Watch for an official announcement from the Dean^Òs office regarding the new
name of of the College of Agriculture which has just been approved. Soyeon
Shim will also be sending news about the new name for the School of Family
and Consumer Resources.
* Gila County Cooperative Extension and Partners are sponsoring a series of
Riparian Monitoring Workshops^Ô, July 17 and July 22, 2000 from 9 AM - 3:00
PM each day. Session One covers Riparian Basics 101, and Session Two will
cover Riparian Monitoring - Tonto National Forest Style. If you are
concerned and/or affected by the recent Tonto NF Monitoring Protocol, you
are strongly urged to attend. Contact Christopher Jones at
ckjones@cals.arizona.edu for more detailed information.
* Please mark your calendars for the Arizona Agriculture Extension
Association 2000 Summer Meeting, July 20-21, 2000 in Flagstaff. A block of
rooms has been reserved at the Flagstaff Hampton Inn (520/913-0900) for $79
a night, which includes continental breakfast. Indicate that you are with
UofA Cooperative Extension. A $15 check for the BBQ, made payable to AAEA,
should accompany your registration form. The check should be sent to Lee
Clark, P.O. Box 1015, Safford, Arizona, 85548. More detailed information
can be found at http://cals.arizona.edu/aaea/summer/htm
* Dave Schafer, Resident Director, V Bar V Ranch is looking for individuals
with a burning desire to go to beautiful, COOL, Mahan Park on Saturday,
August 26 to present and or participate in the Annual V Bar V Ranch
Explorers Field Day. Any suggestions that one might have, or if you need
more info, you can e-mail to schafer@cals.arizona.edu, or call 520/646-9113.
Reminders:
- Quickbooks Pro Regional Training Sessions (July 12 - Flagstaff; July 14 -
Phoenix; and July 27 - Tucson) for off-campus staff who manage FRS accounts
are filling up quickly. For more information, contact Shirley O^ÒBrien at
520/621-7145, or by e-mail: sobrien@cals.arizona.edu.
- Arizona Ecological Site Symposium, Thursday, August 17-19, 2000 at the
Holiday Inn, Palo Verde, Tucson. Contact George Ruyle for more detailed
information.