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- New University-grower-winemaker partnership seeks to advance w88 online live casino wine industry
- Living with fire begins w88 online live casino classroom
- High-risk teams to address domestic violence in w88 online live casino
- Rafter 7: The University's unique sheep breed
- University's logging sports team cuts its way to victory
- w88 online live casino professor honored by International Society for Range Management
- In memoriam
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New University-grower-winemaker partnership seeks to advance w88 online live casino wine industry
University partners with growers and winemakers to continue w88 online live casino and support educational activities
Red wine grapes grow at the w88 online live casino Center & Demonstration Orchard in North Las Vegas. Photo by Louise Ruskamp.
The w88 online live casino, and its Experiment Station and Extension units, has been conducting research on growing grapes in w88 online live casino for more than 25 years. Now, a new, more formal partnership has been formed to advance and promote the industry locally.
The Northern w88 online live casino Demonstration Vineyard & Winemaking Network aims to build on practical experience w88 online live casino region, as well as draw on viticulture expertise from around the Western U.S. Partners include the w88 online live casino, its Experiment Station and Desert Farming Initiative, and the w88 online live casino Grape Growers & Winemakers.
Partnership goals include demonstrating state-of-the-art commercial wine grape production and providing practical guidance and educational opportunities. Collaborations and w88 online live casino are already underway.
Making University wines
This fall, the Experiment Station supplied initial funding to support the making of a University riesling wine with Lenox Vineyards and w88 online live casino Sunset Winery.
The new partnership held a wine-blending event Feb. 16 at the winery. Eight teams competed to produce the best red wine blend. A panel of judges blind tasted and declared the winning combination. The wine will be bottled soon, and served this year at University events.
Planting new vines
The Desert Farming Initiative and w88 online live casino Grape Growers & Winemakers selected a riesling varietal, and the Experiment Station has purchased grapevines to develop a network of demonstration vineyards w88 online live casino area. Some vines will be planted at the University&w88 online live casino;s Valley Road Field Lab.
Additionally, some local private vineyard owners are interested in planting some of the vines on their properties.
Building on the past
The University planted its first experimental vineyards at the Valley Road Field Lab in Reno in 1995.
In 2005, the first grapevines were planted at the w88 online live casino Center & Demonstration Orchard in North Las Vegas, a collaborative facility of Extension and UNLV. The Orchard has over 200 vines and 24 varieties, most being wine grapes. Last season, it sold over a ton and a half of grapes to wineries, bakers and home winemakers.
Partnering with businesses to advance w88 online live casino’s industries
“Our College is absolutely committed to partnering with businesses in this state to promote the growth of industries with potential for our state. There seems to be a real synergy right now with growers, producers and others w88 online live casino community, that the time is right to enter into a more formal agreement to bring the University’s resources and research capabilities to help advance this industry.” –Dean Bill Payne
Living with fire begins w88 online live casino classroom
Living With Fire developing new wildfire education curriculum in northern w88 online live casino high school
Extension&w88 online live casino;s Living With Fire Program piloted a new wildfire curriculum at Carson City High School this past fall. Pictured, the Waterfall Fire, which burned 8,700 acres and destroyed 18 homes, burns near Carson City in 2004.
Extension’s Living With Fire Program has developed and piloted a curriculum for use in northern w88 online live casino high school science classes to educate w88 online live casino about wildfire science, preparedness and career opportunities.
The curriculum was developed with stakeholders and educators across the state, including teachers, fire professionals, scientists and tribal organizations. It includes training and materials for teachers to incorporate wildfire education in their biology, earth, environmental and agricultural science classes. The materials will teach high school w88 online live casino how to prepare for and prevent wildfire, while meeting w88 online live casino educational needs and standards.
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The materials and trainings for educators will be available free of charge starting this summer.
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“Wildfire is an essential part of healthy ecosystems in northern w88 online live casino, but it is becoming more frequent and severe, threatening both ecosystems and people. It is essential that we educate future generations about how wildfire works and what we all can do to live more safely with wildfire in our state.” - Special Projects Manager Spencer Eusden
High-risk teams to address domestic violence in w88 online live casino
Extension awarded grant to support victims of domestic violence in Elko and Clark Counties
Extension domestic violence high-risk teams will work with local law enforcement and other agencies to provide resources to domestic violence victims.
Victims of domestic violence at high risk of fatality in Elko and Clark Counties are getting more comprehensive assistance to keep them safe and set them on a path to a secure, self-sufficient life, thanks to Extension's new Domestic Violence High Risk Team Program.
The program, with funding from the w88 online live casino Attorney General's Office and in collaboration with the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, will assemble teams to follow up with domestic violence victims after initial contact with law enforcement to provide them with resources and support. Led by Assistant Professor Pamela Payne, the team's immediate goal is to assist on calls with the highest risks for the victims.
Assistance in Elko County
Brenda Brace, team coordinator in Elko County, is working to identify what is needed most in rural communities. Her goal is to work with law enforcement, counselors and doctors to follow up with victims, and on training and resources for prosecutors and officers.
She said, "We want people w88 online live casino community met with open arms and to know that they’re not alone."
Resources in Clark County
Tricia Braxton Perry and Clair Thomas, team coordinators in Clark County, are working to bring together systems w88 online live casino police department that address domestic violence with other resources, such as SafeNest.
They will focus on North Las Vegas, since it was recommended by community partners for its rate of domestic violence activity and its receptivity to the team.
In w88 online live casino, there is one domestic violence offense every 17 minutes and 18 seconds, and rates have increased during the pandemic. Extension has been working to address this issue since 2004.
Bringing agencies together to save lives
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Rafter 7: The University's unique sheep breed
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The w88 online live casino's Rafter 7 sheep were bred to thrive in challenging high-desert environments and to produce very soft wool.
Laura Zander knows wool. For 20 years her company— Jimmy Beans Wool— has shipped to customers all over the country and beyond from her Reno headquarters.
All kinds and colors of wool, but the skeins she&w88 online live casino;s excited about are something new and special. They also represent the results of decades of development by University scientists and a public-private partnership with the w88 online live casino.
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It all starts with a herd of sheep that spend their days grazing at the w88 casino agricultural research and Extension center begins operations. They are unique, a breed developed by a University geneticist decades ago, once sold, but now reacquired by the w88 online live casino.
They were bred to thrive w88 online live casino challenging high-desert environment and to produce very soft wool, and they do both very well. If they can thrive here, they can do well in other parts of the world with dry, difficult environments where sheep are an important resource.
Adapting to the drylands of the Earth
“The sheep are particularly well adapted to high, rocky, highland conditions. I see this as having a key role in what I call the drylands of the Earth, where they suffer from many of the same challenges that we do.” - Dean Bill Payne
University's logging sports team cuts its way to victory
w88 online live casino Loggers win big at largest forest conference and exhibition in the West
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Despite being one of the smallest competing teams, the University’s logging sports team,w88 online live casino Loggers, won big at the 73rdannual Sierra-Cascade Logging Conference's Logging Sports Exhibition, held Feb. 10-12 in Anderson, California.
Chuck Lewis, anIn our master's or doctoral program, you canmaster's student w88 online live casino College, took first place w88 online live casino men’s stock chainsaw event. He was the fastest at sawing through a 15-inch-diameter log. Lewis also placed w88 online live casino qualifier choker-set race, in which large steel cables used for log retrieval are carried through a timed obstacle course and tied onto a log at the end.
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Developing expertise in forest science
By participating w88 online live casino exhibition, the team showcased their passion for forestry, deepened their knowledge of forest science, connected with industry experts, and carried on the legacy and skills of America's lumberjacks, while earning recognition for their expertise.
w88 online live casino professor honored by International Society for Range Management
Tamzen Stringham first woman to receive the Sustained Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Tamzen Stringham is the first woman to be awarded the Sustained Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society for Range Management. Photo by Robert Moore.
Tamzen K. Stringham, a rangeland and riparian ecologist w88 online live casino College, received the Sustained Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Range Management last month at the society’s annual meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Sustained Lifetime Achievement Award is presented by the Society to members for long-term contributions to the art and science of range management and to the Society for Range Management. Stringham, a researcher and professor, is the first female to be honored with this award.
Since arriving at the University in 2008, Stringham has been doing world-class w88 online live casino, mentoring and educating graduate and undergraduate students, and doing Extension work across the state. Her w88 online live casino has focused on state and transition ecology, watershed management, and fire ecology. Throughout her career, she has garnered over .5 million in w88 online live casino funding.
Stringham has been a member of the Society for Range Management for 29 years, and has served on multiple committees and as a reviewer for the Journal of Rangeland Ecology and Management. Stringham has also been a strong proponent of rangeland management and ecology in her interactions with a number of allied organizations.
Leading the way for young women in science
“I am honored to be the first woman, w88 online live casino 75-year history of the Society for Range Management, to receive the Sustained Lifetime Achievement Award. I guess it takes perseverance and graciousness to crack the glass ceiling, but it has been worth it for every young woman following in my footsteps.” –Professor Tamzen Stringham
In memoriam
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Hudson Arlyn Glimp passed away Feb. 4, 2022, after retiring from the University as an E.L. Wiegand Professor Emeritus of Animal Biotechnology. Hudson was deeply committed to improving the lives of farmers and ranchers everywhere. Over his nearly 20-year career, he served as Extension&w88 online live casino;s sheep specialist and as director of the Experiment Station&w88 online live casino;s Rafter 7 Ranch. He helped develop the world-renowned Rafter 7 breed of sheep, and advanced understanding of multi-species grazing systems and arid rangeland management.
William “Bill” Orel Champney passed away Feb. 24, 2022. He was a professor in agricultural economics in our College for almost 30 years, retiring in 1995. He is remembered not only for his academic contributions, but also for his generosity and as a friend of w88 online live casino agriculture. In recognition of this, the College’s Friends & Alumni Chapter honored Bill in 2008 with its Lifetime Achievement Award.
Craig Wendell Bohmont passed away Dec. 23, 2020, after a long and storied career as a biochemist w88 online live casino mining, food and health care industries, including as a scientist with VA Medical Centers. Son of College Dean Emeritus Dale Bohmont, Craig graduated from the College with a master’s degree in biochemistry, published several papers with professors w88 online live casino College, and donated funds to provide College students and researchers well-maintained biochemistry equipment.
Donald A. Klebenow passed away Dec. 31, 2021, after a long, distinguished career at the University, retiring as Professor Emeritus of Wildlife. Some current Extension faculty enjoyed learning from Don, and he earned many awards related to our College’s work, including the w88 online live casino Wildlife Federation Wildlife Conservationist of the Year, the James D. Yoakum Award for Outstanding Service and Commitment to the Wildlife Society, and the U.S. Forest Service Partnership Award for the Jarbidge Elk Habitat Foundation.
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