Volunteers helping bring healthy fruits and vegetables to their coastal Washington communities through Clallam County Extension were highlighted in a recent story in the Peninsula Daily News. Sharah Truett, volunteer Gleaning Coordinator with Clallam Extension, wrote the story featuring twin sisters Dianna Sarto and Deborah Harrison, who glean fruits and vegetables through Extension. Gleaning refers […]
Honored for more than 30 years of service to the people and forests of Washington, emeritus Washington State University Extension Forester Don Hanley is the newest Forester of the Year. Chosen by the Washington State Society of American Foresters this spring, Hanley is an educator and guide to forest owners, professionals and residents, helping Washingtonians […]
Each week, we showcase one of our CAHNRS Ambassadors, a student leadership organization that encourages students to pursue higher education and serves as a liaison between the college and the greater community. This week, we’re featuring Rachel DeMiero, a senior from Shelton, Wash. What are you studying? I’m majoring in Human Development. Favorite Show/Movie: Gilmore Girls Favorite Cougar Tradition: One of […]
WSU Extension scientists work with Northwest growers, gardeners, and communities, sharing discoveries that protect tree fruit crops, build community consensus, and garden successfully and sustainably. Extension faculty are also authors, who every month share the results of their work through peer-reviewed online publications. Newly published WSU Extension guides include: Timeless Traditions: Conducting Council Circles in a […]
Each week, we showcase one of our CAHNRS Ambassadors, a student leadership organization that encourages students to pursue higher education and serves as a liaison between the college and the greater community. This week, we’re featuring Sullivan Nevada, a junior from Bristow, Virginia. What are you studying? I’m majoring in Food Science. Favorite Show/Movie: Bones Favorite Cougar Tradition: My favorite Cougar […]
Strengthening seeds and crops against devastating diseases to help local farmers achieve food security, work by an international team of scientists is bearing fruit in Nepal. For more than five years, Naidu Rayapati, WSU plant pathologist, IAREC director and CAHNRS assistant dean at WSU Tri-Cities, has partnered with scientists at Virginia Tech’s IPM Innovation Lab, funded by USAID’s […]
By Sarah Appel, CAHNRS Academic Programs Three years ago, Macy Hagler watched her older sister Jenica receive the Aggie of the Year award at the 2016 CAHNRS Honors. She realized that this award truly encompassed what it meant to be a dedicated CAHNRS Coug. “It encouraged me to strive for the best in my coursework […]
By Sarah Appel, CAHNRS Academic Programs When Ashley Wright came to WSU, she brought a determination to use her passion for clothing and design to make a real change in the clothing industry. That commitment led to Ashley receiving the 2019 Family and Consumer Scientist of the Year award at this year’s CAHNRS Honors, an award that […]
More than 45 Apparel, Merchandising, Textiles & Design students at Washington State University teamed up to solve design challenges in the Spring 2019 Adobe Creative Jam, held March 28 at Pullman. AMDT had the largest representation of any WSU department at Creative Jam, a three-hour competition sponsored by Adobe in which students work together on […]
Find the latest discoveries by WSU Extension specialists working to protect our homes, orchards, and farms against destructive weeds, diseases, and insect pests, in a quarterly newsletter from Extension’s Integrated Pest Management team. Doug Walsh, professor of entomology and Washington State Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Coordinator, and Sally O’Neal, Senior Research and Extension Communication Specialist, […]
