41. HIA Contacts Univ. of Arkansas Cooperative ext. service 2301 S. University Ave. PO Box 391 louisiana State University CES PO Box 25100 Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5100 http://www.montana.edu/wwwcxair/contacts.htm

Who Can Help You in Your State? AS National Program Contacts USDA Partner Joseph L. Wysocki USDA/CSREES/NRE Housing and Environment 1400 Independence Ave, STOP 2210 Washington, DC 20250-2210 Ph: 202-401-4980, Fax: 202-401-1706 E-mail: jwysocki@reeusda.gov U.S. Department of Agriculture - Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service EPA Partner Dennis Hellberg U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Indoor Environments Division 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (MC 6609J) Washington, D.C. 20460 Ph: 202-343-9366, Fax: 202-565-2071 E-ma il: Hellberg.Dennis@epamail.epa.gov U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Indoor Environments Division Project Director Michael P. Vogel Montana State Univ. Extension Service

42. PCA Alien Plant Working Group - Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum Cuspidatum) Jil M. Swearingen, US National Park service, Washington, DC. PHOTOGRAPHS PM Iowa State Univ. Science Technol. Ames. coop. ext. Serv. 762, 2. http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/pocu1.htm

Polygonum cuspidatum Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) NATIVE RANGE: Eastern Asia DESCRIPTION: Japanese knotweed is an upright, shrublike, herbaceous perennial that can grow to over 10 feet in height. As with all members of this family, the base of the stem above each joint is surrounded by a membranous sheath. Stems of Japanese knotweed are smooth, stout and swollen at joints where the leaf meets the stem. Although leaf size may vary, they are normally about 6 inches long by 3 to 4 inches wide, broadly oval to somewhat triangular and pointed at the tip. The minute greenish-white flowers occur in attractive, branched sprays in summer and are followed soon after by small winged fruits. Seeds are triangular, shiny, and very small, about 1/10 inch long. Japanese knotweed is designated a noxious weed in the State of Washington. ECOLOGICAL THREAT: Japanese knotweed spreads quickly to form dense thickets that exclude native vegetation and greatly alter natural ecosystems. It poses a significant threat to riparian areas, where it can survive severe floods and is able to rapidly colonize scoured shores and islands. Once established, populations are extremely persistent. DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES: Current distribution of Japanese knotweed includes 36 states in the lower 48 from Maine to Wisconsin south to Louisiana, and scattered midwest and western states. It is not currently known to occur in Hawaii.

43. State Coordinators Univ. of Nevada, Reno coop. ext. 2345 Red Rock Street, Suite 100 Of Vermontext. service 157 Old Guildford Road, 4 Brattleboro, VT. 05301 http://mastergardener.osu.edu/img/coordinators.html

State Master Gardener Coordinators STATE MASTER GARDENER COORDINATORS Please send any update information to Dick Funt at: Funt.1@osu.edu ALABAMA Kerry Smith 101 Funchess Hall Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849-5630 phone: (334) 844-3036 E-mail: smithkp@auburn.edu MONTANA Bob Gough P.O. Box 173120 Montana State University Bozeman, MT. 59717-3120 phone: (406) 994-6523 E-mail: rgough@gemini.oscs.montana.edu ALASKA Cooperative Extension Service, UAF PO BOX 75-8155 Fairbanks AK 99775 Phone (907) 474-2423 Fax (907) 474-6885 website: www.cnipm.org NEBRASKA Susan Schoneweis Extension Coordinator - Home/ Environmental Horticulture Univ. of Nebraska- Lincoln 377 Plant Science Lincoln, NE. 68583-0724 phone: (402) 472-1128 fax: (402) 472-8650 E-mail: sschoneweis1@unl.edu

44. S-290 Regional Project Food Resource Economics, coop. ext. Serv., Institute of Food Agricultural 1, Food Resource Economics Department, cooperative extension service, http://www.s290.org/Publications1996.html

Home Project Statement Project Participants Annual Reports ... Resources ANNUAL REPORT OF COOPERATIVE REGIONAL PROJECTS Supported by Allotments of the Regional Research Fund, Hatch Act, as Amended August 11, 1955 January 1 to December 31, 1996 PROJECT: S-103, TECHNICAL AND ECONOMICAL EFFICIENCIES OF PRODUCING AND MARKETING LANDSCAPE PLANTS PUBLICATIONS Refereed Journals Abdelmagid, Banaga D., Michael K. Wohlgenant, and Charles D. Safley. "Demand for Plants Sold in North Carolina Garden Centers." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review Obst, Steven P., Charles R. Hall and Michael A. Arnold. "Economic Analysis of Arizona Ash Sequentially Produced in Copper-treated or Nontreated 0.21-, 2.5-, and 11.8- Liter Containers." Hortscience 31(4), August, 1996. Stokes, Jeffrey R., James W. Mjelde, and Charles R. Hall. "Optimal Marketing of Nursery Crops from Container-based Production Systems." American Journal of Agriucultural Economics , May, 1996. Barton, S.S., J. Mercer and C.J. Molnar. "Using Focus Groups to Determine Market Potential for Wildflower Sod." HortTechnology Harris, Thomas R., Kalyan Chakraborty, Lijuan Xiao, and Rangesan Narayanan. "Application of Count Data Procedures to Estimate Thresholds for Rural Commercial Sectors."

45. Background Materials Backyard Bird Feeding. Bird Fact Sheets Cornell coop. ext. Services Common Birdsof louisiana By louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries http://www.partnersinflight.org/birdbib/backgr.htm

Background Materials: Posters, Booklets, Fliers, and Regional Materials A Guide to Bird House Birding Buddies Annotated Bibliography of the Loons, Gaviidae Backyard Bird Feeding Bird Fact Sheets Cornell Coop. Ext. Services Bird Fact Sheets U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bird Information Fact Sheets Bird Migration in the Americas Map/Poster Birds and Biodiversity Birds, Bats, and Butterflies Leaflets ... Birds in the Balance Action Packet Birds in the Balance National Audubon Slide Show Birds in Your Backyard Birds of the Northwest Territories Birds of Passage Birds of Prey Information ... Bridging the Americas Citizen's Guide to Migratory Bird Conservation Common Birds of Louisiana Delaware Valley Raptor Center Journal Difundan su Mensaje, Guia Para Conservacionistas ... Helping Hands for Feathered Friends: Learning About Nestling and Fledgling Birds Hinterland Who's Who Idaho Bird Materials International Migratory Bird Day Organizer's Packet, Educator's Packet, and Collector's Poster Introducing Birds J.N. "Ding" Darling's Conservation and Wildlife Cartoons

46. Parental Stress Center louisiana. louisiana Cooperative extension service Virginia Cooperativeextension. Contact http//www.ext.vt.edu/. WASHINGTON, DC http://pscfamily.net/resources/national_resources.php

Your browser does not support script click here for signup to our E-Newsletter! Home National Resources External links Hotlines Site map ... Survey National Connections of the Parental Stress Family Center Click here to become a national resource! ALASKA University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service is an outreach educational delivery system supported by a partnership between the United States Department of Agriculture and the University of Alaska Fairbanks and College of Rural Alaska. Contact: http://www.uaf.edu/coop-ext/ ALABAMA Alabama Cooperative Extension System Contact: http://www.aces.edu/ ARIZONA The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension serves as a statewide network of knowledgeable faculty and staff that provides lifelong educational programs for all Arizonans. Contact: http://ag.arizona.edu/extension/ ARKANSAS Arkansas Parenting Education Network (APEN) has been in existence for several years APEN has sponsored multiple annual statewide conferences for parent educators as well as numerous training programs. There are quarterly meetings and there is no charge to join APEN. It is open to all professionals involved in or interested in parenting education. Contact: http://www.arctf.org/apen.html

47. Interregional Research Project #4 louisiana State Univ. Plant Path and Crop Physiology 302 Life Science Building Cooperative ext. service 2221 E. Northern Lights Blvd. Suite 118 http://ir4.rutgers.edu/Cindex.cfm?nd=nd&letter=V

48. 2005 ESP Chapter Presidents Delaware SUSAN TRUEHARTGAREY coop ext 69 Transportation Circle Dover, Director Purdue cooperative extension service 228 Second Street Aurora, http://espnational.org/chptpres.htm

2005 ESP Chapter Presidents S ALPHA PI - Alabama REBECCA DOLLMAN State LeaderProgram Development 217 Dawson Hall P.O. Box 1088 Normal, AL 35762-1088 Phone: 256-372-4976 Fax: 256-372-5734 E-Mail: rdollman@aces.edu W ALPHA GAMMA - Alaska HOLLIS HALL 3511 Kreb Drive Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 907-479-0617 Fax: E-Mail: hdhall@alaska.net W KAPPA - Arizona MATT LIVINGSTON P.O. Box 1203 Keams Canyon, AZ 86034-1203 Phone: 928-734-3708 Fax: 928-738-2360 E-Mail: mateo@cals.arizona.edu S ALPHA IOTA - Arkansas REBECCA MC PEAKE UA-CES P.O. Box 391 Little Rock, AR 72015 Phone: 501-671-2285 Fax: 501-671-2110 E-Mail: rmcpeake@uaex.edu W ZETA - Colorado KIPP NYE County Director; Agriculture / 4-H Youth Development P.O. Box 128 Simia, CO 80835-0128 Phone: 719-541-2361 Fax: 719-541-2982 E-Mail: kipp.nye@colostate.edu NE ALPHA CHI - Connecticut MARY ELLEN WELCH Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Middlesex County Extension Center 1066 Saybrook Rd., Box 70 Haddam, CT 06438-0070 Phone: 860-345-4511 Fax: 860-345-3357 E-Mail: mary.welch@uconn.edu

49. Directory Of Entomology Departments And Institutes: USA Alabama cooperative extension service Auburn University 206 extension Hall Website http//zorba.uafadm.alaska.edu/coopext/index.html http://www.sciref.org/links/EntDept/UA.htm

Directory of Entomology Departments and Institutes (DEDI) Academic and Governmental Organizations United States of America The Directory of Entomology Departments and Institutes (DEDI) currently contains contact information for approximately 1500 entomology departments and institutes in the academic institutions and government agencies of 152 different countries. For an explanation of the content and arrangement of DEDI, please read the Introduction page. You may search for a specific department using the Index of Departments . This file contains the DEDI listing for the states of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona and Arkansas in the USA. You may go to the Navigation Page to choose a different country. To choose one of the states in this file, click the appropriate link below. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas To choose a different state in the United States, click on the name of the state below. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas ... Wyoming ALABAMA [Note: Entries for this state are arranged alphabetically by city.] Biological Control Institute Department of Plant Pathology College of Agriculture Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849-5409

50. Pricing Texas, North Carolina, Mississippi, louisiana, South Carolina, and some otherstates have Pricing for services. Wyo. coop. ext. Serv., Laramie. 12 p. http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/RanchRecr/handbook/pricing.htm

Pricing It Right the First Time Quality Affects the Right Price The Pricing Process Marketing/Pricing References Determining the right price to charge for the ranch recreation experience is difficult for a rancher with no experience in the business. Too often ranchers underestimate what their services are worth to potential customers. Living in rural areas, they take for granted such things as the scenery and seeing wildlife. They may not recognize that urban and suburban hunters view the ranch as a place "to get away from it all." But urbanites are eager to enjoy these pleasures and look forward to hunting season with great anticipation. As soon as one year's hunting is ended, they often start planning next year's and may schedule their hunting vacations many months or a year in advance. Hunting on your ranch is therefore the fulfillment of someone's year-long dream. If you fulfill it well, you can price accordingly. At the other extreme is the rancher who attempts to pay off the mortgage with an excessive charge for poor quality service. A one-time rip-off does not build the repeat customer clientele upon which most successful ranch recreation operations are dependent. There is a wide range of rate structures among hunting enterprises, depending on location and the variety and level of services provided by the rancher (such as dog, guide, lodging, meals, ammunition, licenses, trap shooting, field dressing, decoys, camping, etc.). Check around in your area.

51. AIAEE Conference Research Papers And Authors, 2003 Cooperative ext. service, U. of Georgia, USA Center, louisiana State Univ., USASchool of Human Resource Educ., LSU, USA LSU Agric. http://www.aiaee.org/2003/papers.htm

Index Papers Carousel Abstracts Poster Abstracts Authors and Papers Accepted (Alphabetical order by primary author) Page An Impact Study to Close Phase I of the Agricultural Rehabilitation Project Funded by the World Bank in the Youngest Independent Country – East Timor Achuonjei, Peter Nang da Cruz, Cesar Jose Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Democratic Republic of East Timor Farmers’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Agricultural Rehabilitation Project (ARP) Information Campaign, East Timor Achuonjei, Peter Nang dos Santos, Fernando Reyes, Yonis Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Democratic Republic of East Timor Integrating Farmers, their Local Level Institutions, and Social Capital into Extension Delivery Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Issues, Challenges, and Implications Alonge, Adewale Johnson Miami-Dade Public Schools, USA and Africa Diaspora Partnership for Empowerment An Analysis of Extension Agents’ Attitudes in the State of Jordan Towards Farm Business Management and Their Assessment of Training Needs Al-Rimawi, Ahmad Shukri

52. NEAFCS - External Marketing Task Force louisiana State Univ cooperative extension Svc 402 West 5th St PO Box 429 Email bsherman@coop.ext.colostate.edu. Member (Term Ends 9/2005) http://www.neafcs.org/comm.asp?C=89&CT=2

53. CSREES FSNE Web Site State EFNEP/FSNEP Coordinator, Univ. of Arizona, coop. ext., Dept. Nutr. Sci EFNEP/FSNEP Coordinator, Virginia Tech cooperative extension service http://www.csrees-fsnep.org/per_list.cfm

Link to News Events About Updates ... Info. for Coords. Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE) State Contact Directory September 23, 2005 Person/Title (Name links to more information.) Address Phone/FAX/Email address Alabama Donnie Cook PO Box 967 Normal, AL 35762 FAX: Email: dcook@aces.edu Suanne M Frobish Financial Data Specialist 219 C Duncan Hall Auburn University, AL 36849-5658 FAX: 334-844-5354 Email: frobism@aces.edu Sondra Parmer Project Manager, Nutrition Education Program Alabama Coop. Ext. System 208 Duncan Hall Auburn University, AL 36849 FAX: 334-844-5354 Email: sparmer@aces.edu Barbara Struempler, PhD Professor, Nutrition and Food Science; Nutritionist, Alabama CES Auburn University, Alabama Coop. Ext. Syst. 207 Duncan Hall Auburn University, AL 36849 FAX: 334-844-2507 Email: struebj@auburn.edu Network Staff Barbara Struempler, PhD Professor, Nutrition and Food Science; Nutritionist, Alabama CES Auburn University, Alabama Coop. Ext. Syst. 207 Duncan Hall Auburn University, AL 36849 FAX: 334-844-2507 Email: struebj@auburn.edu

54. Appendix - The Southern Pine Beetle Insects associated with the southern pine beetle in Texas, louisiana, and Mississippi . ext. service, Raleigh, NC; KM Swain, S PF Atlanta, GA; JE Coster, http://www.barkbeetles.org/spb/spbbook/Appendix.html

The Southern Pine Beetle Appendix Table 1. — Beetle- and host tree-associated compounds found to affect southern pine beetle behavior. Compound Reference Source Behavioral Effect Method of Investigation Frontalin (racemic)(+)(-) A, B, C, D Attractant (1, 14, 15) Endo -brevicomin A, C, D Inhibitor (14, 16, 17) Trans -verbenol A, B, C, D Synergist Cis -verbenol (racemic)(R)(S) B, C, D Verbenone A, B, C, D Multifuntion Inhibitor/Synergist Alpha-pinene C, D Synergist (1, 7, 14, 15) Myrcene C, D Attractant (19) Laboratory bioassay Myrtenol A, B, C, D Synergist (20) Laboratory bioassay Cis -myrtanol B, D, C Isoamyl acetate E Synergist (10) Laboratory bioassay Isoamyl alcohol E, F Synergist (10) Laboratory bioassay 2-phenylethanol E Synergist (10) Laboratory bioassay 2-phenylethyl acetate E Synergist (10) Laboratory bioassay 6-methyl-5-hepten- 2-one F 4-methyl-2-pentanol A, B 6-hydroxycamphene A, B, C, D Pinocarvone A, B, C, D Trans -pinocarveol A, B, C, D Myrtenal A, B, C, D Acetophenone A, C, D Chrysanthenone A, C, D 4-Allylanisole C, D Cis -3-pinen-2-ol B 3-methyl-2-cyclohexen- l-ol (seudenol) A, B

55. League Service Corporations 6422 (Mark) Fax 469385-6505 e-mail thodge@tcul.org mchatfield@tcul.coop louisiana Credit Union Services, Inc. 824 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Ste. 200 http://www.cuna.org/cuna/lsc_roster.html

SEARCH All CUNA sites Compliance Consumer Info Gov. Affairs Reg. Advocacy Strategic Services Training Governmental Affairs Regulatory Advocacy Compliance Consumer Information ... Strategic Services League Service Corporations Revised 10-11-2002 **Shipping and Parcel Post Only AK Robert (Bob) Teachworth, League Board Chair Alaska League Services, Inc. 1020 South Bailey Street Palmer, AK 99645-6999 P.O. Box 739 Palmer, AK 99645-0739 Phone: 907-562-1255 (will refer callers to the league's website - www.alaskacreditunions.org) AL Jo Lynn Rutledge, Executive Vice President, Financial Services ACUL Corporation 22 Inverness Center, Suite 200 Birmingham, AL 35242-4885 P. O. Box 380428 Birmingham, AL 35238-0428 Phone: 205-991-9710 Ext. 113 Fax: 205-991-2576 e-mail: jrutledge@acul.com AR Tom Hodge, CLE, Vice President Mark Chatfield, SVP, Chief Mktg Officer Credit Union Resources, Inc. 4455 LBJ Freeway Ste. 201 Farmers Branch, TX 75244-5998 P.O. Box 655147 Dallas, TX 75265-5147 Phone: 469-385-6400, ext. 6424 (Tom), ext. 6422 (Mark) Fax: 469-385-6505 e-mail: thodge@tcul.org

56. SKY SCANNER National Weather Service Forecast Office Aberdeen Codington Apr 20 200 PM Watertown coop ext Svc Dave Schaefer 8826272 (April 9 - 15) is a chance for the National Weather service (NWS) to single out http://www.crh.noaa.gov/abr/skyscanner/ss_apr00.htm

SKY SCANNER National Weather Service Forecast Office Aberdeen, South Dakota April 2000 Inside this issue Page Severe Weather Week NOAA Weather Radio 1999 Severe Weather Season Staff News ... Back to the Sky Scanner Page SEVERE WEATHER WEEK DRAWING NEAR MINNESOTA SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK APR 10 - 14 SO. DAKOTA SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS WEEK APR 17 - 21 The South Dakota Test Tornado Drill will be conducted Wednesday, April 19. 10:00 AM – Tornado Watch issued by NWS Sioux Falls. 10:30 AM – Tornado Warnings issued by regional NWS offices. 11:00 AM – all watches/warnings cancelled by offices. This year South Dakota changed the name of its campaign from Severe Weather AWARENESS Week to Severe Weather PREPAREDNESS Week, to emphasize the need to be prepared. It is not enough to be AWARE of the weather, you must get ready for it, make plans on how you will react if severe weather threatens YOU, YOUR FAMILY, or YOUR TOWN. Do you know where local storm shelters are located? How will you receive life saving weather information? Does your family know what to do, and how to regroup after a disaster? If a tornado were to strike your town, would you be prepared to survive, and help your neighbors afterwards?

57. E-Extension Collaboratory Director, cooperative extension service. University of Arizona Fax (970)4913722. E-Mail RWILLSON@coop.ext.COLOSTATE.EDU. CRAIG WOOD http://adec.unl.edu:8080/e-extension/thinktank

e-Extension Think Tank Members ERIK ANDERSON Director, Agricultural Communications University of Idaho P.O. Box Moscow ID Ph: (208) 885-6632 Fax: (208) 885-9046 E-Mail: EANDERSO@UIDAHO.EDU MIKE BOEHLJE Professor of Agricultural Economics Purdue University Krannert Bldg. West Lafayette IN Ph: (765) 494-4222 Fax: (765) 494-9176 E-Mail: BOEHLJEM@PURDUE.EDU KRISTINA BOONE Associate Professor Coordinator, Agricultural Communications Kansas State University 301 Umberger Hall Manhattan KS Ph: (785) 532-1163 Fax: (785) 532-5633 E-Mail: KBOONE@OZNET.KSU.EDU RON BROWN Executive Director Association of Southern Region Extension Directors P.O. Box Mississippi State MS Ph: (662) 325-0644 Fax: (662) 325-8915 E-Mail: BROWN@EXT.MSSTATE.EDU DAVID BUCHANAN Professor of Animal Science Oklahoma State University 206C Animal Science Stillwater OK Ph: (405) 744-6070 Fax: (405) 744-7390 E-Mail: BUCK353@OKSTATE.EDU MICHAEL BURKE Associate Dean College of Agricultural Sciences Oregon State University Strand Agricultural Hall Corvallis OR Ph: (541) 737-5657 Fax: (541) 737-2256 Cell Phone: (541) 740-6827 E-Mail: MIKE.BURKE@ORST.EDU

58. Florist New Haven Connecticut, Connecticut Agric., coop. ext. Serv. S544.3.N3C66 ISSN 08951985 Reno, Nev. The College.Fact sheet - cooperative extension service, University of Maryland Fact sheet http://creekin.net/k19675-n210-florist-new-haven-connecticut-connecticut.html

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59. School Nutrition Program Resources, Other Resources - Massachusetts Department O Cardiovascular, Wellness Nutritionists) UA coop ext.Nutrition Wellness (FNIC) cooperative State Research Education extension service Home Page http://www.doe.mass.edu/cnp/links/other.html

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60. Invasive Species In The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Workshop - Nutria Prevention and cCntrol of Wildlife Damage, coop. ext. Serv., University of United States Fish and Wildlife service Chesapeake Bay Nutria Control http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/exotics/workshop/nutria.html

Invasive Species in the Chesapeake Watershed N UTRIA Myocastor coypus What is Myocastor coypus? Nutria are semi-aquatic rodents that exhibit rat-like features and are intermediate in general appearance and size, between muskrat and beaver. Adult nutria weigh about 15 to 20 pounds and are 2 to 25 inches in length. They have a round and scaly tail sparsely covered with bristles that comprises up to approximately 35% of their length. Nutria have webs between the inner four toes of their hind feet, but not between the fourth and fifth (outer toes). Their small, black, unwebbed front feet are much smaller than their hind feet. They have large front teeth which range from yellow to dark orange. Their pelage consists of long, coarse guard hairs which nearly conceal a thick, dense underfur. The general coloration of the upper parts is dark yellowish brown or reddish brown, masking the dark slate underfur (Burt and Grossheider 1976). Nutria are native to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uraguay, Argentina and Chile (Nowak 1991). Ecology Sexual maturity occurs at about four to six months of age and is dependent upon food supply and availability. Nutria reproduce throughout the year, having two to three litters annually (Brown 1975; Willner et al. 1979). The gestation period of nutria is approximately 130 days after which 1 to 11 (typically four to six) young are born fully haired and with their eyes open (Nowak 1991). However, the rate of miscarriages is 45% and only 65% of the embryos survive to be born.

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