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Edition TopicsJanuary 24, 2023
- Message from the Interim Director of Extension
- WRRC Invites Proposals for 2023 Annual Conference
- WRRC Brown Bag Webinar — SILENT RIVER: Adventure Swimming and Stories of Water
- Marley Surplus Extravaganza
- New Extension Publication
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Message from the Interim Director of Extension Last week I had the pleasure of visiting V Bar V, DK Ranch, and our Extension office in Camp Verde. Matt Halldorson and Karen Pizzuto hosted me – thank you very much. Also, thanks to Keith Cannon from V-V and Charlee Boroski from DK Ranch for showing us around. I spent Saturday morning at the Campus Ag. Center at the Southern Arizona Equine Health Symposium. It was a great program, and thanks to Betsy Greene and Ashley Wright, the committee, and the sponsors for putting together a super event. On a more personal note, Garfield has decided to sleep in due to our cold morning temps, while Otis never passes up the opportunity for a good walk.
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| WRRC Invites Proposals for 2023 Annual Conference
The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center invites proposals for conference presentations and posters that offer solutions to the pressing water resource challenges currently facing Arizona and the region. The WRRC 2023 Annual Conference, What Can We Do? Solutions to Arizona’s Water Challenges, will be held July 11 – 12, 2023, at the University of Arizona Student Union Grand Ballroom in Tucson, AZ. Proposals are invited for: 10- to 15-minute Oral Presentations, 5- to 7-minute Highlight Talks, and Posters. Prizes will be awarded for the best student posters. Click here for more details and a proposal form with instructions. Submittal deadline is 11:59 PM, MST, February 21. Stay tuned to the WRRC Weekly Wave for more conference information including opportunities to sponsor!
Submit Proposal(s)
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| WRRC Brown Bag Webinar — SILENT RIVER: Adventure Swimming and Stories of Water
Film Screening & Panel January 26, 2023 12:00pm to 1:15pm Arizona Time - via Zoom
Speakers: Matthew Moseley, CEO, Ignition Strategy Group & Matt Rice, Senior Director, Southwest Program, American Rivers “Silent River” is a short film following Matt Moseley, a world record-breaking long-distance swimmer, who attempts a 52-mile swim from Mineral Bottom, near Moab, down the Green River to the confluence with the Colorado River. Moseley embarks on a physically punishing athletic endeavor while battling the worst drought in history. “Silent River” is a piece about Matt’s triumphant attempt at a swim that’s never been done, but at its core, “Silent River” is about how our rivers are hurting due to drought, climate change, and overuse, and because of it all, we are hurting too. In this WRRC Brown Bag Webinar, we will view the 13-minute short film and hear first-hand about Moseley’s experience.
Register for the Webinar
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| Marley Surplus Extravaganza
Attention Marley Building Occupants The Surplus Extravaganza will start on the following dates:
Jan. 30 - Feb. 3: Floors 1-4 Smaller A and N-tagged items Feb. 6 - 10: Floors 1-4 Large items (furniture and heavy equipment) Feb. 13 - 17: Floors 5-8 Smaller A and N-tagged items Feb. 20 - 24: Floors 5-8 Large items (furniture and heavy equipment)
Drop items off in designated spaces in the Marley Building
Please Note:
• Technology items: talk to your IT manager before surplusing. • Chemicals and other controlled substances: talk to points of contact below. • Items estimated over $200, N-Tag, and Asset Tag items: talk to points of contact below. Must have
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| New Extension Publication
Anne Lesenne
Pollination is the process of sexual propagation by angiosperms which involves combining the male pollen with the female ovule and intermixing the genes to create offspring. Flowers can have male parts, female parts or most common, both. The male part of the flower is called the anther, and on the tip of the stamen is where the pollen grains are produced. The female part of the flower is called the pistil and has the stigma and ovule (where the seeds are formed). Each species of plants has a unique form and shape of pollen, and only compatible pollen can successfully pollinate the flower. The transfer of pollen grain from the stamen to the pistil and eventually the ovule is pollination. Flowers are what develop into fruits and vegetables for our food supply and give us seed to grow more plants. This important work is carried on by many insects, but the honeybee is exceptional because of their willingness to pollinate so many types of flowers, and our ability to manage their colonies and move them to the location of where we need pollination to occur.
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