FW: 2022 Annual WCC Meeting - Detailed Agenda and RSVP - October 17 - 20, 2022

Mon Oct 3 16:43:55 MST 2022

ANR Extension colleagues: Please let me know if this something you would be interested in participating in.
Sorry for the short notice.
Chris

Christopher Jones, Extension Agent
Agriculture & Natural Resources Programs

University of Arizona
Gila County Cooperative Extension
5515 S Apache Avenue, Suite 600
Globe, AZ  85501
U.S.A.

Phone: (928) 402-8586
Email: ckjones at email.arizona.edu<mailto:ckjones at email.arizona.edu>

Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day. - Gifford Pinchot, 1910

From: Jones, Christopher K - (ckjones) <ckjones at cals.arizona.edu<mailto:ckjones at cals.arizona.edu>>
Sent: Monday, October 3, 2022 03:23 PM
To: Jones, Christopher K - (ckjones) <ckjones at cals.arizona.edu<mailto:ckjones at cals.arizona.edu>>; Doug Cram <dcram at nmsu.edu<mailto:dcram at nmsu.edu>>
Subject: FW: 2022 Annual WCC Meeting - Detailed Agenda and RSVP - October 17 - 20, 2022

Greetings WCC Members,

Technically, it's not too late to join us for our WCC annual meeting in two weeks.  So, if your schedule has changed and you'd like to join us, let me know and we can plan for your presence.  We have a great agenda that will take us through the heart of the Gila National Forest.  Also, we are planning on having our WCC board meeting available on Zoom Tuesday morning at 8:00 a.m. (MDT).  If you'd like to Zoom in, let me know and I'll make the link available.  That portion of the meeting will last until 10:30 a.m.

Regards to all.  I trust you are all enjoying the great weather that fall provides in the West.
-dsc

From: Douglas Cram
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2022 3:37 PM
Subject: 2022 Annual WCC Meeting - Detailed Agenda and RSVP - October 17 - 20, 2022

Greetings WCC members,

Attached is our detailed agenda and RSVP for our annual meeting to be held in and around the Gila National Forest, NM on October 17-20, 2022.  We hope you can join us for an engaging few days with your fellow colleagues from across the western states as we share institutional ideas and experiences to strengthen our partnerships and individual programs.  Please contact me for more information and/or questions.

Hope to see you all soon.
Regards,
-dsc

From: Douglas Cram
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 12:50 AM
Subject: 2022 Annual WCC Meeting - Save the Date and Draft Agenda - Week of October 17th, 2022

Greetings WCC members and beyond,

It's been a few years since we've met in person (2019 AZ, 2018 WA, 2017 CO, 2016 UT).  I believe everybody was just too busy to break away in 2020 and 2021...  But now that we're less busy, let's meet in New Mexico this fall.  I've been in communication with a few of our veteran WCC leaders, but now it's time to spread the word, save the date, and continue to develop the agenda.

When: The week of October 17, 2022 (which is also National Forest Products Week).
Where: Southern New Mexico to include a field tour through the Gila National Forest.
Draft Agenda:
Monday 17th: Travel day - Fly to El Paso, drive to Las Cruces (we might be able to schedule a pick up), travel in 15-passenger van(s) to Silver City for evening social.
Tuesday 18th: WCC Annual Coordinating Meeting followed by Executive Board Meeting; tour local forest products industries; drive to Beaverhead (in the heart of the Gila) in the late afternoon.
Wednesday 19th: Continue field trip through Gila to see forest industry entrepreneurs and prescribed fire sites; complete loop back to Las Cruces (no back tracking required).
Thursday 20th: Departure travel day.

We'll be further developing the agenda in the months to come, especially as it relates to the sit-down meeting on Tuesday.  Any input you might have is welcome.

I'll also be sending out more information on travel and logistics as well as an RSVP link.

We hope to see you in New Mexico in the fall.  My apologies if I have left anybody off the list (I'm sure I did...like potential Extension colleagues in CA, MT, WY, and AK...).  If so, please let me know and we'll forward this information to them as well.  Thank you.

Below is a reminder of our WCC mission statement, objective, and expected outcomes.  We'll craft our NM meeting with these ideas in mind.

Thanks and regards,
-dsc

______________________________________________
Doug Cram
Extension Forest and Fire Specialist
New Mexico State University
575.646.8130

WCC Statement of Issues and Justification
Justification: Changing climate conditions have led to longer fire seasons, increased firefighting costs, more residential wildfire disasters, and an increase in forest mortality. Wildfire activity is only expected to intensify in the coming decades (Prichard et al 2014). The Western states have 233 million acres of forested lands, with approximately 66% of which are in the public domain while 34% are owned by non-governmental entities (source: National Association of State Foresters, www.stateforesters.org<http://www.stateforesters.org>.) These non-governmental stakeholders constitute a primary target for Extension educational programs in woodland and forest management and wildlife habitat enhancement, and other natural resource issues. Communities in and closely adjacent to forests are another important consumer of extension forestry information. There is a need across the West to develop coordinated extension forestry efforts on a multi-state basis to achieve both programmatic and administrative efficiency and to help meet the requirements of the Agricultural, Research, Extension and Education Reform Act (AREERA).
Currently, the Western states extension forestry programs vary widely in scope and depth. Numerous states have only one or very few agents or specialists predominantly dedicated to forestry, with only one state having 20 or more. The Western Coordination Committee (WCC) coordinates the wide diversity of resources committed to western extension forestry and related renewable natural resources.
WCC Objectives
1.      Share institutional ideas to strengthen regional partnerships 2. through annual open forums and shared experiences at annual WCC meetings and field tours.
2.      Identify existing successful state forestry Extension programs by closely observing national award programs such as the Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP) Award Program, and leverage their effectiveness through shared information in the practice of formal presentations at the annual WCC, which provides the forum for sharing knowledge and resources.
3.      Coordinate regional responses to funding opportunities, such as the USDA Forest Service Wood Innovation Grant program and Bureau of Land Management pinyon juniper management funding, to collaborate responses to emerging issues, including a) Seek extramural resources; and b) identify opportunities for multistate collaboration and integrated activities.
4.      Coordinate hazardous fuels reduction education strategies.
5.      Seek opportunities for shared scholarship as measured by an increased number of coauthored publications from the group..
6.      Develop and manage appropriate regional forestry programs and publications.
7.      Strengthen linkages with national efforts such as eXtension and EDEN as measured by an increased number of products such as webinars and publications distributed through these networks.
8.      Fortify the group through continued recruiting of new members.
WCC Expected Outcomes and Impacts
*        * Enhanced regional and sub-regional opportunities for increased integration.
*        * Greater regional awareness of common issues and trends.
*        * Development of innovations in program design and implementation.
*        * Deeper penetration into common clientele groups and new audiences.
*        * Increase effectiveness of relevant natural resource disciplines into program design and delivery.
*        * Improved effectiveness and accountability of existing programs.

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