The Greening of Extension - Family & Youth Annual Professional Development Conference
January 14, 2009 - Meredith, NH

UNH is one of the most "green" campuses in the country.  Each one of us has the opportunity to help make a difference and support efforts to ensure a positive future for the environment.  This professional development day focused on how we can each make a difference in our personal and professional lives.

The following are the presentations made at the conference:

• Denise Blaha, Energy Answers UNH Cooperative Extension and The New Hampshire Carbon Challenge - "Reducing Your Carbon Footprint"
• Dr. Joanne Burke, UNH Dept. of Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences - "Do You Want Something to Eat?"
• Benjamin P. Brickett, Blue Water Concepts - "From Junk to Juice: Building Backyard Windmills"
• John Corrigan, Safe Routes to School Program, NH Dept. of Transportation and Nic Coates, Public Outreach Director for the Program for Alternative Transportation and Health (PATH), Central NH Regional Planning Commission - "Safe Routes to School"
• Becky Grube, Extension Associate Professor/Specialist, Sustainable Horticulture Production - "Organic Gardening at Home"
• Julia Peters, Extension Professor/Specialist, Water Resources - "Better Backyard, Better Bay "

Other Links:

• "Running the Numbers" - located in the Winter 2008 issue of WELL newsletter