, Dean Fish, George Ruyle and other
Extension faculty on a successful workshop on the Endangered Species Act,
held June 2, 2000 in Sonoita. Kim McReynolds and Dean Fish hosted the
workshop. There were 59 participants, whose comments regarding what they
learned included "Stay involved. Don^Òt give up." and "Lawsuits take too
much time. Different interests can come to the table and work through issues."
* Mark your calendars for the upcoming Melon Field Crop Workshop, June 19,
2000, 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM, Yuma Valley Agricultural Center, 6425 W. 8th
Street, Yuma. Please contact Mohammed Zerkoune, 520/726-3904 for more
detailed information.
* Living your life, while insuring a legacy of pride, will be the focus of
the Arizona Women in Agriculture Conference, Tuesday, August 8, on the UofA
campus. Keynoting the 4th Annual Conference will be Sonja Hilgren, Editor,
Farm Journal Magazine, Philadelphia. Other issues being addressed include
Water, Power, Family, Social, Financial, Nutrition and Health. The
conference, co-sponsored by the University of Arizona College of
Agriculture and Arizona Farm Bureau, is hosted by the Arizona Farm Bureau
Women^Òs Leadership Committee. Registration is due July 31 to Cinda Baughn,
UofA, FCR 205, Box 210033, Tucson, Arizona 85721. For more information
call 520/621-8933.
* EPA Watershed Academy Course 103, ^ÓTraining for TMDL Practitioners^Ô, will
be given August 9 (8:15 AM - 4:30 PM) at the Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality, 3033 N. Central in Phoenix. Total Maximum Daily
Loads (TMDL) are a current cogent application of the Clean Water Act that
seem to be in the limelight right now. The first round of TMDL statements
is being written for applicable streams. This is an introductory course,
suitable for all levels of interest and preparation. It^Òs has been given
previously in many states, but Pete Hawkins says to the best of his
knowledge, this is an Arizona first. This programs brings water quality and
natural resource management together on the same page. A final
registration form will be available in the near future. If interested,
please contact Richard Hawkins at 520/621-7273, or by e-mail:
rhawkins@cals.arizona.edu. Information will also be available on the net at
www.srnr.arizona.edu/wsm