Cooperative Extension needs agents and specialists who are willing and able
to take leadership roles. The Western Extension Leadership Development
program is a two-year program for Cooperative Extension agents, advisors,
educators and specialists in the Western United States and Territories, and
is seeking applicants for its 2005-2006 class. Applications are due to the
State Extension Director, by October 29, 2004, and can be found on the
website: http://ag.arizona.edu/extension/weld/ . UA Cooperative Extension
Administration will support at least two articipants from Arizona for the
upcoming WELD III class. This includes costs for pre-conference and
conference activities, registration fees, materials, resources, travel and
lodging. If you are interested in learning more about WELD, please visit
http://ag.arizona.edu/extension/weld/ . The WELD goal is for participants to
learn and apply leadership skills.
My thanks to Gerald Moore and Mike Hauser for planning The Ganado Water
Festival that took place September 24th.
Wildfire Alternatives (WALTER) ( http://walter.arizona.edu ) is an
interdisciplinary research initiative aimed at improving our understanding
of the process and consequences of interactions among wildfire, climate and
society. WALTER seeks to capitalize on advances in geospatial, analytical,
and web delivery technology to provide access to scientific research
activities and findings, educational materials, and decision support tools,
such as Fire-Climate-Society (FCS-1). FCS-1 is a prototype online model
designed to be used in strategic planning for wildfire management. The model
provides spatially explicit maps for any of four study areas, based on
information users enter online. The resulting maps show spatially explicit
information about the geographical distribution of fire probability and
values at risk for the selected study area.