We welcome Douglas Rautenkranz who will be working part time as interim
Program Coordinator in the new AZ Forest Health Program, School of
Renewable Natural Resources. She is currently a graduate student in SRNR.
She will be located in Room 207C of Biosciences East and can be reached at
520-621-350. Her e-mail address is: rautenkr@email.arizona.edu.
*You are invited to a 2002-2003 Program Planning session for health
education. We want to bring together all extension agents and specialists
who are working in health promotion, including nutrition, physical
activity, health preventative practices, healthy communities, and food
safety. The session will be held April 18, 2002 from 1:00 pm-4:30pm, and
April 19, 2002 from 8:00am-12:00pm in Tucson. Extension Programs will
cover mileage and one night's lodging for all extension faculty who wish to
participate. Please RSVP to Patti B. (by April 9, 2002) if you are able to
join us.
*Don't forget to register for the Conference on Native American Issues:
Professionals in Outreach Education. The conference is April 11-12, 2002
at the Arizona Historical Society, located at 949 E. Second Street, and is
sponsored by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and American
Indian Studies. For more information call Steven Crofts at 621-7145. Go
to http://cals.arizona.edu/agdiv/conference/ to register.
*The School of Renewable and Natural Resources received a grant award in
the amount of $200,000.00 from State Lands for their Extension "Fire
Education Coordination" program.
*The CALS Spring awards banquet will be Friday, April 12, 2002, 6:00pm
reception & 7:00pm dinner, Marriott University Park Hotel-Ballroom, 880
East Second Street. Lifetime Achievement awards will be given to the Cactus
and Pine Course Superintendents Association of Arizona (GCSA) to John
Kingston Smallhouse (posthumous), Dwayne Dobson, "Jake" Flake, Nancy
Baggott Graham, F. Ronald Rayner, Raymond E. Reed, and Esther Don Tang.
Young Achiever award will be given to Karen Salyers Haggard. Extensionist
of the Year award will be given to Gerry Bohmfalk. Bear Down award will be
given to Myrna and Dick Udall. For more information contact Carol Knowles,
mail: CALS Development & Alumni, 621-7190. For more information on the
individuals and the event, see cals.arizona.edu/alumni/bers. All are invited
but you've got to pay for your dinner.
*RSVP for the Arizona Agriculture Extension Association's Summer Meeting.
It occurs in Payson, May 22-23, at the Inn of Payson (801 N. Beeline Hwy. 87,
1-800-247-9477, http://www.innofpayson.com/). Ask for Gov't rates.
Highlights include a dialogue with Arizona State Land Commissioner Michael
Anable and an ALL-HORT joint workgroup meeting, including AGDATA and
digital plant imagery. Master chef DEAN FISH will barbeque for us at Rumsey
Park. Tour options are: 1) Wildfire Risk in the Interface - Regional Payson
Area Project (Demo Site Tour with Payson Fire Dept.); and 2) Self-guided
tour of Tonto Natural Bridge State Park. The registration fee is $40 and
the BBQ is $15. Send your registration to Lee Clark at PO Box 1015,
Safford, AZ 85548-1015 (mailto:leeclark@cals.arizona.edu), or just pay at the
meeting. Any UA College of Agriculture & Life Sciences faculty member, with
Cooperative Extension involvement, is invited and member eligible! Contact
Chris Jones (ckjones@cals.arizona.edu) for agenda and more details.