PULLMAN, Wash. – Don Meehan, who has been director of Washington State University Island County Extension for 26 years, has been named to the new statewide position of director of the WSU Extension Natural Resources Stewardship Program. Meehan will officially assume his new role on Oct. 1, according to Linda Kirk Fox, associate vice president […]
Following a meeting in Fairbanks, Pam and I travelled to Anchorage, Alaska to meet with Cougar alumni and give them an update on the College. The alumni event was hosted by Leo and Jeanne Bustad. Leo is the son of Leo K. Bustad, dean emeritus of the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine.
EVERETT, Wash. — Snohomish County is rich with natural resources: diverse forests, wild rivers, tranquil streams, and abundant fish and wildlife. An upcoming Washington State University Snohomish County Extension field day offers kids and parents a chance to learn about the natural wonders all around and about exploring, enjoying, and protecting these treasures for future […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Fran Pierce, director of Washington State University’s Center for Precision Agricultural Systems and a professor in the crop and soil sciences department, has been elected 2009 president-elect of the American Society of Agronomy. He will take office as association president in 2010. The American Society of Agronomy is a prominent international scientific […]
CHELAN, Wash. – Washington State University Extension and the state Department of Natural Resources Small Forest Landowner Office have teamed up to offer two sets of workshops around the state for small forest landowners. The first round of meetings will focus on educating the forestry community on DNR’s new program allowing applications for long-term forest […]
EVERETT, Wash. — Washington State University Extension and the Washington Department of Natural Resources Forest Stewardship Program are once again offering a popular coached planning forest stewardship course. It’s called “coached planning” because much of the training focuses on coaching participants as they develop their own personalized stewardship plan for their forestland. For many, the […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Pete W. Jacoby, Jr., associate dean for outreach in the Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) and agriculture program director for WSU Extension, is one of the newest members of the Washington State Conservation Commission. The Washington State Conservation Commission assists and guides conservation districts as […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Managing change through consensus is the subject of a two-day WSU Extension workshop scheduled Dec. 6-7 at the Ellensburg Inn, Ellensburg. The training will focus on natural resource issues. Participants will experience activities designed to build capacity in developing consensus and collaborative decision-making, according to instructor, Don Nelson, WSU Extension beef specialist. […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Wildfire notwithstanding, livestock have to eat, and Dave Bragg, director of the Washington State University Extension office in Garfield County, is helping coordinate efforts to get hay for cattle displaced by the School Fire about 15 miles south of Pomeroy. Some 2000 head have been moved to the east side of the […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University is strengthening its Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources with appointment of its first full-time director. Appointment of Christopher Feise was announced today by James Zuiches, dean of the WSU College of Agriculture and Home Economics. Feise has been acting director since the retirement of Phil Crawford in […]