The webcasting presentation for the Maricopa County Assistant/Associate Agent, Water & Natural Resources position will be Monday, May 1. The title of the webcast is The University of Arizona Water Sustainability Program and Water/Natural Resources Education: The Role of Maricopa County Cooperative Extension. It can be viewed at: www.cals.arizona.edu/extension/webcasts.html . Candidates are Eddie Alford (8:15-9:00am), Jim Pacek (9:15-10:00am), Constance Brown (11:15am-12:00pm) and Charlene Saltz (1:15-2:00pm). For more information, contact Glenda Thompson (520-621-3621).
The state office can now print posters! Protocols and costs can be found at http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/plotter_protocol.pdf . Please allow at least 2 weeks for printing (3 weeks if we need to mail your poster to you). If you have questions, contact Sheila Merrigan .
New CALS publications will now be announced in Tuesday Morning Notes. Our first two are Cut Stump Application of Herbicides to Manage Woody Vegetation by Jeff Schalau and Guidelines for Thinning Ponderosa Pine for Improved Forest Health and Fire Prevention " by Tom DeGomez.
Upcoming Events & Reminders:
The 13th Annual High Desert Landscaping and Gardening Conference will be held May 4-5 at the Windemere Hotel in Sierra Vista. The conference addresses landscaping with native plants, food production and environmental stewardship. A registration form is available at: http://ag.arizona.edu/cochise/mg/pdf/06regis.pdf . For further information, contact Rob Call or Joyce Williams at 520-458-8278, ext. 2141.
The Arizona Community Training ACT III-Civic Leadership Training Institute will be held on May 9-10, 2006 at the Yavapai County Cooperative Extension Office (840 Rodeo Drive, Prescott). All University of Arizona Cooperative Extension faculty, staff and clientele are invited to attend. The program is from 5:00-8:30pm on May 9 and 8:30am-3:30pm on May 10. Registration is $50 (non-refundable), due by May 1, and covers all materials and meals. Travel and lodging is the responsibility of the participant. Make checks payable to the University of Arizona and send to ACT III-Civic Leadership training Institute, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, 840 Rodeo Drive #C, Prescott, Arizona 86305. IDBs are accepted. For more information, contact Marta Stuart , Family Consumer Sciences Agent, 928-445-6590, ext. 225 or Juanita Waits , 4-H Youth Development Agent, 602- 470-8086, ext. 331.
The 15th Annual Desert Horticulture Conference will be held on May 19, 2006 at the Tucson Convention Center. The conference presents information for green industry professionals in four tracks on arboriculture, timely topics, design, and maintenance. Program and registration information can be found at http://ag.arizona.edu/deserthort/ .
We have requested that each Extension agent send the Arizona Cooperative Extension Program Priorities questionnaire to a minimum of 10 clients or stakeholders. You are responsible for entering the completed questionnaires into the database . Use cals for username and ua for password. Contact your county director if you have any questions about the questionnaire or need another copy. Contact Robert Armstrong if you have questions about the database. The deadline for entering information is April 28, 2006.