UCCE Highlights
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Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
The USDA-funded Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties has helped improve the lives of families in our community for the past two years!
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Forestry Institute for Teachers
For the last 20 years, the Forestry Institute for Teachers (FIT) has provided K-12 teachers with knowledge, skills, and tools to effectively teach their students about forest ecology and forest resource management practices.
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Fire Field Tours
In California's rural northwest, fire is a very real threat. However, it has also been an extremely useful and effective resource management tool. In order to further educate people about the benefits of controlled burns, fire field tours give them a chance to see the effects of controlled fire on the landscape.
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Oak Woodland Research Continues
Yana Valachovic and Lenya Quinn-Davidson are currently leading a large, multi-county research project focused on conifer encroachment in deciduous oak woodlands.
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Investigating Bovine Respiratory Disease
UCCE scientists across the state have expressed a keen interest in assessing the prevalence of Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) in young calves and identifying management practices that may lead to increased risk of infection.
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Stream Monitoring Detects New Sudden Oak Death Sites
Three new stream sites in Humboldt County tested positive for Phytophthora ramorum (the pathogen that causes sudden oak death) during the 2014 stream monitoring efforts.
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Junior Giants and EFNEP Go to Bat for Healthy Living
The UC Cooperative Extension's Expanded Food and Nutrition Program (EFNEP) recently partnered with Humboldt County's Junior Giants to spread a little bit of healthy living while having fun in the process!
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Ties to the Land: Succession Planning
Succession is one of the greatest challenges any ranching or farming family will face in their lifetimes, and the Ties to the Land workshop aims to assist families in preparing for that inevitable passing of the torch.
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Sudden Oak Death Discovered in Redwood National Park
A sudden oak death infestation in Redwood National Park was uncovered on a joint scouting trip by UCCE and park personnel in summer 2014.
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Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program
The Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program (FRTEP) is a USDA grant program created to address a long-standing need among the tribes for equal access to Extension programs, with a focus on youth and production agriculture. In 2014, the staff included Andrea Lanctot, Kailie Pena, and Deborah Giraud.
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Fire Education and Outreach
UCCE is the northern hub of the California Fire Science Consortium, which provides a number of fire science resources to managers and landowners throughout the region. With the Pacific coast drought still a source of concern for many people, sound fire science is more important than ever to ensure a healthy forest ecosystem while preventing catastrophic wildfires.
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Livestock Workshops
2014 was a busy and productive year for the UCCE's new livestock program, which helped organize and run several different agriculture-related workshops to assist local farmers and ranchers.
