Extension Update: February 2012 Archives

New grants awarded to UNH Cooperative Extension include the following:

Extension Specialist Debbie Luppold and Extension Educator Robin Peters, $1,000,180 for continuation of the Nutrition Connections program for 2012, through the N.H. Dept. of Health and Human Services. This is money Extension uses to reach low income families and youth in Nutrition Connections. It specifically targets work with SNAP (food stamp) adults and youth.

Extension Specialist Karen Bennett, $8,500 from the N.H. Dept. of Agriculture for the Asian Longhorned Beetle public outreach and detection campaign. The campaign includes hosting the Asian Longhorned Beetle website, and distribution of informational material at public events and through Extension workshops.

Extension Specialist Amanda Stone, $15,000 from the N.H. Association of Conservation Districts in support of the Saving Special Places annual conference.

Paul Bonaparte-Krogh, UNH Cooperative Extension specialist, volunteer management is the 2012 eXtension Fellow.

Paul will study how volunteers can contribute to, and enhance, Extension programs by using various eXtension tools. As part of the fellowship, he also will look at Extension programs in a number of areas and then guide and train volunteers on eXtension tools of special interest and use to them.

He will be using pre- and post-assessments to determine the effects of the programs in which they volunteer.

Congratulations Paul!