THE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY MORNING NOTES - OCTOBER 8/9, 2013

Wed Oct 9 10:52:44 MST 2013

TMN submittal:
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Tuesday Morning Notes 

October 8, 2013

FROM THE DIRECTOR:

As I mentioned in an earlier communication, the Arizona Board of Regents
(ABOR) recently approved the University of Arizona's (UA) fiscal year 2015
general fund request which includes $3.8 million to increase the UA
Cooperative Extension's (CE) work in food and biosecurity and $4.2 million
to transform veterinary medical education in the College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences (CALS).

The proposal is part of the Arizona University System's total state
operating budget request, which ABOR will forward to the governor and
Legislature in the near future.

The UA funding for CALS CE would help the state of Arizona meet the
scientific and societal challenges of keeping farm animals healthy,
improving crop production in water-scarce environments, ensuring food safety
and security, building 4-H youth development programs, improving health and
nutrition education, and strengthening families and communities.

This funding would help us build programs in all 15 counties and on 5 tribal
reservations combined with a network of campus specialists working in
agriculture and natural resources, consumer and family sciences, and
economic, community and youth development programs.  We have the capacity to
build upon a good record.  For example, in 2012, UA CE helped 478,829
Arizona residents and enrolled 115,382 youth in 4-H programs.

We have the commitment and capacity in CE to implement and deliver the best
and most efficient use of funding that may become available through the
efforts associated with this request.

FOCUS ON FACULTY:

The impacts of climate change on tribal natural and cultural resources are
taking center stage in a newly released special issue of the Journal of
Climactic Change (Vol. 20, Issue 3).  Dr. Karletta Chief, assistant
specialist, was one of the 50 authors representing tribal communities,
academia, government agencies and NGOs to explore issues currently
experienced by indigenous communities in the U.S. due to climate change,
including loss of traditional knowledge, forests and ecosystems, food
security and traditional foods and water, Arctic sea ice loss, permafrost
thaw, and relocation.  She co-authored two articles focusing on climate
change impacts to tribal water resources an socioeconomic vulnerability of
the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe under climate change -
<http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-013-0852-y> "Climate Change
Impacts on the Water Resources of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the
U.S." and  <http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-013-0737-0>
"Climate Change in Arid Lands and Native American Socioeconomic
Vulnerability:  The Case of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe."  

Dan McDonald, Area Associate Agent (Pima & Santa Cruz) & FCS & Associate
Regional Specialist, will be honored with a Professional Achievement Award
at the Norton School of Family & Consumer Sciences Council of Alumni &
Friends Annual Homecoming Award & Scholarship Luncheon on Friday, November 8
for his work with Pima County Cooperative Extension.

FOCUS ON PROGRAMS:

Adjacent to the historic Steele Indian School Park is the country's largest
vacant lot.  Currently, Keep Phoenix Beautiful
<http://www.keepphxbeautiful.org/>  has undertaken the project, titled PHX
Renews, as an effort to revitalize this vacant lot into a beautiful space
for the community to come together.  Keep Phoenix Beautiful has divided the
lot amongst a variety of organizations and nonprofits allowing them to take
ownership of the land and improve it in whichever way they see fit for the
public.  The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension in Maricopa County
was given a plot of the land, which is being developed into an urban
research farm.  The Phoenix Urban Research Farm (PURF) is a test site for
sustainable agricultural practices, provides hand-on training for students
and supports the effort to expand the local food economy.  Since November
2012, volunteers have donated $8,659 worth of their time to prepare the land
for farming.  The project was celebrated on September 21, the Activation Day
for PHX Renews. The public was invited to participate in a free U-pick.
Over 500 pounds of produced was harvested by 70 people of all ages.
According to ASU School of Sustainability student intern Saritha
Ramakrishna, "Activation Day was a really valuable experience because it
enabled us to interact with the public in a meaningful way.  The U-Pick,
which generated interest from both participants and visitors to the site,
was very successful in connecting members of the community with the project
and urban agriculture as a whole.  In addition, I was also able to talk to
many different individuals volunteering and working for other organizations,
and gain some insight into their understanding of locally grown food, and
its place here in Phoenix."  For more information, visit the Phoenix Renews
website <http://phxrenews.org/> .

ARIZONA 4-H CENTENNIAL IS AROUND THE CORNER:

This Saturday, October 12, the long awaited Arizona 4-H Centennial BBQ and
Celebration will be held at the Maricopa Ag Center from 11:00am-3:00pm.
More than 640 people are registered to attend, and a wide variety of
activities and events are planned along with an induction of 74 Arizona 4-H
Hall of Fame nominees.  In recognition of 100 years of Arizona 4-H, Arizona
Public Media recently ran a video segment
<https://media.azpm.org/master/video/2013/10/2/hrhd/100_years_of_4h.mp4>  on
KUAT television. 

2013 OVERVIEW REPORT:

Copies of a new document describing a programmatic overview of CALS CE (2013
Overview Report
<https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resources/2
013_CALS-CE-OverviewReport_091813.pdf>  and Insert
<https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resources/2
013_CALS-CE-OverviewInsert_091813.pdf> ) are being provided to all county
offices, departmental/school units on campus, and our research/Extension
centers for reference and distribution in the weeks ahead.  You can click on
the above links to view and/or download a copy of report.

EXTENSION IN THE MEDIA:

Desert Foods Festival Explores Indigenous Edibles
<http://azstarnet.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/desert-foods-festival-expl
ores-indigenous-edibles/article_92262737-b047-5c30-9101-0a877ca32d36.html>
featured the Garden Kitchen (Arizona Daily Star, October 2)

NEW PUBLICATION:

Landscape Vines for Southern Arizona
<http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1606.pdf>  by Peter Warren (pub
#az1606) 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

WRRC Brown Bag:  Water Resource Impacts Embedded in the Western U.S.
Electrical Energy Trade (Current Patterns and Adaptation to Future Drought)
<http://wrrc.arizona.edu/node/12468> , Thursday, October 10, 12:00-1:30pm,
WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson), with
guest speaker Dr. Benjamin Ruddell, Ph.D. (ASU.

The Phoenix Master Watershed Steward Course starts October 17 and there are
still seats available.   This award-winning 40-hour course educates
participants on the many issues surrounding Arizona's watersheds.  It
includes classes taught at the Maricopa County Cooperative Extension office,
which are complimented by hands-on educational experiences at local riparian
habitats.  The Phoenix course also features hot topics, which feature
regionally relevant, timely information presented by local experts.  Click
here <http://extension.arizona.edu/maricopa-master-watershed-steward>  for
more information.  Click here
<http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resources/MW
Sapplicationfillable.pdf>  to fill out an application and email to 

Kelsey Morton <mailto:Kelseymorton at email.arizona.edu> .

Norton School of Family & Consumer Sciences Council of Alumni & Friends
Annual Homecoming Award & Scholarship Luncheon on Friday, November 8,
McClelland Park (650 N. Park Avenue, Tucson).  A special feature of this
event is the "Back-to-School Experience" in McClelland 103 from
11:00-11:45am.  For more information, contact the FCS Council of Alumni
<http://cals.arizona.edu/fcs/alumni> & Friends.

2013 Arizona Agriculture Literacy Days, November 25-27 - Arizona Agriculture
Literacy Days focuses on educating students about our connection to
agriculture and the commodities produced on Arizona's lands.  Many youth
don't know where their food and clothing comes from and young children often
think that it magically appears in the grocery and retail stores.  The Ag
Literacy program educates youth through the support of volunteers who read a
provided book on agriculture to elementary school students.  Please consider
giving 30 minutes of your time by reading in a classroom near you.  During
their 8th year, the program will use a digital version of the soon-to-be
published book, Arizona Agriculture: Bee's Amazing Adventure
<http://www.amazon.com/Arizona-Agriculture-Bees-Amazing-Adventure/dp/1589852
672> .  This is the very first children's book entirely dedicated to Arizona
agriculture and was written for 1st-4th grade and can be adapted for other
grade ranges.  Volunteers will receive access to the digital version of the
book after registration. A free paperback copy of the book will be made
available to teachers after they complete a feedback form.  For more
information and to register, visit the Ag Literacy Program website
<http://cals.arizona.edu/agliteracy/programs/az-ag-lit-days>  or contact
Brandon Moak <mailto:BMoak at cals.arizona.edu>  (602.827.8218).

Jeffrey C. Silvertooth
Associate Dean

Director for Extension & Economic Development 

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
PO Box 210036
Tucson, AZ  85721-0036
520.621.7205
520.621.1314 (fax)

To submit tips, suggestions, ideas for changes and anything that could help
us be more effective, use  the "Director
<http://extension.arizona.edu/state/directors-suggestion-box> 's Suggestion
Box" - all submissions are anonymous.  

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