UNH Cooperative Extension recently received the following grants and awards:

Matt Tarr, Extension Specialist, Wildlife, received $14,245 from the NH Charitable Foundation for the "Critical Habitats Outreach" project.

Mike Koski, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, also received a grant from the NH Charitable Foundation for $4,845 for the 4-H Community Garden at Alvirne High School.

Darrel Covell, Program Leader, Forestry & Wildlife, received $135,389 for the 2008 Forest Stewardship/Forest Resource Management/Conservation program and 2009 Urban and Community Forestry program from the NH Dept. of Resources & Economic Development (DRED,) Division of Forests and Lands. Covell also received $19,665 from the USDA Forest Service for the 2008 Urban and Community Forestry program.

George Hamilton, Extension Educator, Agricultural Resources, received several individual grants of $4,987 each from the NH Dept. of Agriculture for 2009 monitoring efforts in Hillsborough County; they include monitoring efforts for oriental fruit moths, European corn borers, corn earworms, fall armyworms, squash vine borers and for comparing sex pheromone lures for Dogwood borers.

Julia Peterson, Extension Specialist, Water Resources, received $25,000 from NOAA for the Coastal Communities project.

Juli Brussell, Program Leader, Agricultural Resources, received several individual grants from the NH Dept. of Agriculture for teaching IPM concepts to farmers to minimize pesticide risks; $4,362 in Belknap and Merrimack Counties, $3,632 for Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties, $3,858 for Carroll and Strafford Counties, $3,828 for Cheshire and Sullivan Counties, and $3,927 for Grafton County.