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Living with Your Well & Septic System
OSU Extension Service will give a presentation designed for rural residents to learn the basics of groundwater used for drinking water and septic systems. Learn steps to protect the health of your family, neighbors and animals, your property investment, and the safety of groundwater resources.
May 15th, 2013 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Coburg Community Grange #53532663 E. Mill, Coburg, Oregon 97408
The class is free and open to the public. Class is limited to 40 participants. Please reserve your spot today by contacting Chrissy Lucas at 541-766-3556 or Chrissy.Lucas@oregonstate.edu
For a free nitrate screening of your drinking water, please bring 1/2 a cup of well water in a clean container.
Core Level Dairy Training Program - Preparing for Audits
May 15 - Preparing for Audits - Portland
Register BY April 30, 2013, to avoid late registration fees
Preparing for Audits – A session that allows beginning team members to become familiar with HACCP and quality program requirements for certification. The emphasis is on looking at your current program working with others from your plant compared to standard requirements. This session looks at why these items are important and what the rationale is for all the paperwork. We will also look at specific observations one should make while doing the monthly in-plant audits.
Location and registration information available at: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/foodsci/2013Core_reginfo.htm
Wheel-A-Thon 2013
This year’s Wheel-A-Thon aims to increase the community’s awareness of the challenges those in wheelchairs face on a daily basis, while also raising money for IMPACT (Individualized Movement and Physical Activity for Children Today) and MSEP (Multiple Sclerosis Exercise Program).
The event, hosted by the Pre-Therapy and Allied Health Club in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences, will be held from noon – 6 p.m. May 13 – 15 in the Memorial Union quad.
Activities will include a prize wheel, wheelchair drag race and wheelchair relay race on an obstacle course. A donation of $60 is recommended for each relay team of six to 10 people. Those wanting to watch, spin the prize wheel or participate in the drag race are also encouraged to donate. All proceeds will go toward the IMPACT and MSEP programs.
For details and registration visit Annual Wheel-A-Thon supports people with disabilities
For video of past year's event visit Oregon State 2011 Wheel-A-Thon
Pacific Northwest Agroforestry Working Group
This one day workshop is organized at the request of the USDA National Agroforestry Center as part of their strategic plan to foster the science, practice and application of agroforestry in the U.S. The USDA has asked us to investigate the creation of an Agroforestry Working Group in our region, similar to those that have been formed in other parts of the country. This meeting is intended to bring together potential agroforestry practicing agencies, cooperators and farmers from the Pacific Northwest (PNW) region, to learn from each other and hear who is doing what in relation to agroforestry education, reserach and outreach. We hope the workshop will energize the agroforestry community in the PNW and ignite interest to identify work to be done, roles to be played, and potential funding sources.
Oregon State University is hosting the meeting at the OSU North Willamette Research and Extension Center. Complimentary lunch and coffee will be provided for meeting participants.
Core Level Dairy Training Program - Preparing for Audits
May 14 - Preparing for Audits - Roseburg
Register BY April 30, 2013, to avoid late registration fees
Preparing for Audits – A session that allows beginning team members to become familiar with HACCP and quality program requirements for certification. The emphasis is on looking at your current program working with others from your plant compared to standard requirements. This session looks at why these items are important and what the rationale is for all the paperwork. We will also look at specific observations one should make while doing the monthly in-plant audits.
Location and registration information available at: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/foodsci/2013Core_reginfo.htm
Wheel-A-Thon 2013
This year’s Wheel-A-Thon aims to increase the community’s awareness of the challenges those in wheelchairs face on a daily basis, while also raising money for IMPACT (Individualized Movement and Physical Activity for Children Today) and MSEP (Multiple Sclerosis Exercise Program).
The event, hosted by the Pre-Therapy and Allied Health Club in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences, will be held from noon – 6 p.m. May 13 – 15 in the Memorial Union quad.
Activities will include a prize wheel, wheelchair drag race and wheelchair relay race on an obstacle course. A donation of $60 is recommended for each relay team of six to 10 people. Those wanting to watch, spin the prize wheel or participate in the drag race are also encouraged to donate. All proceeds will go toward the IMPACT and MSEP programs.
For details and registration visit Annual Wheel-A-Thon supports people with disabilities
For video of past year's event visit Oregon State 2011 Wheel-A-Thon
Making a difference
Recently, I came across a blog post by Daniel Green, who is the head of strategic media partnerships at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He coauthored this post with Mayur Patel, vice president of strategy and assessment at the Knight Foundation. I mention this because those two foundations have contributed $3.25 million in seed funding “…to advance a better understanding of audience engagement and media impact…”. They are undertaking an ambitious project to develop a rubric (of sorts) to determine “…how media influences the ways people think and act, and contributes to broader societal changes…”. Although it doesn’t specifically say, I include social media in the broad use of “media”. The blog post talks about broader agenda–that of informed and engaged communities. These foundations believe that an informed and engaged communities will strengthen “… democracy and civil society to helping address some of the world’s most challenging social problems.”
Or in other words, what difference is being made, which is something I wonder about all the time. (I’m an evaluator, after all, and I want to know what difference is made.)
Although there are strong media forces out there (NYTimes, NPR, BBC, the Guardian, among others), I wonder about the strength and effect of social media (FB, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs, among others). Anecdotally, I can tell you that social media is everywhere and IS changing the way people think and act. I watch my now 17 y/o who uses the IM feature on her social media to communicate with her friends, set up study dates, find out homework assignments, not the phone like I did. I watch my now 20 y/o multitask–talk to me on Skype and read and respond to her FB entry. She uses IM as much as her sister. I know that social media was instrumental in the Arab spring. I know that major institutions have social media connections (FB, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.). Social media is everywhere. And we have no good way to determine if it is making a difference and what that difference is.
For something so ubiquitous (social media), why is there no way to evaluate social media other than through the use of analytics? I’ve been asking that question since I first posted my query “Is this blog making a difference?” back in March 2012. Since I’ve been posting since December 2009, that gave me over 2 years from which to gather data. That is a luxury when it comes to programming, especially when many programs often are a few hours in duration and an evaluation is expected.
I hope that this project provides useful information for those of us who have come kicking and screaming to social media and have seen the light. Even though they are talking about the world of media, I’m hoping that they can come up with measures that address the social aspect of media. The technology provided IS useful; the question is what difference is it making?
TRY-Athlon signup due
Team signup due for Faculty Staff Fitness' “TRY” Athlon. The event is a competition between the colleges at OSU. Teams consist of 18 people composed of staff and students. It is a relay event where the team with the most laps wins. Prizes will be awarded. Signup forms are available at the Faculty Staff Fitness website and 123 Langton Hall
The TRY-Athlon will be held May 17th
Research Seminars
"Reducing the Health Impacts of Air Pollution: Measures, Models, and Policy" Perry Hystad, PhD. School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia. Dr. Hystad'ss research interests include environmental epidemiology, spatial exposure assessment, air pollution and interactions between social and environmental health determinants. An accomplished researcher, his doctoral thesis investigated the spatial epidemiology of lung cancer in Canada in relationship to air pollution and the social context of neighborhoods. This was one of the largest air pollution and lung cancer studied to date using a Canadian population case-control study. He has also conducted spatial exposure assessments and epidemiological analyses for other physical and social factors including radon, greenness, walkability, community belonging, and neighborhood deprivation.
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Informational Session
Please see press release for competition opening.
General information meetings to be held:
Thursday May 9
12-1 PM
Heckart Lodge 205
Tuesday May 21
3-4 PM
Heckart Lodge 205
Monday June 3
12-1 pm
Heckart Lodge 205
For more information, please contact LeAnn Adam, OSU Fulbright Program Adviser (leann.adam@oregonstate.edu) or visit our Fulbright information page.
Systematic Evidence Based Review Workshop
The workshop will explore guidance from a variety of fields that utilize and evidence-based approach, and will relate this to issues of high priority for natural resources regionally. It is designed for participants with no previous experience of systematic review, but who want to learn how a formalized evidence-based approach to resource management might improve their work. It will be of particular interest to anyone who has an interest in participating in a systematic review.
The workshop will also be an opportunity to begin discussions on how a "Collaboration for Natural Resources", modeled on those in other disciplines, might be developed. Collaboration would involve partner organizations and individuals with shared interest in using the best evidence to support policy - and decision-making for resources and people.
Workshop Instructor: Dr. Gilliam Petrokofsky, Associate Researcher, University of Oxford. Gillian's reserch focusses on the quality of evidence for science-policy dialogue and for constructing relevant research agendas.
https://conferences.bus.oregonstate.edu/Conference/seb-workshop/registration
Pine Dieback (Diplodia) Tour
We have noticed an increased amount of branch dieback in our ponderosa pines along the Grande Ronde and Wallowa Valley fringes, including an especially hard hit area along the Grande Ronde River near Troy. Symptoms are a few to numerous branches that have died throughout the tree crown. What is going on? Some of this damage is related to gall rust, but much of it is apparently due to a pine shoot blight disease, Diplodia.
This tour is open to anyone interested in learning more about this disease (as well as other diseases/insects as we find them) and its impact on tree growth and mortality. We will have serveral forest disease and insect specialists on the tour to discuss indentification, how the disease spreads, its impact on tree health and susceptibility to other damaging agents such as bark beetles. We'll also discuss possible management solutions.
Specilists on hand for the tour include, Brent Oblinger, forest pathologist, USDA Forest Service, Bend, OR; Dave Shaw, OSU Forest Health Specialist, Corvallis, OR; Rob Flowers, ODF Forest Entomologist, Salem, OR; Craig Schmidt, forest pathologist, USDA Forest Service, LaGrande, OR: and Lia Spiegel, forest entomologist, USDA Forest Service, LaGrande, OR.
For those travelling from LaGrande, we will be carpooling and leaving the Ag Service Center, 10507 N McAlister Rd. (across from Bronson Lumber in Island City) at 7:30 AM on May 9th.
Nutrition and Dietetics Club meeting
NDC Meeting Week 6: We will be having a panel of senior Dietetics students talk about their recent experiences with the Dietetic Internship application and selection process! This is a great chance to learn from your peers and get some great advice! Please come prepared with questions.
4-H Plant Science Fun Afterschool Program
Let’s Get Growing – Plant Science & Fun 4-H Afterschool Program
Come join the gardening fun for spring. Youth in grades 3-8 are invited to pre-register. Older teens are welcome to volunteer to assist with class. Classes will be held each Wednesday from April 17 to May 8, 2013 after school from 2:30-5:00 p.m. Each week we will do plant experiments, learn fun facts, and make garden crafts & projects.
The classroom is located at the Oregon State University Extension Service meeting room
2204 Fourth Street, Tillamook. The fee is $30 for 4-H members; additional enrollment fees for non-members.
Forms and information are available online at: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/tillamook/ or at the OSU Extension Service Tillamook Office, 2204 Fourth Street in Tillamook. For more information call (503) 842-3433.
Joy Jones
Tillamook County 4-H & Agriculture Faculty
Oregon State University Extension Service
2204 Fourth Street
Tillamook, OR 97141
503-842-3433 | joy.jones@oregonstate.edu
College of Public Health & Human Sciences - Lifelong health and well-being for every person, every family, every community
• Oregon State University Extension Service offers educational programs, activities, and materials without discrimination based on age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran’s status. Oregon State University Extension Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• El Servicio de Extensión (Extension Service) de Oregon State University ofrece programas educativos, actividades, y materiales sin discriminación basada sobre edad, color, incapacidades, identidad o expresión de identidad sexual, estado matrimonial, origen nacional, raza, religión, sexo, orientación sexual, o estado de veterano. El Servicio de Extensión de Oregon State University es una institución que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.
4-H Plant Science Fun Afterschool Program
Let’s Get Growing – Plant Science & Fun 4-H Afterschool Program
Come join the gardening fun for spring. Youth in grades 3-8 are invited to pre-register. Older teens are welcome to volunteer to assist with class. Classes will be held each Wednesday from April 17 to May 8, 2013 after school from 2:30-5:00 p.m. Each week we will do plant experiments, learn fun facts, and make garden crafts & projects.
The classroom is located at the Oregon State University Extension Service meeting room
2204 Fourth Street, Tillamook. The fee is $30 for 4-H members; additional enrollment fees for non-members.
Forms and information are available online at: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/tillamook/ or at the OSU Extension Service Tillamook Office, 2204 Fourth Street in Tillamook. For more information call (503) 842-3433.
Joy Jones
Tillamook County 4-H & Agriculture Faculty
Oregon State University Extension Service
2204 Fourth Street
Tillamook, OR 97141
503-842-3433 | joy.jones@oregonstate.edu
College of Public Health & Human Sciences - Lifelong health and well-being for every person, every family, every community
• Oregon State University Extension Service offers educational programs, activities, and materials without discrimination based on age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran’s status. Oregon State University Extension Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• El Servicio de Extensión (Extension Service) de Oregon State University ofrece programas educativos, actividades, y materiales sin discriminación basada sobre edad, color, incapacidades, identidad o expresión de identidad sexual, estado matrimonial, origen nacional, raza, religión, sexo, orientación sexual, o estado de veterano. El Servicio de Extensión de Oregon State University es una institución que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.
Let's Get Growing - Plant Science & Fun 4-H Afterschool Program
Come join the gardening fun for spring! Youth in grades 3-8 are invited to register for this 4-week afterschool program where each week we will do plant experiments, learn fun facts, and make garden crafts & projects. Older teens are welcome to volunteer to assist with class. Classes will be held each Wednesday from April 17 to May 8, 2013 after school from 2:30-5:00 p.m. (from 2:30-3:00 we will do snacks and game; class will start at 3:00 p.m.). The classroom is located at the Oregon State University Extension Service meeting room 2204 Fourth Street, Tillamook. The fee is $30 for 4-H members; additional enrollment fees for non-members.
Flyer / Registration Forms and information are available at the OSU Extension Service Tillamook Office, 2204 Fourth Street in Tillamook. For more information call (503) 842-3433.
Stressed and Dying Conifers: Another year for “Valley Crud”
The phone has been ringing off the hook lately with calls from people describing sick and dying Douglas-fir and other conifer trees. The trees are of a wide range of ages and in many environments and settings, although most calls have been coming from within the valley margin and have to do with young trees.
So far, the answer is generally: “It is drought stress”. Huh, in May? Well it has been a dry winter and spring, … but that is not the issue.
My best explanation is that we had a pretty hard end of summer last year. Remember that? NO rain until mid-October then, Boom, it was winter. By then, many trees had started running out of water, killing tops or branches, and leaving leaders and branches susceptible to attack by various opportunistic pests.
We started seeing a few classic signs of drought stress (tops dying and branches “flaring out”) at the very end of the season last year, but late enough that many did not have time to show up before the weather turned. Injuries had occurred, so it was just a matter of time before they expressed themselves, which is happening now. The recent hot weather seems to have made it more sudden and dramatic.
This happens from time to time. Here are two good articles a few years back by the ODF Forest Health team explaining Dead tops and Branches (with Good pictures), and about Drought and Mortality.
It is important to keep in mind that the Willamette Valley can be a challenging climate for trees. Many of our soils in the valley are poorly drained, which is hard on most of our conifers, and other soils are fairly shallow and cannot hold much water. Also our summers are hotter and drier than in the mountains. Heat and drought stress can kill trees outright, or more often just put the trees under stress, which can then lead to pest problems (as explained in the two publications above). From what I am seeing and hearing, the major cause of the problem now seems to be drought stress. Insect or diseases which able to take advantage of a stressed tree’s condition may sometimes be involved, but they are generally not the cause of the problems.
Finally, weather can be more stressful when trees are overcrowded, so thinning stands to keep trees vigorous with adequate growing space may be helpful in the long term. Right now, we just have to wait it out, and hope we get some serious rain this year, or we will see this problem intensify.
We all better get out there and wash the car…..
Brad Withrow-Robinson
Healthcare Services Group - Interviewing
Representatives from Healthcare Services Group will be on campus to conduct interviews in Career Services, All Major. Application deadline 4/23/2013
For full details and to apply, log in to your Beaver JobNet account https://oregonstate-csm.symplicity.com/students, click on “Employers,” and enter the company name in the keyword search. Once you find the correct employer, click on the
tab titled, “Available Positions” to find out more information and apply.
“Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made to OSU Career Services: 541-737-4085. Career Services Oregon State University | B008 Kerr Administration Building | Corvallis,
OR 97331-2127”
Marion County Master Gardener Plant & Yard Sale
26th Annual Plant and yard sale features an outstanding variety of Annuals, Perennials, Vegetables, Herbs, Trees & Shrubs, Fuchsias & Tropicals, and Beneficials (including Natives and Pollinator Attracters), PLUS a fabulous Yard Sale with tons of garden related and household treasures!
Friday May 3, 4-7
Saturday May4, 9-5
Sunday May 5, 11-4
Inspired
Inspiration matters! That's why we're learning from each others ideas and the people who inspire our work. Inspired is just 30 minutes, a few speakers and some thoughts to carry with you. Everyone in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences - students, staff and faculty - is welcome.
What inspires your work? You provide the story, we'll provide the coffee.
Inspired takes place on the First Friday of each month and is hosted by the Hallie for Center for Healthy Children and Families.
