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Forest and Rangeland Systems Program Team to meet May 1-2

The Forest and Rangeland Systems Program Team will meet May 1, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and May 2, 8 a.m. to noon, at the ANR building at 2801 Second Street in Davis.

At the meeting, program team participants will give input on UC Cooperative Extension specialist and advisor positions to propose for priority needs. The 2014 call for positions closes May 19.

John Harper, the new leader of the Sustainable Natural Ecosystems Strategic Initiative, will discuss future plans for the initiative. Doug Parker, director of the California Institute for Water Resources and the water initiative leader, will give an update on drought issues and UC's role. Bill Tietje, UCCE specialist in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley and based in San Luis Obispo County, will give a presentation on oaks and drought.

A brief agenda for the Forest and Rangeland Systems Program Team meeting is posted at http://ucanr.edu/sites/programteams/May_1-2_2014_Forest_and_Rangeland_Systems.  

Travel will be covered for ANR employees and affiliates. To register, visit http://ucanr.edu/sites/programteams/May_1-2_2014_Forest_and_Rangeland_Systems/Registration_771. 

Individual workgroup meetings are planned for the morning of May 2. Workgroups chairs or other program team leaders who are interested in holding meetings should complete a short form to request space. https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=7922.

For more information, contact ANR Program Support Unit at anrprogramsupport@ucanr.edu.

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AFRI grants program adds CARE section

Colleagues,

You may have seen the FY 2014 USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative request for grant applications. I would like to point out that the call offers a new section this year called "Critical Agricultural Research and Extension (CARE)." 

The FY 2014 AFRI Foundational Initiative request for applications is at http://www.nifa.usda.gov/fo/foundationalprogramafri.cfm. This page includes links to the request for applications, the NIFA Grants.gov Application Guide, the application package and abstracts of funded projects.

Doug Parker
Director of California Institute for Water Resources and Leader of Water Quality, Quantity and Security Strategic Initiative

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Strategic Initiative leaders encourage you to attend the 2013 ANR Statewide Conference

Dear Colleagues,

As the Strategic Initiative leaders, we encourage you to attend the 2013 ANR Statewide Conference, which serves as the Initiative meetings for this year. We're excited about this opportunity to convene all of the Initiatives and promote cross-initiative discussions and partnerships. 

Join your colleagues for three days of lively discussions about ANR’s role in identifying and addressing challenges in agriculture and in natural and human resources with an eye to how our Strategic Vision, through the Initiatives, shapes this important work. Take a look at the science sessions, which have been updated on the agenda.

Many program teams and workgroups will be meeting during the conference as well. Please contact the Program Support Unit soon if you wish to reserve space during the conference for your group to meet.

If you have not already signed up, registration remains open at 2013 ANR Statewide Conference. The special room rate at the conference hotel expires this Friday, March 8, so don't delay in making your reservations. 

We hope to see you in Ontario!

Sincerely,

Doug Parker
Chair, Strategic Initiative Leaders

 

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Reminder: Rate water topics by July 27

The Water Strategic Initiative panel seeks your input for planning its conference on Nov. 14–15 at UC Davis.

Please complete a short survey to let the planning committee know which topics you think are most important to address at the water conference. The survey asks you to rate a list of six topics based on the importance for inclusion at the conference and to suggest other issues you think should be covered. The survey will be available until 5 p.m. on July 27.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Doug Parker, Water Strategic Initiative leader, at (510) 987-0036 or contact the ANR Program Support Unit at (530) 752-1581. A list of the initiative’s panel members is at http://ucanr.edu/sites/water. 

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Water initiative advisory panel appointed

The advisory panel for the water strategic initiative has been appointed, announced Doug Parker, initiative leader and director of the California Institute for Water Resources.

Members of the water panel are

Rob Atwill, professor and CE specialist, Veterinary Medicine Extension, director of the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security, UC Davis

Allan Fulton, irrigation and water resources advisor, Tehama, Colusa, Glenn and Shasta counties

Jay Gan, professor of environmental science, UC Riverside

Thomas Harter, CE groundwater specialist and Robert M. Hagan Chair for Water Management and Policy, UC Davis

Darren Haver, water resources/water quality advisor for Orange County and South Coast Research and Extension Center director, Irvine

Richard Howitt, professor of agricultural and resource economics, UC Davis

Céline Pallud, assistant professor of soil biogeophysics, UC Berkeley

Larry Schwankl, CE irrigation specialist, Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center

Ken Tate, CE rangeland watershed specialist and Russell L. Rustici Endowed Chair in Rangeland Watershed Science, UC Davis.

Lisa Thompson, associate CE fisheries specialist and director of the Center for Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture, UC Davis

The advisory panels work with the initiative leaders to develop a five-year plan of action for implementing each strategic initiative. If you have suggestions for shaping the plan of action for any of the strategic initiatives, share them with the appropriate initiative leader or panel members.

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