Progress 05/01/09 to 04/30/14
Outputs
Target Audience: Hualapai Livestock District members and Presidents; Hualapai Nation Soil & Water Conservation District members; Headstart students-staff, teachers and parents; Boys & Girls Club members, parents and staff; Hualapai Juvenile Detention & Rehabilitation youth detainees & staff (part of the Green Re-entry Grant from Office of juvenile Justice); Buck-n-Doe 4H Club members and families; Homeschooled youth and families; Hualapai Department of Natural Resource staff; Healthy Heart Diabetes Prevention office staff and clients; Peach Springs Unified School District students and staff; Bureau of Indian Affairs Truxton Agency staff; Hualapai Tribal Council members; Any interested community member Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Training and professional development include annual conferences for Intertribal Agricultural Council, Southwestern Indian Agriculture Association, the (national) Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Program group, and a state “Indian Country Extension” working group. The agent attended Extension Agent training on Climate Change issues, a Beekeeping program at the Juvenile Detention & Rehabilitation Center, and an Early Childhood Education conference at the U of A with Family and Consumer Sciences Extension agents. USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS put on a training for Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Agents in Fort Collins, CO. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? We have a newsletter, a website and a facebook page. 4H holds monthly meetings. The Hualapai Tribe has a biweekly newsletter, and we post items of interest in this publication. Mailings are used for rancher’s announcements, as well as newsletter distribution. Our office newsletters are also distributed to key areas for people to take. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? We have scheduled the next Ranchers Roundtable. Programs are continuing as scheduled, with additional programs developed according to interest and expressed needs. Communication lines are kept open through attendance at a number of meetings-quarterly Hualapai Nation Soil & water District meetings, monthly Boys & Girls Club Advisory Board and 4-H members meetings, weekly Hualapai Department of Natural Resource meetings.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Goal 1. Developing a market for beef products is continuing, and is ongoing. We have had a few presentations outlining the newly developed Navajo Beef project, which involves Navajo ranchers and LaBatt’s Food systems. There is local interest in pursuing a “Native Beef” product. However, this responsibility is with the individual districts to determine for themselves if this is a direction that appeals to them. If so, we will continue to work with ranchers and Labatt’s food systems to forge connections and to build capacity and include the required trainings the ranchers will need. One accomplishment is the presence of Hualapai Tribal Council members at workshops, conferences and American Indian Agricultural events. Two tribal Council members have been regular attendees at the Intertribal Agricultural Council and Southwestern Indian Agriculture conferences, which, along with Extension office representation plus Hualapai Department of Natural Resource staff attendees show Hualapai participation has increased. Work with ranchers and cattle districts has been challenging because of all the different organizations which are involved; there is Department of Natural Resources, water going to tanks and troughs or being hauled, forests, rangelands, wildlife, game and fish, hunting and antler gathering, soil and water conservation, NRCS and in the basic management of the cattle. This past year, much focus was given to improving communications and understanding between individuals, grazing districts and organizations. We held seven (7) Ranchers Roundtable discussions where issues were brought to the forefront, and all issues were voted on and assigned a priority. As a group, we worked through the first issue on the items, and will soon resume work on the priority list. Improving communications is a vital step towards helping construct goals for the districts. GOAL 2. Work with community youth is a large focus of this program. Our Headstart program has increased the number of classes from one to four (or 25% to 100% Headstart classes on the Hualapai reservation). The Boys & Girls Club program serves mainly youth from Kindergarten to 8th grade students. The Detention Center program is for youth between the ages of nine and eighteen. The Hualapai reservation has a single 4H Club-the Buck-N-Doe, serving approximately 30 youth ages six to eighteen. Regular programming occurs within each of these groups throughout the year. Additional programming occurs during community events-some of which occur every year, others occur as funding is available. These include Red Ribbon week, Mothers Day gift and card making, Mother & Daughter event, Sobriety Camp out weekend, Natural Resources Summer Camp for youth (a week long event). GOAL 3. Hualapai ranchers remain active in the latest livestock monitoring applications, however, the plan that was in place at the time the last grant was written were discarded, and changes in the requirements for tagging animals is still in the works. The Extension office and the Hualapai Department of Natural Resources keeps up to date on the latest requirements, and plan of action to implement the next stage of animal ID systems. GOAL 4. Home gardening is a vital part of the Hualapai Extension office work. Gardens have been planted at the Boys & Girls Club, the Hualapai Juvenile Detention & Rehabilitation Center, Healthy Heart Diabetes office, and outside the Extension office. Classes in horticulture and all aspects of garden preparation and care are presented in youth programs, as well as adult. There was a grant written to Office of Juvenile Justice which was awarded. This grant works with incarcerated and re-entry youth. There have been two greenhouses in the community that have come about thanks to the funding provided from this grant. One greenhouse is at the detention facility, the other is at the Boys & Girls Club, and will be completed in 2014. GOAL 5. Range monitoring is done by the Hualapai Department of Natural Resources, and they no longer use the Extension office to assist with this. The Department of Natural Resources does hold an annual, week long summer camp. The focus of this camp is to provide youth with opportunities to experience a variety of natural resource career options. Presentations and topics covered include forestry, firefighting, entomology, range management, mapping, GPS/GIS, soils, air, water and water quality, wildlife, ranching, horses and horsemanship, and hunter’s education.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
Tuttle, S.L., Martinez, C.L., Waits, J.O., Master, L., Benally, J.Y., Livingston, M.R., Alden E.A. Overcoming Barriers to Participatory Extension and Development. Journal of the Association of International Agriculture and Extension Education 2(2) pp. 198-200. 2013
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Tuttle, S.L., Livingston, M.R., Alden, E.A., Moore, G.R., Martinez, C.L. Gardens that Withstand the Test of Time-Sustainable, Traditional and Conventional Extension Projects on Four Native American Reservations in Arizona and New Mexico. Association of International Agriculture and Extension Education. Poster Presentation May, 2014 Miami, FL.
|
Progress 05/01/12 to 04/30/13
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Agriculture: Livestock production, range management, natural resources: The Annual Hualapai Livestock Association Meeting was co-hosted with the Hualapai Dept of Natural Resources-39 attendees. A Rangeland Grass of the Hualapai Reservation was on display along with print outs of information on the particular grasses, and talks included Rangeland Ecology, USDA Program Information, The Roles of Rangeland Water in Livestock Districts, and Agriculture Program Initiatives. Ext office co-hosted a Livestock Workshop with topics 2102 Census of Agriculture on Indian Lands, Poisonous Plants in Mohave County & Mohave County Conditions, and Developing a Sound Ranch Management Plan-15 attendees. A third program was co-hosted, along with the Hualapai Soil & Water Conservation District (HSWCD). Topics Animal Disease Traceability; Livestock Record Keeping, Tribal Conservation Districts, Indian Nations Conservation Alliance (INCA); Resources for Tribes and Producers; Issues Affecting Animal Health; Introduction to Hoophouses; and NRCS Programs-29 Adults attended. Ext Agent assisted Hualapai Natural Resource staff with plant and insect identification (average of 5 per week during growing season), and instruction on creating a herbarium. Quarterly newsletter includes topics of interest for ranchers. Horticulture: Youth and adult programming: The Ext office conducted 88 community horticulture programs on gardening topics including soils, seed planting, transplanting starts and seedlings, preparing the garden bed, irrigation, maintaining the garden, crop harvesting and saving seeds and pruning fruit trees. Many participants were youth ages 5-18 at the local Headstart program, youth attending the Boys & Girls Club, detainees at the Hualapai Juvenile Detention & Rehabilitation Center (HJDRC), the local 4H club group. Adult programming with community members also occurred; mainly with clients at the Diabetes Prevention office. 5 gardening areas were planted (Boys & Girls Club, Healthy Heart Diabetes Prevention office, HJDRC, Hualapai Cultural Center and Ext office) and maintained throughout the season. Agent assisted clientele with home horticulture questions including beneficial insects and insect pests, building soil, soil nutrition, worm composting. Quarterly newsletter includes horticulture information and pictures of local horticulture activities. 4-H Youth Development: Traditional 4H Club programming continues with 7 leaders and 30 club members. Youth Development programs are also provided weekly at the HJDRC, once a month at Headstart, and seasonally at the Boys & Girls Club. Subject matter is determined through group interests and seasonal appropriateness. Topics include entomology, macro-invertebrates, nature study, science, recycling, composting, vermicompost, arts and crafts, cooking and food safety. 29 presentations given to community youth, 2 parent evening activities, 8 field trips to local forests, streams, springs, including to Northern Arizona University. The 2nd Annual 4-H Club Recognition Dinner was held in collaboration with HSWCD with 55 attendees, and $1,800.00 contributions were raised from the local community for this event. PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Terry Clark, USDA APHIS Animal Health Inspection; Brian Thomas, Indian Nations Conservation Alliance; Michael Wallace, USDA, APHIS plant protection; David Bergman, USDA APHIS, Fish & Wildlife Services; Erin Mathews, NRCS District Conservationist, Lenora Hawkins, NRCS Rangeland Management Specialist, Robinson Honanie and Francis Munoz, Hualapai Department of Natural Resources, Steve Manheimer, USDA Agricultural Statistics Services, AZ office, Rob Grumbles, Mohave County Extension Director, Trent Teegerstrom, UA Department of Agriculture & Resource Economics. TARGET AUDIENCES: Our office serves the people of the Hualapai Tribe and other community members. Regular programming includes children from Headstart through High School-parents, teachers and staff members: youth attending Peach Springs Boys & Girls Club, the Buck-N-Doe 4-H club members and leaders, Hualapai Juvenile Detention & Rehabilitation Center detainees, and youth attending the local church "home" school. Hualapai Youth Coalition members, Hualapai Natural Resource Department which includes Forestry, Water Resources, Wildlife, the agriculture director and range technicians, the Hualapai Nation Soil & Water Conservation District members, officers and staff, Healthy Heart Diabetes Prevention Office staff and clients, Hualapai Cultural Center staff, Hualapai Tribal Council members, Livestock Association members as well as to a wider community through our website and internet audiences, as well as research work with presentations and publications. AGRICULTURE: Livestock production, range management & natural resources: The target audience for the Hualapai Agriculture program includes the four Hualapai Livestock District Association Members. Goals are to provide technical assistance and University research-based information to this group so that they, collectively and individually, will be able to increase crop production, decrease operational costs, and operate in an environmentally sound manner. Ideally, the entire farming community will work together to manage and improve upon irrigation water use, pesticide and herbicide applications, and other farming practices. HORTICULTURE: The target audience for Horticulture includes anyone interested in gardening in the desert environment. An emphasis on greenhouse growing & community gardens targets youth of all ages, along with interested Tribal adults/elders. 4H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: Numerous studies have shown that youth participation in the 4H Youth Development program helps youth prepare for a productive future by teaching leadership, conflict resolution, communication, self-confidence, the ability to make healthy choices, responsibility, and ethics. Our program targets all youth in the community with the goal to improve life on the Reservation by raising awareness of its youth. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
Agriculture: Livestock production, range management, natural resources: 81 people were served with 4 volunteers providing 22 hours of service. 100% of the people indicated they were satisfied with the information received. The partnership with the Hualapai Soil & Water Conservation District has continued, which provided support and participation with the second annual 4-H Club Recognition Dinner. The Extension office continues to provide identification services for the Hualapai Department of Natural Resources on plants and insects. Horticulture: youth and adult programming 463 people were served and 136 volunteers donated 330 hours. Gardens were brought to fruition at five locations. One hands on pruning workshop was held. Awareness has increased in the community that gardening, and with many of the participants in the horticulture program being youth, a new generation of potential gardeners has been exposed to growing plants for food. Local Headstart teachers have asked for garden establishment assistance and educational support, as has the Diabetes prevention office. One greenhouse has been completed in the community, with another greenhouse nearing completion. 4-H Youth Development: Seven leaders and 27 youth participated in Mohave County Fair, and 5 youth went to Tucson Carcass Contest. Ongoing monthly club meetings bring together 20-30 members along with their families. One summer camp was held, in collaboration with the Hualapai Department of Natural Resources. Extension has partnered with local youth serving organizations who share the intention of enhancing academic abilities and working towards getting more youth involved with making healthy lifestyle choices and opportunities to learn more about the world. Regular meetings and updates, communication and discussions occur with the Hualapai Youth Services Coalition, the Hualapai Cultural Center, Boys & Girls Club, Hualapai Juvenile Detention & Rehabilitation Center, Peach Springs Headstart program, the Buck-N-Doe 4H Club and the local church "homeschool". Nearly 700 youth were served and 217 volunteer hours were logged in with 75 volunteers. Youth are engaged and interested in all types of science activities, especially microscopes and entomology. "Bug Classes" are always full, and children clamor for more. Leaders and Directors of programs ask for continuing programs. Community organizations regularly invite Extension office to participate in planning and events.
Publications
- Alden, Elisabeth. 2012. Peach Springs Extension Newsletter: Quarterly publication, six pages in length. Distributed to 250 4-H and ranching families, community members, tribal departments, schools and enterprises on the Hualapai Reservation.
- Tuttle, S., C. Martinez, J. Waits, L. Masters, J. Benally, M. Livingston, and E. Alden. 2012. Overcoming Barriers to Participatory Extension & Development. Association of International Agriculture and Extension Education. Abstract, accepted.
|
Progress 05/01/11 to 04/30/12
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Agriculture: Livestock production, range management, natural resources: Annual Hualapai Livestock Association meeting co-hosted with Hualapai Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and BIA Agriculture staff with 33 attendees. Extension office co-hosted a Rangeland Ecology workshop with Natural Resource Conservation Service Byron Lambeth, 8 attendees. Collaborated with Indian Nations Conservation Alliance Hualapai staff in developing a Needs Assessment Survey for Hualapai cattle ranchers. 33 ranchers surveyed. Attended regular monthly meetings of the Hualapai Nation Soil & Water Conservation District (HNSWCD). Assisted and instructed DNR staff in plant collection, identification and preparing herbarium specimens. Quarterly newsletter includes topics of interest for ranchers. Horticulture: The Extension office delivered programming on gardening topics, including soils, nutrition, seed selection, seed planting, transplanting, preparing the garden bed, irrigation, maintaining the garden, harvesting crops and saving seeds. Interested groups of youth or adults prepared containers and planted seeds grown under lights, and planted garden beds in four different local locations. The extension office helped with irrigation systems, watered plants and loaned a rototiller for individuals to help prepare their garden. 200 Mother & Daughter Day participants received instruction in transplanting flowers from nursery packs into a plant pot to take home. Assisted clientele with home horticulture information on planting, insect identification, plant nutrition, irrigation, composting and soil preparation through individual and phone contacts. DNR assists this office with hauling manure, moving soil, or transporting large equipment for planting projects. HJDRC has loaned their tractor for soil moving projects. Quarterly newsletter publishes horticulture information and pictures of local horticulture activities. Western SARE grant funded plants and equipment for the Elderly Center garden bed. OJJDP 09 4 year Green Grant provided funding for 16ft x 32ftgreenhouse at HJDRC and for construction of passive solar straw bale 20ft x 20ft greenhouse at BGC. 4-H Youth Development: Traditional 4H club programming continues with 9 leaders and 32 youth involved in 11 projects. Weekly programs are provided to youth at Headstart, BGC, or HJDRC on various topics which include entomology, macro-invertebrates, nature study, recycling, composting and verma-compost, cooking, food safety and scientific investigations. Youth have the chance to participate in field trips to forests, streams and springs; to study life cycles, the environment, and different kingdoms of life. DNR and/or BGC provide transportation. Collaboration with HNSWCD resulted in the first annual 4H Youth, Parents, Leaders and Livestock Buyers Appreciation Dinner. PARTICIPANTS: Pam Komalestewa from the Hopi Tribe, and Dr. Scott, DVM from Winslow AZ were speakers at the Livestock Association meeting. Terry Honga a staff representative from Indian Nations Conservation Alliance presented on record keeping, and gave the one on one interviews to the cattle ranchers to develop our survey and the results. She assists with organizing meetings and workshops. Hualapai Department of Natural Resource staff assist projects which involve transporting equipment and or supplies. Local partnerships have been developed and are maintained through regular monthly meetings, most notably the Hualapai Juvenile Detention & Rehabilitation Center-the Green Grant program, Boys & Girls Club, Healthy Heart Diabetes Prevention services, Cultural Department, Health Department, Hualapai Headstart program, Indian Health Services, Hualapai Nation Soil & Water Conservation District, and the Hualapai Youth Services Coalition. Mohave County Extension director Rob Grumbles, and 4H leader Jerry Olson assist as needed. Mohave County NRCS is regularly in contact, as is the NRCS state office and the AZ NRCS Tribal Conservation Districts. TARGET AUDIENCES: Our office serves the people of the Hualapai Tribe and other community members. Regular programming includes children from Headstart through High School - parents, teachers, and staff; youth who attend Peach Springs Boys & Girls Club; 4H Buck-N-Doe club members and leaders. Hualapai Youth Services Coalition members. Hualapai Natural Resource Department includes Forestry, Water Resources, BIA Agriculture, range technicians, wildlife managers; Hualapai Nation Soil & Water Conservation District members, Hualapai Juvenile Detention & Rehabilitation Center youth, officers and staff, Hualapai Tribal Council members; people at the Elderly Center; Hualapai Livestock Association members; and through our website, internet audiences. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
Agriculture: Livestock production, range management, natural resources: 100% of people who attended the Rangeland Ecology talk were satisfied with the information received: indicated the time spent was valuable, and would like increased programming in subject matter. The governing board of the Hualapai Soil & Water Conservation District has partnered with the Extension office, and provided support and participation with holding an appreciation dinner for the 4H youth, leaders and families. Horticulture: There is an increased awareness that plants can help with improving health and provide for spiritual rejuvenation. Impacts of the horticulture program at present lies mainly with future goals and directions which have been generated during community meetings, and is guided by the participants. We had four locations which were devoted to gardens in 2011-outside the Extension office, the Cultural Center (CC), BGC and HJDRC. We have two greenhouses-at HJDRC and BGC which were built in 2011 (though not yet completed). Children at the BGC, Headstart, and 4H youth are learning about crop production and participated in gardening. Planting a fruit tree orchard is an identified topic which will continue to be developed. The Health Department planted 24 peach trees on their property to begin utilizing areas for the production of locally produced, fresh food. 4-H Youth Development All 31 youth involved in traditional 4H club programming entered projects in county fair. Six youth participated in the UA campus carcass contest. Ongoing monthly club meetings bring together 20-30 members and their families. Extension has partnered with local youth serving organizations who share the intention of enhancing academic abilities and getting youth involved in healthy lifestyle choices and opportunities to learn about the world. Youth programming is offered in plant science and gardening: plant identification and documentation through creating herbariums, houseplant care, insect and nature studies, macro-invertebrates, cooking and food safety. These have been identified to continue and develop. A community elder said to me: The (Extension) work you do with the children of our community is very worthwhile. Many youth do not have opportunities to participate in activities which get them involved and engaged in learning about the local environment. They may have lives where they just spend lots of time in front of the TV, or they may get into trouble due to limited adult supervision, but now they can look back and remember going to beautiful areas and learning about the environment, plants and insects. Do not under estimate the value of the work you do with our youth.
Publications
- Tuttle, S., Martinez, C., Masters, L., Benally, J., Livingston, M., and Alden, E. 2012. History, Origins, Methodology, and Techniques of Participatory and Extension Development Projects. (In Press) Accepted for presentation at the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) Conference. Park City, Utah. May 22, 2012.
- Tuttle, S., Martinez, C., Masters, L., Benally, J., Livingston, M., and Alden, E. .Methodology and Techniques of Participatory and Extension Development Projects. (In Press). 2011. Accepted for the 2012 Conference of the Association of International Agricultural Extension Education. Nakorn Pathom Province, Thailand, May 21-24, 2012.
|
Progress 05/01/10 to 04/30/11
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Agriculture: Livestock production, range management, natural resources: Annual Hualapai Livestock Association meeting co-hosted with Hualapai Department of Natural Resources and BIA Agriculture staff with 52 attendees. Rez to Rail Conference also co-hosted with Hualapai Department of Natural Resources and BIA Agriculture staff: 68 participants. Quarterly newsletter includes topic of interest to ranchers. Horticulture-youth and adult programming: The Extension office delivered programming on gardening topics including soils, nutrition, seed selection, seed planting, transplanting, preparing the garden bed, irrigation, maintaining the garden, harvesting crops and saving seeds to youth ages 5-18 at the elementary school, Boys & Girls Club, Hualapai Juvenile Detention & Rehabilitation Center and adult community members. Interested groups participated in the preparation and planting of five garden beds total in different locations in the local area. The extension office helped with irrigation systems, watering plans and instructed participants in how to care for garden plants. Mother & Daughter Day participants instructed in transplanting flowers from nursery packs into a plant pot to take home. Assisted clientele with home horticulture information on planting, insect identification, plant nutrition, irrigation, composting and soil preparation through individual and phone contacts. Alex Sando from Native Seeds/SEARCH presented evening on Seed Saving to 16 participants. Quarterly newsletter published with horticulture information and pictures of local horticulture activities. 4-H Youth Development:Traditional 4H club programming continues with 9 leaders and 31 youth involved in 11 projects. Weekly programs are provided at the Boys & Girls Club (BGC) and the Hualapai Juvenile Detention & Rehabilitation Center (HJDRC), subject matter determined through group interest and seasonal appropriateness. Topics include entomology, macro-invertebrates, nature study, science, recycling, music class with recorders, cooking and food safety and academic tutoring. Youth at elementary school (24), BGC (15), HJDRC (10) received introductory lessons in entomology: insect life cycles, collecting, classification and identification beneficial insect or insect pests and in pest control options. Elementary School Career Day presentation to students and staff (200) on Forest Entomology. BGC Youth (14) participated in field trips to local streams and spring, and studied life cycles, kingdoms of life and watersheds. Prepared reports and displays for BGC Parent Night, and educated their parents on their findings. PARTICIPANTS: Two FRTEP UA Extension Agents, Grey Farrell from Navajo Nation-Tuba City and Gerald Moore from Navajo Nation-Window Rock, and Dr. Robert Kattnig UA campus agriculture professor traveled to the Hualapai reservation to provide the latest information on topics of importance to ranchers. UA Mohave County Agents Robin Grumbles, Jerry Olson, Lynn Durant assist with programming development. Other professionals include Dr. Joe Bahe, veterinarian from University of New Mexico; Pam Lalo, veterinarian technician from the Hopi reservation; Alex Sando from Native Seeds/SEARCH from Tucson, AZ. A falconer from Kingman, and Fish & Wildlife staff Zen Mocarski presented to 4H youth at monthly meetings. Local partnerships have been developed and are maintained through regular monthly meetings with the HJDRC "green grant" program, BGC, Healthy Heart Diabetes Prevention services, Cultural Department, Health Department, Peach Springs Elementary School, Indian Health Services, Hualapai Soil & Water Conservation District, and the Hualapai Youth Services Coalition. TARGET AUDIENCES: Our office serves the people of the Hualapai Tribe and other community members. Regular programming includes children from Headstart through High School - parents, teachers, and staff; youth who attend Peach Springs Boys & Girls Club; 4H Buck-N-Doe club members and leaders and homeschooled youth. Hualapai Youth Services Coalition members (these the departments of: Tribal Planning, Cultural, Health, the local School Districts, Boys & Girls Club, Education and Training, Healthy Heart Diabetes Prevention, the Underage Drinking Coalition, Indian Health Services). Hualapai Natural Resource Department includes Forestry, Water Resources, BIA Agriculture, range technicians, wildlife managers; Hualapai Soil & Water Conservation District members, Hualapai Juvenile Detention & Rehabilitation Center youth, officers and staff, Hualapai Tribal Council members; people at the Elderly Center; Hualapai Livestock Association members; and through our website, internet audiences. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
Agriculture: Livestock production, range management, natural resources: 100% Beef Quality assurance participants learned a skill to be used in their operations. There is growing interest in marketing reservation produced grass fed beef products, local youth education on their reservation lands and Natural Resource career opportunities. The Hualapai Soil & Water Conservation District wants assistance to educate tribal members in natural resource conservation. Horticulture: There is an overall increased awareness of gardening as a positive activity and the connections plants have to improving health and spiritual rejuvenation. The impact the horticulture program at present lies mainly in its future goals & direction via community meetings and discussions, guided by the interests and direction given by the participants. We have three locations which will begin composting operations in 2011. This will create a valuable soil additive and help to decrease solid waste loads to the landfill by utilizing readily available materials. We have two greenhouses to be built in the community in 2011. Children at the BGC, elementary school, home-schoolers, and 4H youth are learning about crop production and nutrition and plan to continue growing gardens in 2011. The Hualapai Green Arrow Project (HGAP) has been re-established as a result of the increased interest in gardening-this group is a culturally based organization involved in planning a community garden to increase local food production, developing a farmers market, rallying other tribal departments for participation and support. The HGAP also applies for grant funding. Youth at the HJDRC respond positively to growing plants. One detained youth became the gardener of his group, and spent as much time as possible watching and caring for his plants. He had never gardened before. Children at the BGC help water houseplants. Senior citizens are appreciative of their garden, and wish to increase the garden area. 4-H Youth Development: All 31 youth involved in traditional 4H club programming entered projects in county fair. Six youth participated in the UA campus "carcass content" program. Ongoing monthly club meetings bring together 20-30 members and their families. Extension has partnered with local organizations who share the intention of enhancing academic abilities and getting youth involved in healthy lifestyle choices and opportunities to learn about the world. Regular meetings and updates, communication and discussions occur with the Hualapai Youth Services Coalition, Cultural Department, BGC, HJDRC, Tribal Planning Department, Peach Springs Unified School District, Natural Resources. Youth programming needs in a number of aspects relating to plant science and gardening: plant identification and documentation through herbariums, houseplant care, insect and nature studies, macro-invertebrates, music, cooking and food safety have been identified to continue and further develop. A prominent community member wrote "Your (Extension) work in the community is a prevention tool that helps our youth focus and understand the environment around them and provides other options as they grow".
Publications
- Creating Educational Materials. Masters, L., Teegerstrom, T., Livingston, M, Tuttle, S., Benally J., Moore, G, Farrell, G., Alden, E., Hiller, J. 2010. Grant Report prepared for WCRME in 12/23/10.
- Alden, Elisabeth. (2010) Semi-annual Peach Springs Extension Newsletter. Quarterly publication, distributed to approximately 250 families. Average length 6 pages.
|
Progress 05/01/09 to 04/30/10
Outputs
OUTPUTS: 4-H programming continued for 25 youth (10 juniors, 5 seniors, 10 cloverkids) and 9 leaders in 11 programs. Approximately 200 K-8 grade students were exposed to the science of entomology through a table display at the Peach Springs Elementary School Career day. 100 children participated in creative activities through Extensions participation during a number of community events. Educational displays are prepared for these community events as well (Red Ribbon week, Family & Community Gathering, Sobriety Week, Tribal Employee Picnic, Womans Health Day and others), increasing our public exposure and providing educational materials. 10 ethno-botany students participated in gathering & pressing plants, then mounting plants on herbarium sheets. Two tree pruning workshops were held, with 8 community members present. A Gardening & Landscaping workshop was held, with 49 attendees. 40 third grade students and 25 children at the Boys & Girls Club received instruction on seed planting, transplanting, garden bed preparation and planting a garden. Six new gardens were established in Peach Springs-Peach Springs Elementary School (grade three-expanded existing raised bed to full garden), Boys & Girls Club, Healthy Heart Diabetes Prevention, Elderly Center, Juvenile Detention Center, and Extension Office. Livestock nutrition workshop had 26 participants. Annual Hualapai Livestock Association meeting held in conjunction with Department of Natural Resources. Quarterly newsletter published on agriculture, natural resources, 4-H youth development and family & consumer science materials. Plant, macro-invertebrate and insect/arachnid identification lab established. 125 insects identified and on display in cases. Herbarium established with 25 identified and catalogued plants. Member of Hualapai Youth Coalition and G.R.I.P.S.-Tribal Gang Reduction through Intervention, Prevention and Suppression organizations, which meet monthly. PARTICIPANTS: The workshops were presented by University of Arizona Extension Agents and other individuals with many years of experience in their fields. We have developed partnerships with the Hualapai Juvenile Detention Center, the Elderly Center, Healthy Heart Diabetes Prevention Services, various Hualapai Tribal departments and council members, Natural Resources Department, Recreation Department, Peach Springs Boys & Girls Club, Peach Springs Unified School District, Cultural Department, Hualapai Livestock Association. 4-H club monthly meetings are attended by 20-30 youth members and parents, along with 6-8 group leaders. Community members attend workshops Hundreds of community members are exposed to the work of Extension by our participation in local educational events through displays, materials and activities for the youth. TARGET AUDIENCES: Hualapai Cattle Association members Community youth at local schools +/or homeschooled children-and parents Peach Springs Boys & Girls Club Youth Council members, 4-H clubs Hualapai tribal members: the elderly, gardening and landscaping enthusiasts Healthy Heart Diabetes Prevention staff and clients. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: There have been no modifications to the project.
Impacts
All six garden sites will be expanded in 2010, with additional gardens to be established. Our display gardens have encouraged visits from community members to the office for direct observations of the garden beds and plants. Comments included, Oh, I can do this at home. Students involved in gardening activities would like to continue. Surveys from the Garden & Landscape workshop noted 100% of participants increased their knowledge, and gave suggestions on topics to be presented in the future. The Livestock Nutrition workshop also showed 100% of survey participants increased their knowledge, and will implement the information gained into future operations decision making. They too gave suggestions as to future topics to address in the future. Expanded 4-H youth development to include servicing youth who are not enrolled in traditional clubs has increased exposure to services Extension provides. 4-H youth had 100% of club members participate in County Fair, and received 5 Grand Champion awards, and 3 Reserve Champion awards, along with other ribbons.
Publications
- Alden, E., Crowley, T., 2009. Peach Springs Extension Newsletter. Quarterly publication. Distributed to approximately 300 families; average length 6 pages.
- Tuttle, S.L., Dambeck, A., Adolf, M., Masters, L., Livingston, M., Hunt Crowley, T., Benally, J., Alden, E., Moore, G., Farrell, Jr. G., 2009. Indian Country and County Extension: A Comparison of Personnel Administration and Proponents of Community Support. Accepted for the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference, May 20-22 in Tucson, AZ. In Press.
|
|