Designing sustainable landscapes across urban-rural interfaces
Are you drowning with questions about agricultural water? Join us for our water webinar on March 30!
Topics include compliance dates, new assessment tools, and harvest/post-harvest water.
Speakers:
Indu Upadhyaya, Food Safety Extension Specialist
Diane Wright Hirsch, Emeritus Faculty Food Safety
Click/tap here or on the flyer above to register!
The application deadline for our summer internships has been extended to March 26th.
Get paid while learning and working in a career-oriented role. We offer internships in the following disciplines:
Click here to view internship descriptions.
Most of these roles are for an average 18-20 hours per week over the 10 week summer period with some requiring a bit of weekend and/or evening hours, although these circumstances vary by position. Some of these positions for employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to intern with us this summer!
Our 2022 Highlights of Extension report shows how UConn Extension continues innovating to meet audiences and partners around the issues identified in the strategic initiatives set forth by the UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources.
Youth programs, water quality, and geospatial education are all part of the sustainable landscapes and climate portfolios and featured throughout this issue. In agriculture, we continue partnering with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, innovating aquaculture production in the state, and serving new and beginning farmers.
The work of our financial literacy program is needed now more than ever and aligns with our other health programming. All programs center diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, and this work is ongoing. UConn Extension educators and volunteers continue to improve the lives of residents in all 169 cities and towns. Extension is steadfast in our commitment and will continue evolving alongside those we serve.
We invite you to explore the progress made over the past year and join us in future programs.
Read our report online at s.uconn.edu/highlights
Long Island Sound water quality, salt marsh and public beach characteristics will be examined by marine and social scientists in nine research projects awarded funding by the Connecticut and New York Sea Grant programs (CTSG and NYSG respectively) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Island Sound Study (LISS) Research Grant Program.
These new projects, which seek information that can be used to improve the conditions of the estuary for humans and wildlife, are being supported by $4.2 million in federal funds. That will be supplemented with matching funds of $2.1 million, for a total research package of more than $6.3 million.
The projects will be conducted over two years beginning this spring. The results will build on the substantial body of research funded through the LISS Research Grant Program administered by CTSG and NYSG since 2008 which has contributed to improved understanding and management of this nationally recognized estuary. Cumulatively, this represents the largest research investment in the Sound, which has been designated an estuary of national significance and one of the most valuable natural resources for both states.
Click here to learn more about the projects.
UConn Undergraduate Students: Apply for one of our summer internships. We have 18 opportunities available throughout the state. Learn more and apply at https://s.uconn.edu/interns
Get paid and gain valuable in-the-field experience in your chosen discipline at an in-state Extension office location.
Learn where Extension offices are located across the state here so you can apply to an internship that is close to where you will be living this summer.
Get paid while learning and working in a career-oriented role. Most of these roles are for an average 18-20 hours per week over the 10 week summer period with some requiring a bit of weekend and/or evening hours, although these circumstances vary by position. Some of these positions for employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check.
UConn Extension is the premiere public engagement program at the University of Connecticut. Extension has eight offices in strategic locations statewide as well as the Sea Grant office at the Avery Point campus and the administrative office on the Storrs campus. Extension programs cover the full spectrum of topics related to food, health and sustainability. Programs delivered by Extension reach individuals, communities, and businesses in each of the 169 municipalities across the state. Extension has approximately 100 faculty and staff in the Department of Extension with another 20 faculty and staff with partial Extension appointments in the academic departments of the UConn College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources.
Applications due: March 26, 2023
Selected Interns Notified: by April 10, 2023
Internship starts: May 8, 2023 or later
¿Quieres hacer un jardin pero no sabes cómo empezar?
¡UCONN Master Gardeners pueden ayudarte! Ofrecemos un taller “Jardin para Principiantes” el 14 de marzo del 2023.
La presentación incluye como planificar tu jardin, la siembra, el mantenimiento, y la cosecha de sus vegetales, frutas o flores favoritos. También hablaremos de cómo hacer un jardin en un espacio limitado o en macetas. ¡No se lo pierdan!
¿Cuándo?: Martes, el 14 de marzo, 5:30pm-7:30pm
¿Donde?: Willimantic Public Library, 905 Main St, Willimantic
Remember to check our jobs page with UConn Extension and consider the opportunity to join our team! There are several new faculty and staff openings encompassing varying backgrounds and specialties. The current open positions are below.
Le invitamos a atender a estos seminarios web (webinars) en español diseñados para trabajadores en invernaderos y viveros de producción de plantas ornamentales.
El programa incluye ocho presentaciones/videos de 30 minutos cada una.
Marzo 20: Saneamiento de superficies duras entre ciclos de cultivos en invernaderos que producen plantas ornamentales – Rosa Raudales
Marzo 2: Control de malezas como parte de las prácticas de saneamiento en invernaderos que producen plantas ornamentales – Carla Caballero
Marzo 22: Prácticas de saneamiento durante la temporada de crecimiento – Mayra Toro
Marzo 23: Monitoreo de tarjetas adhesivas amarillas en invernaderos – Carla Caballero
Marzo 24: Pasos de como iniciar un programa de control biológico para plagas de insectos y ácaros – Carla Caballero
Marzo 27: Enfermedad o desorden abiótico? – Carla Caballero
Marzo 28: Como regar cultivos de contenedor – Rosa Raudales
Marzo 29: Alimentando plantas – Mayra Toro
Hora: 11: 20 – 11:50 am
La inscripción es gratis en: https://greenhouse.uconn.edu/seminarios/
Si tiene preguntas sobre este programa, contacte a Carla Caballero (carla.caballero@uconn.edu)
Webinars for Spanish-Speaking Workers in the Green Industry – 2023
We invite you to attend to these eight webinars in Spanish (only). The content is designed for workers who work in the production of ornamental crops in greenhouses and nurseries.
The program includes eight 30-minute presentations/videos.
March 20: Sanitation of hard surfaces between crops in greenhouse producing ornamental plants – Rosa Raudales
March 21: Weed control as part of sanitation practices in greenhouse producing ornamental plants– Carla Caballero
March 22: Sanitation practices during the growing season – Mayra Toro
March 23: Inspecting Yellow Sticky Cards – Carla Caballero
March 24: Steps to Get Started in Biological Control – Carla Caballero
March 27: Plant disease or disorder? – Carla Caballero
March 28: How to irrigate containers – Rosa Raudales
March 29: Feeding plants – Mayra Toro
Time: 11:20 – 11:50 am
Registration is free at: https://greenhouse.uconn.edu/seminarios/
For questions about this program, contact Carla Caballero (carla.caballero@uconn.edu).
The collapse of the lobster fishery in the late 1990s forced many lobstering families to find alternative ways to make a living on the water. While many transitioned into shellfish aquaculture, one lobsterman was interested in adding a new crop into his business: sugar kelp. DJ King (King Lobsters) cultivates shellfish and sugar kelp on his underwater leases. Anoushka Concepcion and Connecticut Sea Grant staff have been working with Mr. King, and others, to find successful ways to expand kelp farming in Long Island Sound. In this video, Mr. King briefly explains why he made the transition into kelp farming, what he most enjoys about farming kelp and some of the challenges he faces.
