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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TMN submittal: <a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/tuesday/form/submittal_form.html">http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/tuesday/form/submittal_form.html</a><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tuesday Morning Notes <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>July 9,</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 2013<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FROM THE DIRECTOR:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On the first day of this month, we were greeted with the horrible news associated with the fires in Yavapai County and the deaths of 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot fire crew members in the Yarnell Hill fire, which were part of the Prescott Fire Department’s Wildland Fire Division. This was not only a sad and terrible event, but it was also one that hit very close to home for those of us living and working in Arizona, particularly those working and living in Yavapai County and the surrounding areas. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The fire crews, including the Hotshot crews, work under the direction of the U.S. Forest Service which is part of the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) in dealing with fires in the National Forests. As many people have asked in the past week, it is important to point out that the U.S. Forest Service is not directly related to Cooperative Extension, CALS, or the UA. However, we do have close affiliations with the U.S. Forest Service through various programs and personnel arrangements. CALS Cooperative Extension conducts programs in education and research in Forest Ecology and Forest Health with some direct relationships regarding management on National Forest lands.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This tragic event in Yavapai County with the Granite Mountain Hotshot crew is a reminder of what is often referred to as “The Great Fire of 1910.” The Great Fire episode burned about 3 million acres (approximately the size of Connecticut) in northeast Washington, northern Idaho (panhandle of Idaho), and western Montana. That incredible fire storm burned over two days from 20 to 21 August of 1910 and killed 87 people, mostly fire fighters with the U.S. Forest Service. There were several conditions that contributed to the catastrophic nature of the Great Fire of 1910 that included high winds, exceedingly hot and dry conditions, an abundance of dry vegetation, and forests that were rich in dry fuel and high fire potentials. On 20 August 1910, weather conditions developed that were conducive to expanding hundreds of small fires into huge catastrophic fire storms. In that devastating fire, an entire 28 man fire crew was overcome by flames and perished on Setzer Creek outside of Avery, Idaho. The Great Fire of 1910 had a huge impact on the direction of the U.S. Forest Service for many decades, which had just been formed in 1905 by Theodore Roosevelt, with Gifford Pinchot serving as the first Director. For more details on the The Great Fire of 1910, the history of the U.S. Forest Service, and their fire prevention objectives, all have been very well described in a 2009 book by Timothy Egan titled “The Big Burn.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I know that we all mourn for the recent Hotshot fire crew victims as well as their families, friends, and colleagues following the events last week in Yavapai County. Also, I’m sure I’m joined by many who contemplate at this time the general nature of conditions in the western forests and the potentials that we have for additional events of this type. Also, we must consider what we are asking of the U.S. Forest Service in terms of controlling these fires and protecting developed areas in and immediately adjacent to forested lands. In that sense, good science and education has a place in the process but it is certainly not a panacea in itself as we look to manage our extensive forested lands in the west and throughout the U.S. in the best manner possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00B050'>JAMES 4-H CAMP UPDATE:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>With a third of the camp season already behind us, I thought you might appreciate an update. Camp is going well and Randy Ryan installed the first pilot model of a solar panel for lighting on one of the cabins. Kristin Wisneski has been busy preparing for Camp Corral, our camp for children whose parents were killed or injured in the wars. We originally had a limit of 50, but with so many kids on the waiting list, we increased the camp to 60 youth. This camp is sponsored by the Golden Corral restaurant chain. The statewide 4-H camp is a go with about 40 youth enrolled. Other county camps have been held or will be held in the coming weeks. This year, we received approval to conduct shooting sports programs at the camp and the state shooting sports committee purchased two gun cases in which air rifles, bows, arrows and pellets can be secured while at camp. So far, the camp is far from any fires and the weather there is a nice respite from valley heat although we are learning that fans are needed for the bunkhouse. Other needs include shade for the dining hall patio, chairs for the Rec Center, and ceiling fans for the dining hall. Contact <a href="mailto:kristinw@email.arizona.edu">Kristin Wisneski</a> if you have people interested in donating to support the camp through an endowment or contribution, and we will arrange to show them around.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>INFLUENZA A VIRUS IN PIGS & PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH FAIRS & SWINE SHOWS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For those of you with Fall Fairs, or other livestock exhibitions, you may want to pay close attention to the information recently shared by the USDA APHIS/VS Deputy Administrator’s Office to US State Animal Health Officials (State Veterinarians). As you plan for fair season, there are a few simple actions that can help minimize potential transmission of influenza A between pigs, from pigs to people, or people to pigs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Request swine exhibitors are particularly vigilant in looking for clinical signs in their swine that may indicate illness and remind them to notify the fair veterinarian if they observe any such signs. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fair veterinarians should be encouraged to follow-up on any reported illness in pigs at the fair. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Encourage additional biosecurity and common sense health practices in the swine barns at all fairs. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Guidance to minimize transmission of influenza viruses between pigs and people has been compiled in the joint NASAHO / NASPHV document, “Measures to Minimize Influenza Transmission at Swine Exhibitions, 2013”. This document can be found on the <a href="http://www.usaha.org/Portals/6/news/Swine%20Exhibitions%202013.pdf">USAHA website</a>. Additional sources of information on influenza in both people and pigs, good biosecurity practices for swine shows, and updated information on influenza virus transmission between people and pigs can be found at the following websites: <a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_dis_spec/swine/">USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service</a>, <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu/h3n2v-cases.htm">CDC</a>, and the <a href="http://www.pork.org/Resources/1389/influenza.aspx">Pork Organization</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>EXTENSION IN THE NEWS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Cooperative Extension Maricopa County SNAP-Ed program, under the direction of Assistant Agent, Traci Armstrong Florian, was featured in UA News. Stephanie Martinez, Associate in Extension, SNAP-Ed, and Betty Thompson, Health Educator, Sr., SNAP-Ed, were highlighted in the article, <a href="http://uanews.org/story/helping-low-income-families-eat-healthier">Helping Low-Income Families Eat Healthier</a>, and spoke of SNAP-Ed's efforts to educate limited-income seniors, adults, and children regarding healthy nutrition and physical activity practices for healthy lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jeffrey C. Silvertooth<br>Associate Dean<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director for Economic Development & Extension<br>College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<br>PO Box 210036<br>Tucson, AZ 85721-0036<br>520.621.7205<br>520.621.1314 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To submit tips, suggestions, ideas for changes and anything that could help us be more effective, use the “<a href="http://extension.arizona.edu/state/directors-suggestion-box">Director’s Suggestion Box</a>” – all submissions are anonymous. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>