Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/22
Outputs
Target Audience:Our FRTEP Project Educators served a wide diversity of residents residing on or near the 1.4 million acreColville Reservation including families, youth, and ag producers/land managers as well as Tribal staff and the general population of the area. They also served Tribal members from Tribes beyond the reservation boundaries by sharing their knowledge and expertise by presenting at national and regional conferences (held by zoom due to COVID-19 travel restrictions). Through leveraged Invasive Species Projects with USDA APHIS PPQ, our educators initiated and conducted collaborative projects, through additional USDA APHIS PPQ funding for all 5 years of the project,with FRTEP Agents or 1994 Colleges and their Tribes,and other Tribes across the United States. Examples of these includethe Northwest Indian College, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Mississippi Choctaw;Salish Kootenai Tribe & College;Kalispel Tribe; Shoshone-Bannock Ft. Hall; Jicarilla Apache; Hualapai, Hopi, CRIT, and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; We also served beyond the FRTEP/1994 network to bring USDA by leveragedExtension and APHIS resources and knowledge to serve needs of Tribal communities where FRTEP does not exist, such as on the Augustine, Spokane, Yakama Nation, Fond du Lac, Shoalwater Bay, Metlakatla,Nooksack, and many more for a total of 55different Native American outreach projects completed onReservations across the USA over the 5 year project life. Educators also shared expertise with Tribes across the region and nation by assisting and presenting to Regional and National Intertribal Ag Council and other applicableconferences where Colville Reservation members and leaders were also present.. Changes/Problems: COVID forcedoffice closure to walk-ins from the public for 2 years. All Face-to face events, activities and meetings were not allowed. To rectify this, we embraced technology and incorporated more ZOOM options for meetings and educational outreach trhough videos. We also depended on email and Facebook to inform our tribal clientele. Enrollment of 4-H decreased in both adult volunteers and youth members. To rectify this, we increased our 4-H Group Enrollment activities and events. Could not meet with 4-H Clubs in person (due to COVID restricitions). To rectify this, we purchased and utilized technology and equipment to allow for virtual meetings and training. Attracting candidates to fill FRTEP funded position was difficult due to Washington mandates for COVID vaccine as well as WSU salary level mandates. To rectify this, we expanded our advertising to include more local newspapers and local work resources. We alsoworked with WSU to get the base entry salary increased some but still in this tight jobs market wewere not able to attract a qualified candidate to fill the vacancy so the Project Director and Tribal Office Director were both appointed on the project and filled the void and completed the work to fulfill the grant objectives identified in meetingtheneeds and priorities until the end of the project. Tribal hiring freeze, during COVID - Tribal Office Assistant position remained vacant for 2 years of this funding cycle. Once the reservation opened after COVID, the Office Assistant position was again refilled. Tribal Office Director, FCS Educator,and Project Director had tofill thevoid in the interim What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The project has provided opportunities through direct funding or leveraged funds for FRTEP office Educators to participate each year in: National Intertribal Agriculture Council Membership Meeting and National FRTEP/IAC Day; National FRTEP Professional Development Conference; Pacific Northwest Intertribal Ag Council Conference; Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Conferences. Professional Development also included 5 National Extension Association Conferences: NAE4HA, ANREP, NACDEP,NAE4HA and NEAFCS; Salish Language Conference; Women in Ag Conference; PROFIT: Crop Insurance; Department of Health Annual Food Safety Workshops and many other subject matter in-state and regional trainings during the 5 yearproject period How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results have been disseminated through the local, regional, and national tribal communities by the creation and distribution of Annual Reports consisting of 4-6 pages and accompanying presentations highlighting with text and pictures the major program accomplishments of the Colville Reservation FRTEP office. (USDA NIFA contributions are recognized throughout our marketing efforts).A hand-out describing office services previously developed and yearly updated is shared widely. This is distributed to those interested in learning what Extension provides to the tribal communities. All these materials are shared with our Tribal Council, Advisory Board, and through the Team USDA presentations at Affiliated Tribes of NW Indians Conferences and at National Tribal Conferences such as presentations at the Intertribal Ag Council Conference. Materials developed are distributed and shared throughout the 4 geographically isolated communities of our Colville Reservation and workshops are held across the reservation, multiple times to accommodate the members of the 4 regions. Displays have been developed and have been posted and featured at the Washington State University Tribal Showcase and at workshops, locally as well as regionally and nationally. Program successes also have been shared with the public through 4 local newspapers. Broadcast email messages are sent to discipline-related list servs. A Colville Reservation Extension FRTEP Facebook page is maintained and educational and informational Facebook posts are made on a regular basis to keep social media clientele informed. FRTEP Programming successes and practices were shared at national FRTEP Conferences, National and Regional Intertribal Ag Council, Timber Council, National and Regional Native American Fish and Wildlife Conferences, and Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians conferences. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1) Operate a reservation-located and focused extension program to provide enhanced, on-reservation access and locally driven outreach programming for agricultural producers and related audiences: The FRTEP Extension office, located at the Tribal Headquarters Campus, has remained open and operating under a signed MOA w/yearly updated appendices, allowing on-reservation access to extension resources (w accommodations for covid) for all years of the 5 years.. The Advisory Committee has met 1-3 times per year to review programs and give advice on new needs to assure the programs were locally driven. The Tribal Councilbudgeted and contributed additional funding averaging $98,461/yr and funded a support position, a large building-w utility & maintenance, and operation and travel funds. The Colville Reservation Extension office is the only "Self-directing" WSU Tribal Extension office in the State. USDA FRTEP funds were supplemented w contributions from Tribal Government, Washington State University, , USDA APHIS, ILTF, USDA SARE, and Private Donors to amplify programming provided to the Colville Reservation and in bringing extension resources out to tribesacross the Nation. ANR and 4-H Positive Youth Development workshops and educational activities along with one-on-one assistance have been provided to 108,142 participants and office utilizers over the 5 yrs.2) Improve reservation agriculture and natural resource management to enhance productivity, marketability, sustainability and quality of life: FRTEP office Educators held 10-21 workshops per year on topics ranging from Pesticide Safety, Calibration, Women in Ag; Future of Ag on the Reservation; Invasive Species Education; Livestock & Wildlife Diseases; Rangeland Weeds & Tours; Cultural Plants or Invasive Weed Workshop & Tour; Ag Profitability to safety such a Map Reading (partnering with other Extension faculty and Specialists; USDA APHIS PPQ, Vet Services, FSA, NRCS, and many others); These workshops resulted in changes in knowledge and behavior.USDA APHIS funds were leveraged to bring our FRTEP expertise in invasives toTribes across the USA. Collaborative Invasive Species outreach outdoorsignage, large posters, and flyers for Tribal community members were created in 55 different Tribal projects for each Tribe's priority invasive species threatening their agriculture, natural, and cultural resources.Asian Giant Hornet; Kudzu, European Green Crab, and weeds and pests threatening agriculture and food sovereignty are examples. These projects elevated the level of knowledge and concern for invasive species and support for action in their control across Indian Country. A successful example was a European Green Crab (EGC) project withthe Metlakatla Tribe in 2022 which resulted in the finding of the first EGC in Alaska right behind one of our signs! Major wildfires burned hundreds of thousands of acres during the project years 2017-22. FRTEP was a lead in prevention and mitigating fire risk and reducing losses to rural landowners with continued implementation of Nevada Extension's "Ember Aware" program to tribal members and youth. FRTEP launched a tribal youth "Seed Bomb" project to get Tribal youth excited and involved in replanting native plants and pollinators on burned lands. This project was featured by WSU and USDA as was the Food Sovereignty Inchelium Garlic enhancement project to bring back native Inchelium Garlic to our area. 800 FIreworks Safety Fliers were created, printed and distributed to Fireworks vendors. The Colville Tribes has adopted this flier and have made it a part of their annual Fireworks Vendor packet to help reduce injuriesand wildfires.3) Improve health and wellness for youth and families on the reservation:In the grant years prior to the the COVID-19 Pandemic, FRTEP Educators held 26-38 workshops per year in this program area. In the years following the COVID-19 Pandemic, FRTEP Educators held 7-18 workshops per year. Extension produced 2500 copies/yr of the annual Nutrition & Food Sovereignty Calendar in partnership with the following Tribal Programs: Food Distribution, TANF and Area Agency on Aging.The calendar, which was initiated by our FRTEP office,has been shared and replicated by many other Tribes across the USA. It features 12 research-based recipes, nutrition labels, local food substitutions & educational information on gardening & food preservation. Impacts in this program area are reported on in 3 categories- 1) food, nutrition & food safety, 2) parenting & family relationships and 3) personal financial education. In the area of food, nutrition and food safety, according to one-year, post evaluations, 85.7% of participants reported canning the same amount or more and 87.5% of participants reported to be using safe canning practices. When people are using safe canning practices, the occurrence of foodborne illnesses decrease. In the parenting & family relationships program area, workshop participants complete the eight-week Positive Indian Parenting (PIP) training. Both CCT TANF and CCT CFS had clients who attended PIP trainings. Of the TANF clients who participated, 1/3 have moved off TANF assistance; of the CFS clients who participated, 3 regained custody of their children. In addition, FRTEP Educators have trained 91 people to facilitate PIP and those facilitators have provided 194 hours of PIP education. In the personal financial education program area, both youth and adults are reached with personal finance education. In the youth workshops, 90% of the youth stated they plan to develop personal budgets and 75% reported learning how to track transactions on a debit card register. In the adult workshops, 100% of participants reported learning new options for saving or investing money and 95% learned new techniques for tracking and recording expenses. According to Tribal Credit, 24 participants of personal financial workshops were also their clients; of those 24 people, 87.5% have loans in good standing with Tribal Credit.4) Promote positive youth development to build resiliency, personal responsibility, knowledge, and capacity of reservation youth in agriculture and other areas, and to grow them into healthy, contributing adults:Our FRTEP office managed the first and only Tribal based (versus county based) 4-H program in Washington States History. Our 4-H enrollment was increasing yearly but when the pandemic hit with the state of emergencies nationally and statewide, the COVID caused a decrease in 4-H participation. 4-H Youth ClubEnrollment decreased from 114 to30 and volunteers decreased from 25 to 12. Our 4-H Group Enrollments (open youth group education non-club)increased over the 5 years from 443 youth to 1375 youth. This is helping us to reach the National 4-H mandate of "touching 1 in 5 youth" in our area.. 4-H plays a vital role in helping youth achieve success in life (Tufts 2010).Tufts report shows 4- H youth are: Four times more likely to make contributions to their communities (Grades 7-12); Two times more likely to be civically active; Two times more likely to make healthier choices; Two times more likely to participate in Science, Engineering and Computer Technology programs during out-of-school time and 4-H girls are two times more likely to take part in science programs.Tribal youth learned subject matter skills and responsibility through livestock production and other projects. They are setting goals and growing into positive, contributing young adults as a result of FRTEP work! To recognize and encourage 4-H club members positive achievements their activities are featured on our facebook, newsreleases, on our large wall 24x36 inch wall calendars that are distributed across the reservation in meeting and board rooms, and on individual large posters recognizing outstanding individual performance that wereposted and shared with the Tribal community.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Wells-Yoakum, K. & Watson, D. (2021). Masters of Extension Program Mentoring Model Translates Technical Knowledge into Practice. The University of New Mexico 14th Annual Mentoring Conference- Mentoring in an Interconnected World.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Wells, K., Watson, D. & Olney, K. (2021). Masters of Extension Program Mentoring Model Translates Technical Knowledge into Practice. In Dominguez, N., & Garcia, D. (Eds). (2021). 14th annual mentoring conference (14th ed.). Mentoring in an Interconnected World [Special Issue 14]. The Chronicle of Mentoring and Coaching, 5(14).
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Wells, K. (2020). Adapting Curriculum and Delivery of Financial Education for a Native American Audience. 2020 Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education (AFCPE) Research and Training Symposium.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
McLean, L. 2017. Successful Extension Programming on Colville Reservation, Tribal Programs/Research Exhibits, Jr. Ballroom, WSU Pullman Campus Invited Presentation
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
McLean, L. 2019. Successful 4-H Programming on the Colville Reservation, NWIAC Youth Food Summit, Nespelem, WA
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
McLean, L. 2021. Food Sovereignty Work on Colville Reservation, Washington State Department of Agriculture Farm to School Network, Virtual presentation Invited Presentation
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
McLean, L. 2017. Building Successful Food Safety Programming in Native American Communities, Advanced Food Safety Conference, Washington DC
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
McLean, L. 2018. Successful Extension & 4-H Youth Development Programming on Colville Reservation, PNWIAC Annual Membership meeting. Invited Presentation.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
McLean, L. 2018. Overview of FRTEP Extension Programming on Colville Reservation, FRTEP/IAC Annual Membership meeting.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2019
Citation:
McLean, L. 2019. Partnerships/Collaborations: Putting People First for Strong & Sustainable Programs, FRTEP Professional Development Conference. Invited Presentation.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
McLean, L. 2020. Inchelium Red Garlic (Video & live Interview), Culinary Breeding Network Winter Vegetable Sagra . Invited Presentation.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
McLean, L. 2021. Successful Collaborations through Partnerships, FRTEP Professional Development Workshop Series, Invited Presentation
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
McLean, L, 2021. Innovative Food Sovereignty Programming on Colville Reservation, Pacific Northwest Intertribal Agriculture Council Annual Membership meeting. Invited Presentation
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Wells-Moses, K. and McLean, L. (2017). Building Successful Food Safety Programming in Native American Communities. Consumer Food Safety Education Conference, Washington DC.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Wells-Moses, K. (2017). Positive Indian Parenting on the Colville Reservation. National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences Annual Session, Showcase of Excellence, Omaha, NE.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Wells-Moses, K. (2017). Positive Indian Parenting on the Colville Reservation. 2017 NEAFCS Annual Session Poster Session.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Smith, D.L., Diaz Martinez, A.M., Lanigan, J., Wells-Moses, K., & Koehler, C. (2018). Scholarly Mentor Program: Supporting faculty in the writing and publication process. Journal of Faculty Development, 32(1), 45-50.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
McLean, Linda. 2021. 4-H Members Stay Active During COVID-19 Quarantine, USDA NIFA Website Newsletter, https://nifa.usda.gov/blog/native-american-heritage-month-spotlight-colville-reservation-4-h-extension Featured during native American Heritage Month, November 2021 (1,2,3,4,5,6)
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Progress 09/01/20 to 08/31/21
Outputs
Target Audience:Even with COVID-19 induced shut-downs, our FRTEP Project Educators continued to serve a wide diversity of residents residing on or near the Colville Reservation including families, youth, and ag producers/land managers. They also served Tribal members from Tribes beyond the reservation boundaries by sharing their knowledge and expertise by presenting at national and regional conferences held by zoom due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in place. Through a leveraged Tribal Collaborative Response to Invasive Species Project with USDA APHIS PPQ, our educators initiated and conducted collaborative projects and/or activities with FRTEP Agents or 1994 Colleges and their Tribal members at the Northwest Indian College, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Kalispel Tribe; Shoshone-Bannock Ft. Hall; Jicarilla Apache; Hualapai, and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; We also went beyond the FRTEP network by leveraging funds from the Colville Reservation FRTEP project to bring USDA Extension and APHIS resources and knowledge to serve needs of Tribal communities where FRTEP does not exist, such as on the Spokane, Lummi and Nooksack Indian Reservations. Educators also shared expertise with Tribes across the region by assisting and presenting to Intertribal Ag Council and other applicable zoom conferences. Changes/Problems:The biggest impact to the program was the shutdown of the Colville and other reservationsto nonmembers and travel, as well as forbidding holding group educational meetings. Employees had to work remotely from home and all hiring was stopped due to no HR support available and the inability to bring candidates in for interviews, etc. Because of this the Tribally funded vacant Administrative Support position could not be filled and the FRTEP office Ag Educator position had to remain vacant. Adjustments were made and Linda McLean and Kayla Wells adjusted outreach methods to "drive thru" workshops and kits, as well as remote learning techniques both for outreach and professional development. 4-H Leaders and members were given one on one and remote support directly and not in a group setting. The Project Director increased his time on the project, due to his years of Ag and natural resource experience, to help cover the reservation needs in those project areas with the ANR position being vacant. Travel was significantly reduced for what had been anticipated for the FRTEP program as well as the collaborative leveraged APHIS Tribal Collaborative Response to Invasive Species Program 2 which served interested FRTEP, 1994's and Tribes across the USA. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Because of COVID 19 lockdowns FRTEP Educators took advantage of time to sharpen skills for improved service to clientes in the future through participation in many zoom conferences/trainings during available time. (COVID-19) Response; Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Extension's Role in Supporting the CDC; Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN). Value-Added Foods Product Development Workshop; WSU Extension Food Processing Department. Veteran Cultural Competency Training; Veteran Conservation Corps/Vet Corps Counseling and Wellness Programs for the Washington State Department of Veteran Affairs. Victory Kitchen Series: Cruciferous Vegetables; Penn State Extension. Viral History: The Black Death, Spanish Flu and COVID-19; Illinois Extension College ofAgricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and Interdisciplinary Health Annual IAC (Intertribal Agriculture Council) Membership Meeting, Various Presenters, Annual FRTEP (Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program) Family Meeting at IAC, Various Presenters, ZOOM Sewing & Stitchery Expo, Various Presenters, Puyallup, WA NAE4HA Annual Conference, ZOOM, various presenters Mental Health First Aid USA; National Council For Behavioral Health; Spokane, WA 2020 NEAFCS Virtual Annual Session; National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences. 2nd Quarter Webinar: Racial Equity, Hunger and COVID-19; Racial Equity & Hunger National Learning Network. Answering the Call: The Role of Extension After an Emergency; Southern University Agricultural Research Extension Center; eXtension. Backyard Poultry Production; Cultivating Success Sustainable Small Farms Education (University of Idaho Extension & WSU Extension). Best Practices for Community Gardens During COVID-19; Cultivating Success Sustainable Small Farms Education (University of Idaho Extension & WSU Extension) Best Practices for Farm Delivery, Pick-Up and CSA's During COVID-19; Cultivating Success Sustainable Small Farms Education (University of Idaho Extension & WSU Extension). Best Practices for Farmers Markets & Farm Stands During COVID-19; Cultivating Success Sustainable Small Farms Education (University of Idaho Extension & WSU Extension). Building Community Capacity Around Veterans: Our Veterans, Our Communities; Southern Rural Development Center. Certifying Organic Food Products with USDA, Indigenous Food & Agriculture Initiative. Communication Methods that Make Sense- and Make Your Point; WSU HRS. Community Broadband Funders Webinar; Federal Broadband Working Group (Regions 9 and 10). Cooking for Crowds: A Volunteer's Guide to Safe Food Handling Online Course; Penn State Extension. Cooking with Style - Create Safe Recipes; The Partnership for Food Safety Education. COVID-19 Updates and Impacts: Food and Nutrition Assistance; Native Farm Bill Coalition and Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative. Demonstrating Collective Impact: Lessons Learned from a National Effort; National Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP). Developing Cultural Competency: Lessons Learned from A Philippines Study Program; National Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP). Diet Dilemmas 2: Hot Topics in Inflammation and Disease-3 Sessions: Inflammation, Health and Disease; University of Florida/IFAS Extension, Virginia Cooperative Extension and North Dakota State University Extension. Disinfecting the Workplace for COVID-19, WSU HRS. Extension Programming for Everyone Through the Lens of DEI, Virtual Summer School: Proactive Approach to Inclusion of Individuals with Disabilities; National Association of Extension Program & Staff Development Professionals (NAEPSDP) and University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Research and Extension. Extension Programming for Everyone Through the Lens of DEI, Virtual Summer School: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Extension Evaluation; National Association of Extension (mx sessions) Program & Staff Development Professionals (NAEPSDP) and University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Research and Extension. Making Change from the Inside Out; National Association of Extension Program & Staff Development Professionals (NAEPSDP) and University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Research and Extension. Negotiations Across Diversity: Application for Extension Work; National Association of Extension Program & Staff Development Professionals (NAEPSDP) and University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Research and Extension. Program Planning Process Designed to Increase Access and Grow Programs; National Association of Extension Program & Staff Development Professionals (NAEPSDP) and University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Research and Extension. Farmers' Market Food Safety Online Course; Penn State Extension. Food for Profit Online Course; Penn State Extension. Food Safety for Donated Foods; Penn State Extension. Genetics, Nutrition and the Brain: How Genetics Can Influence the Relationship Between Nutrition and Brain Healthy; University of Illinois Extension. Grant writing Session; First Nations Development Institute. Implicit Bias Awareness Training; WSU Student Affairs Department of Community, Equity and Inclusive Excellence. Interpersonal Communication that Builds Trust; WSU HRS. Let's Talk Money: 4 sessions: Facing Financial Fears; Make Your Savings Grow; The Best Kept Secrets for Financial Success; Unequal Access to Credit. Illinois Extension College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. Managing the Impact of COVID-19 on Your Agency, The Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) Marketing Principles to Increase Behavior Change Among Extension Clients; Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP). Mediterranean Diet on a Budget; Penn State Extension. Mental Health in Farm and Ranch Country: How Communities Can Help; AgriSafe Network. More Than a Gut Feeling: How Diet Impacts Your Gut Microbiome and Health; University of Illinois Extension. Navigating the Tourism Industry in Your State: Partners, Agencies and Opportunities for Collaboration; Tourism Division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Nonverbal Communication Skills That Display Trust, Emotional Well-Being and Ethical Truths Pandemics: Slowing the Spread; WSU HRS. Proceed with Caution! The When, Where and How of Extension Engagement; National Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP). Protein Power Hour: Home Grilling #Alone Together; The Partnership for Food Safety Education Retail Farm Market School Online Course; Penn State Extension. Safe Operating Guidance for Small Farm Businesses During COVID-19; Washington State Department of Agriculture. Surviving the Coronavirus Infodemic: UW & WSU Present a Statewide Conversation on Healthy Digital Practices; UW Center for an Informed Public. Training Your Immune System: Outlining the Effects of Exercise on Immune Function;University of Illinois Extension. ?Working with Difficult People: 3 seesions: How to Work with Manipulative People; How to Work with Negative People; Identifying Difficult People; WSU HRS. Working with Volunteers; Penn State Extension. WSU COVID-19 Safe Return to Work Training Module, WSU HRS. WSU Extension Study Circles: A Vocabulary for Racism and Equity Work; WSU Extension. Mental Health First Aid USA; National Council For Behavioral Health; Spokane, WA How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The project results have been: Shared through bi-weekly WSU Unit Zoom meetings Shared through interview presentation with Culinary Breeders Network on You Tube December 4, 2020 shared as sharing posters and handouts at the Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program" at the 2020 Intertribal Ag Council Meeting ZOOM shared with the FRTEP Tribal Advisory Committee with Representatives of each of the 4 communities on the reservation. through news releases in all 3 local newspapers with featured coverage several times and a large format 24x36" calendar displayed in meeting sites and office across the reservation with photos of programming and youth 4-H participants. directly to Tribal Council through program updates and budget hearings where reports are made of program impacts through tabletop displays put up at all workshops featuring 3 large posters showing program activities, successes, and participants in action putting knowledge learned in action. an 8 page yearly updated marketing and promotion flyer featuring FRTEP office programming highlights and impacts that is distributed to groups across the reservation as well as at the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Conferences held fall of 2019 and winter 2020 as part of a "Team USDA" Booth. shared with the Pacific Northwest Intertribal Ag Council Conference in Pendleton Oregon, fall 2020. Shared through weekly E-blast newsletter to 4-H members and volunteers through email. Shared through ANREP (Agriculutre and Natural Resources Extension Program) Fall Newsletter article about Salad Bowl Milpa Seed Blanket greens project Shared through WSU CAHNRS newsletter Shared through WSU Extension Newsletter Shared through USDAN NIFA tweet about Inchelium Red Garlic project Shared through Facebook posts, likes, comments, and shares Shared in Tribal building posting fliers on doors and bulletin boards Shared by local businesses, post offices, schools, etc., posting on entry doors and bulletin boards. Shared by local HIS (Indian Health Service) using posters to assist with outreach education for Drive in COVID testing. Share thought monthly meetings with 4-H leaders Councils and Fair Boards What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue to work as a Colville Reservation FRTEP team to develop and conduct activities planned in the project narrative as well develop new programming for emerging opportunities as they arise. We will continue serve our Reservation as well as leverage resources to increase and share our expertise, Extension network resources, and leveraged resources to reach out to other Tribes across Indian Country where mutual interest and needs exist. Priority will be given to FRTEP Extension served Tribes, as well as explore potential for joint programming opportunities with 1994 Tribal College Extension. In response to COVID in 2020, the Colville Reservation FRTEP team of educators provided online-only workshops and drive-in pickups of educational material. We will continue to reach our clients in whatever way necessary to ensure delivery of high quality, educational programs.Due to our limited availability of broadband on our reservation, we will also continue mass posting and distribution of critical timely information in hard copy throughout the 4 Tribal communities when the need arises.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1) Operate a reservation-located and focused extension program to provide enhanced, on-reservation access and locally driven outreach programming for agricultural producers and related audiences; The Colville Reservation FRTEP Extension office was kept fully operational, through FRTEP and leveraged funding, addressing Tribally focused needs with outreach education. It continues as the only "Self-Directing" MOA Tribal Extension Office in the state of Washington. The Colville Confederated Tribes Tribal Council, as our FRTEP partner, provided support by funding the salary of our fulltime support staff,office Tribal Director, match for FCS educator,providing the building, utilities, and internet, One National award was received this year - NEAFCS Health & Wellness State Award. Without FRTEP, the office would not have existed to provide workshops and activities that reached:1277 adults of which 495were Tribal Members; 332 youth with 228 being Tribal Members; and had 108258 indirect contacts in the form of e-blasts, news articles, e-mails, radio, and our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WSU-Colville-Reservation-Extension-670853783106346/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel. Tribal communities are being served on the reservation because of the FRTEP office location there. Our Colville Reservation Team includes a member sitting on the Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) FRTEP Enhancement Subcommittee which works with the ILTF to distribute an additional $10,000 and $30,000 enhancement funding to FRTEP projects across the country during this program year. It has collaborated with other FRTEP or 1994's & Tribes bringing new resources to their program through leveraged APHIS PPQ funds where we created or are in the process of creating and printing invasive species educational flyers mailers, and outdoors signs, and/or conducting Tribal Workshops. 2) Improve reservation agriculture and natural resource management to enhance productivity, marketability, sustainability, and quality of life: Samples of workshops for ag producers/land managers and future farmers: Provided study manuals and resources for tribal employees and local ranchers to use to study to obtain their Pesticide Applicators License. NAAF (Native American Agriculture Fund) $25,005, PI: L. McLean (7/1/20 - 6/30/21) Rapid Response Funds for 4-H ag enhancements due to COVID. WIA (Women In Agriculture) Participating Site.9 participants in Jan,2020. NWIAC (Northwest Intertribal Agriculture Council) Planning Committee, facilitated meeting conference calls, recorded and disseminated minutes. Gave a presentation at NWIAC on "Successful Extension Programming on the Colville Reservation" And "USDA APHIS/FRTEP Invasive Species Tribal Project." WSAC (Washington Association of Counties) Chair of Planning Committee, facilitated meeting conference ZOOM meetings, recorded and disseminated minutes, created post survey, generated agenda, set up ZOOM conference process. WSAC, Facilitated Annual Conference proceedings, host, welcomed attendees, timekeeper, technical support for presenters. Participated in CCT Land & Propertymeetings 2 times per month To help educate about Extension opportunities and to provide assistance to tribal programs in educational offerings for professional development opportunities for their staff members. Hosted and facilitated two garlic Drive thru workshop events. Purpose: to educate people about Inchelium Red Garlic and re-establish it growth and production on the Colville Reservation. Hosted and facilitated a Salad Greens Drive Thru Workshop event. Purpose to educate people about growing greens for quick and healthy fall gardening. 3) Improve health and wellness for youth and families on the reservation: Workshops and activities held for target audience: Material/curriculum were adapted to meet clients' needs on the Reservation, specifically for a Native American audience. Extension Program Delivery (17 total workshops, 56 hours; 343 adults & 92 youth participants): Food Safety/Food Preservation Program Area: 4 programs; 5 hours; 77 adults & 92 youth participants. 2 of these workshops were COVID Handwashing Outreach Workshops. Financial Education Program Area: 1 program; 1 hour; 38 adult participants. National presentation at AFCPE (Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education) Research and Training Symposium. Parenting & Family Relationships Program Area: 12 programs; 50 hours; 228 adult participants. 19 people were trained and certified as Guiding Good Choices facilitators. Partnered with CCT LIHEAP/Food Distribution/Sr. Heating Assistance Program & CCT Area Agency on Aging Program to produce 2500 copies of the 2021 Nutrition & Food Sovereignty Calendar. Received $2500 in Tribal department partner funding for development and printing. Results in healthier meals and increased utilization of commodity foods distributed. Secured 1 new source of funds to further Heath & Wellness Programming: NW Portland Area Indian Health Board; $3000; P.I. Kayla Wells, Co-P.I. Linda McLean, Fill Your Freezer to Fuel Your Family. Focus on Food Sovereignty Implementation Projects, specifically meal planning and cooking healthy meals that freeze well. 4) Promote positive youth development to build resiliency, personal responsibility, knowledgeable, and capacity of reservation youth in agriculture and other areas, and to grow them into healthy, contributing adults. Activities and programs held supporting this goal include: Carried out our own 4-H Program with five 4-H clubs and one 4-H Learning Group, 97 enrolled 4-H members, 25 enrolled 4-H leaders, 130 youth participants in the 4-H learning group SHARP Kids Afterschool). We conducted 8 different workshop/activities in support of our youth outreach, but space limits our listing. Please contact us for a full list. Impact example: 80% increase in 4-H youth participating in Plant Science project, specifically in the gardening project. This can be attributed to Food Sovereignty/Food Security Garden education provided by WSU Colville Reservation FRTEP Extension. • Keller 4-H Achievement Night and New Enrollment Celebration. Focus: to celebrate 4-H members achievements and to re-enroll for new year. Keller, WA. L. McLean • Colville Reservation 4-H Leaders Meeting. Focus: To provide 4-H updates and training to 4-H leaders. Nespelem, WA. • 4-H Make & Take Planning Meeting. Focus: Plan the annual 4-H Holiday event. Teaching adult volunteers how to teach youth to make projects. Keller, WA. • 4-H Holiday Make & Take event, Focus: Teaching youth how to make gifts as opposed to buying them & cost comparison/money management, Keller Community Center. • Sewing & Stitchery Expo at Puyallup, WA. National Conference. Taught workshop "Put the Fun in Sewing Fundamentals - Teaching youth sewing skills". A focus on training adults how to work effectively with youth when teaching them how to sew and ."Upcycle Your Wardrobe" focusing on recycling textiles and remaking garments. • WSU Horse Course at Pullman, WA. Paid for reservation youth to travel and participate in horse education on WSU Pullman campus • Northwest Intertribal Agriculture Council Conference, Presentation on Colville Reservation Tribal 4-H program. Secured funding from National 4-H Forward fund; $8000; PI: Linda McLean; CAMERA project to provide 4-H photography program.
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Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/20
Outputs
Target Audience:Our Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program Project Educators served a wide diversity of residents residing on or near the Colville Reservation including families, youth, and ag producers/land managers. They also served Tribal members from Tribes beyond the reservation boundaries by sharing their knowledge and expertise by presenting at national and regional conferences and initiating, or conducting collaborative projects and/or activities with FRTEP Agents or 1994 Colleges and their Tribal members at the Salish Kootenai, Ft. Peck, Fort Belknap, Blackfeet, Colorado River Indian Tribes, San Carlos Apache, Jicarilla Apache, Hualapai, NW Indian College/Lummi and Nez Perce.. We also went beyond the FRTEP network by leveraging funds through APHIS PPQ to do outreach from the Colville Reservation FRTEP project to bring USDA Extension and APHIS resources and knowledge to serve needs of Tribal communities where there is no FRTEP such as on the Yakama Nation, Umatilla Tribe, Port Gamble, Upper Skagit, Spokane, Muckelshoot, Kalispel, Nooksack, along with sharing expertise with Tribes across the region by assisting and presenting to Intertribal Ag, Timber, and Fish and Wildlife Council's sessions during this reporting period. Changes/Problems:We had hired the Ag/Natural Resources position located at our Tribal FRTEP office and provided training and employment but then less than a half of year later he was dismissed by the University due to issues arising that did not appear in the hiring process. This resulted in the long length of time it takes to fill positions through the University system. This has resulted the PI and FRTEP Educator having to cover more of the Ag and Natural Resource education. It also led to some accruals in the salary portion of the budget that are needed by our Colville Reservation FRTEP Office Team to fill needs in the materials and supplies and travel portions of our 4th year budget. The budget for renewal has been adjusted and submitted to accommodate this need. These two areas were the ones severely reduced in our original revised budget when our award funding level per year was much lower than what we had requested initially for each of the 4 years What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The FRTEP Educators (Including the Ag/ANR/4-H, Family Consumer Sciences, and/or the PI have participated in the following professional development in the last year through their work at the FRTEP Colville Reservation Office: What is Your Communication IQ training, Instructor: Pat Laramie Brooks, Nespelem, WA Volunteer Management Training, Various Presenters, Spokane, WA Western Extension Directors Conference, San Diego, CA Washington Rural Broadband Workshop, Various Presenters, Davenport, WA Eastside 4-H Program Day, Various Presenters, Moses Lake, WA Annual IAC (Intertribal Agriculture Council) Membership Meeting, Various Presenters, Las Vegas, NV Annual FRTEP (Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program) Family Meeting at IAC, Various Presenters, Las Vegas, NV Washington State Association of Counties Conference, Various Presenters, Tacoma, WA Annual FRTEP (Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program) Professional Development Conference, Various Presenters, Saulte Saint Marie, MN Bridges Out of Poverty Resiliency training, Various Presenters, Lapwai, ID Cultivating Success Facilitator Training, Various Presenters, Spokane, WA Paycom Training, Colville Tribes Human Resources Dept, Nespelem, WA Tri-State 4-H Conference, Various Presenters, Bend, OR Sewing & Stitchery Expo, Various Presenters, Puyallup, WA JCEP (Joint Council of Extension Professionals) Leadership Conference, Various Presenters, San Antonio, TX Family Engagement Webinar, Various Presenters 4-H NYSD (National Youth Science Day) training - ZOOM, Various Presenters Modernization Prototype Training Webinar, Various Presenters WSU Workday Presentation, ZOOM, Various Presenters CCT TODM Training - CCT EPM (Employee Policy Manual Updates, Nespelem, WA NEAFCS Annual Session 2019- Nurturing the Richness of Lifelong Learning," National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS), Hershey, PA. (September 30, 2019 -October 3, 2019). "2019 Food Safety Workshop," Washington State Department of Health- Food Safety Program, Spokane, WA. (October 8, 2019). Annual update about food safety trends, issues, code updates and outbreaks for the state of Washington. Training to be certified to facilitate the Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14. And many webinars offered in program related areas. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The project results have been: Shared through a Co-Presentation Session at the FRTEP Professional Development Conference in Michigan, Fall 2019. shared as sharing posters and handouts at the Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program" at the 2019 Intertribal Ag Council Meeting in Nevada. shared with the FRTEP Tribal Advisory Committee with Representatives of each of the 4 communities on the reservation. through news releases in all 3 local newspapers with featured coverage several times and a large format 24x36" calendar displayed in meeting sites and office across the reservation with photos of programming and youth 4-H participants. directly to Tribal Council through program updates and budget hearings where reports are made of program impacts through tabletop displays put up at all workshops featuring 3 large posters showing program activities, successes, and participants in action putting knowledge learned in action. an 8 page yearly updated marketing and promotion flyer featuring FRTEP office programming highlights and impacts that is distributed to groups across the reservation as well as at the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Conferences held fall of 2019 and winter 2020 as part of a "Team USDA" Booth. shared with the Pacific Northwest Intertribal Ag Council Conference in Pendleton Oregon, fall 2019. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue to work as a Colville Reservation FRTEP team to develop and conduct activities planned in the project narrative as well develop new programming for emerging opportunities as they arise. We will continue serve our Reservation as well as leverage resources to increase and share our expertise, Extension network resources, and leveraged resources to reach out to other Tribes across Indian Country where mutual interest and needs exist. Priority will be given to FRTEP Extension served Tribes, as well as explore potential for joint programming opportunities with 1994 Tribal College Extension.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The Colville Reservation FRTEP Extension office was kept fully operational addressing Tribally focused needs with outreach education. It continues as the only "Self-Directing" MOA Tribal Extension Office in the state of Washington. It has been kept fully functioning through FRTEP and leveraged funding. The Colville Confederated Tribes Tribal Council, as our FRTEP partner, provided support by funding the salary of our fulltime support staff, office Tribal Director, match for FCS educator, providing the building, utilities, and internet, along with other direct support such as covering new 4-H enrollment fees ($2475). Our FRTEP Office Educator's have received 2 National awards, 3 Regional awards and 4 State awards in the last year for their Tribal Extension Programming. Without the FRTEP the office would not have existed to provide workshops and activities that reached: 3,528 adults of which 2,658 were Tribal Members; 868 youth with 702 being Tribal Members; and had 181,035 indirect contacts in the form of e-blasts, news articles, e-mails, radio, and our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WSU-Colville-Reservation-Extension-670853783106346/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel. Tribal communities are being served on the reservation because of the FRTEP office location there. Our Colville Reservation Team includes a member sitting on the Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) FRTEP enhancement subcommittee which works with the ILTF to distribute an additional $10,000 and $30,000 enhancement funding to FRTEP projects across the country during this program year. It has collaborated with other FRTEP or 1994's & Tribes bringing new resources to their program through leveraged APHIS PPQ funds where we created or are in the process of creating and printing invasive species educational flyers mailers, and outdoors signs, and/or conducting Tribal Workshops. 2) Improve reservation agriculture and natural resource management to enhance productivity, marketability, sustainability and quality of life: Samples of workshops for ag producers/land managers and future farmers: Provided Pesticide Safety, Effective Control, Calibration Workshops, and Invasive Species Tour to protect Tribal & Ag lands. Presented to Colville Forestry staff Invasive Species Identification Training to lead to Early Detection & Rapid Response. Partnered with Intertribal Ag Council to Host 3 day NWIAC Youth Summit on Colville Reservation-w 25 youth/12 adults. Grazing & Nutrition Workshop for Livestock Producers -11 participants Brought new resources to reservation for irrigation by participating in the "WSU Water Irrigation System Efficiency (WISE) Grant Project" Secured 4 new sources of funds to further ag and foods related outreach and impacts: NAAF (Native American Agriculture Fund) $75,000, PI: L. McLean (1/1/20 - 12/31/21) Healthy Foods for Healthy Generations. Focus on improved food systems in Indian Country & enhanced food sovereignty within Native communities. NAAF (Native American Agriculture Fund) $25,000, PI: L. McLean (1/1/20 - 12/31/21) 4-H Youth in Ag! With the focus of ensuring native youth are prepared for careers in agriculture and food areas. $10,000 and $30,000 enhancement funds through Indian Land Tenure Foundation USDA APHIS PPQ funding of $85,919 leveraged through FRTEP Collaboration to enhance Invasive Species outreach in Indian Country WIA (Women In Agriculture) Participating Site.9 participants in Jan,2020. NWIAC (Northwest Intertribal Agriculture Council) Planning Committee, Facilitated meeting conference calls, recorded and disseminated minutes. Gave a presentation at NWIAC on "Successful Extension Programming on the Colville Reservation" And "USDA APHIS/FRTEP Invasive Species Tribal Project" Participated in CCT Land & Property meetings 2 times per month To help educate about Extension opportunities and to provide assistance to tribal programs in educational offerings for professional development opportunities for their staff members. Hosted and facilitated two Food Sovereignty/Food Security Garden workshops - Purpose: to teach people about the why, how and what now of gardening Attended & participated in CCT Earth Day Celebration - provided information on what products come from livestock. 3) Improve health and wellness for youth and families on the reservation: Workshops and activities held for target audience: Material/curriculum were adapted to meet clients' needs on the Reservation, specifically for a Native American audience. Extension Program Delivery (26 total workshops, 88.5 hours; 132 adults & 62 youth participants): Food Safety/Food Preservation Program Area: 95 adults & 4youth participants. 95% of evaluated participants demonstrated an increase in knowledge and skills relative to keylearning objectives. 74% of evaluated participants either applied or plan to apply at least one practice learned from workshops in the near future. Financial Education Program Area: 12 programs; 22 hours; 34 adult & 54 youth participants. 91% of evaluated participants demonstrated an increase in knowledge and/or skills related to key learning objectives. 98% of evaluated participants applied knowledge or skills from the program(s) they attended. Parenting & Family Relationships Program Area: Two workshops were held throughout the Colville Reservation by Trained Positive Indian Parenting facilitators, reaching a total of 24 people. FCS Educator and 1 Tribal person were trained as Guiding Good Choices facilitators and trainers and we received word the DSHS funding for additional trainings to occur in 2020. Partnered with CCT LIHEAP/Food Distribution/Sr. Heating Assistance Program & CCT Area Agency on Aging Program to produce 2500 copies of the 2020 Nutrition & Food Sovereignty Calendar. Received $2,300 in Tribal departmetnt partner funding for development and printing. Results in healthier meals and increased utilization of commodity foods distributed. 4) Promote positive youth development to build resiliency, personal responsibility, knowledgeable, and capacity of reservation youth in agriculture and other areas, and to grow them into healthy, contributing adults. Activities and programs held supporting this goal include: Carried out our on 4-H Program with five 4-H clubs and two 4-H Learning Groups, 85 enrolled 4-H members, 34 enrolled 4-H leaders, 119 youth participants in the 4-H learning groups (Boys & Girls Club and SHARP Kids Afterschool). We conducted 8 different workshop/activities in support of our youth outreach but space limits our listing. Please contact us for a full list. Impact example: 80% increase in 4-H youth participating in Plant Science project, specifically in the gardening project. This can be attributed to Food Sovereignty/Food Security Garden education provided by WSU Colville Reservation FRTEP Extension.
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Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/19
Outputs
Target Audience: Our Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program Project Educators served a wide diversity of residents in this reporting period including families, youth, and ag producers/land managers residing on or near the Colville Reservation. They also served Tribal members from Tribes beyond the reservation boundaries by sharing their knowledge and expertise by initiating, or conducting collaborative projects and/or activities with FRTEP Agents and their Tribal members at the Nez Perce, Fort Hall, and Ft. Hall Reservations. We also went beyond the FRTEP network by leveraging funds to reach out to do outreach from the Colville Reservation FRTEP project to bring Extension resources and knowledge to serve needs of Tribal communities on Yakama Nation, Umatilla Tribe, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, Grand Ronde Tribe, and sharing expertise with Tribes across the country by assisting and presenting to Intertribal Ag Council sessions during this reporting period. Changes/Problems:Our biggest problem to date is the length of time it takes to fill positions through the University system. This has resulted in acruals of surplus funds in the salary portion of the budget that are needed by our Colville Reservation FRTEP Team to fill needs and over expenditures in the materials and supplies and travel portions of our 3rd year budget. It has been adjusted and submitted to accomodate this need. These two areas were the ones severely reduced in our original revised budget when our award funding level per year was much lower than what we had requested for each of the 4 years. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?2018 Urban Gardening Workshop, Curtis Stone, Coeur d'Alene, ID 2018 Annual NW IAC (North West Intertribal Agriculture Council) Membership Meeting, Various Presenters, Pendleton, OR 2018 Joint Extension Unit Summer Meeting, Various presenters, Spokane, WA 2018 Monthly Youth & Family Unit calls/ZOOM meetings, Various presenters, WA 2018 Monthly 4-H calls/ZOOM meetings, Various presenters, WA 2018 4-H Eastside Program Day, Various Presenters, Moses Lake, WA 2019 Sewing & Stitchery Expo, Various Presenters, Puyallup, WA 2019 JCEP (Joint Council of Extension Professionals) Leadership Conference, Various Presenters, San Antonio, TX 2018 Annual IAC (Intertribal Agriculture Council) Membership Meeting, Various Presenters, Las Vegas, NV 2018 Annual FRTEP (Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program) Family Meeting at IAC, Various Presenters, Las Vegas, NV 2018 Washington State Association of Counties Conference, Various Presenters, Tacoma, WA 2018 Women In Agriculture Conference, Various Presenters, Nespelem, WA (local site for a multi-state conference) 2018 Psychological First Aid, CCT Native Connections, Various Presenters, Nespelem, WA 2018 Conflict Management Training (ZOOM), Various Presenters, WA 2018 FRTEP Professional Development Conference, Various Presenters, Tulsa, OK 2019 - JCEP Extension Leadership Conference, San Antonio, TX 2019 - Sew & Stitch Expo, Puyallup, WA 2019 - ZOOM, Volunteer Management 2019 - Eastside 4-H program Days 2019 - Tri State 4-H Conference, Bend OR 2019 - Navigating Differences Cultural Competencies Training, Seattle, WA 2019 - Judges school training - Spanish Fork, UT How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The project results have been: • shared as sharing posters and handouts at the Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program" at the 2018 Intertribal Ag Council Meeting in Nevada. • shared with the FRTEP Tribal Advisory Committee with Representatives of each of the 4 communities on the reservation represented. • through newsreleases in all 3 local newspapers with featured coverage several times and a large format 24x36" calendar displayed in meeting sites and office across the reservation with photos of programming and youth 4-H participants. • directly to Tribal Council through program updates and budet hearings where reports are made of program impacts • through table top displays put up at all workshops featuring 3 large posters showing program activities, successes, and participants in action putting knowledge learned in action. • an 8 page marketing and promotion flyer featuring FRTEP office programming highlights and impacts that is distributed to groups across the reservation as well as at the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Conferences held this spring and summer of 2018 as part of a "Team USDA" Booth. • shared with the Pacific Northwest Intertribal Ag Council Conference in Pendleton Oregon through presentations by Office Director and the Project Director each giving presentations. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Continue to work as a FRTEP team to develop and conduct activities planned in the project narrative as well develop new programming for emerging opportunities that may arise. We will continue leverage resources to increase and share our expertise and Extension network resources and leveraged resources to reach out to other Tribes across Indian Country where mutual interest and needs exist. Priority will be given to FRTEP Extension served Tribes, as well as explore potential for joint programming opportunities with 1994 Tribal College Extension. Our first order of business will be to replace the position funded by the FRTEP project as the new person holding that position just left to seek employment elsewhere.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1) Operate a reservation-located and focused extension program to provide enhanced, on-reservation access and locally driven outreach programming for agricultural producers and related audience: The Colville Reservation FRTEP Extension office, was kept fully operational with Tribally focused outreach and continues as the only "Self Directing" Tribal Extension Office in the state of Washington. It has been kept fully functioning through FRTEP and leveraged funding despite the delayed hiring part of our FRTEP funded positions (see "CHANGES and PROBLEMS" section below). The Colville Confederated Tribes provided support our FRTEP office by funding the salary of our full time support staff,our office Tribal Director, and providing the building, utilities,and internet along with other direct support such as covering new 4-H enrollment fees. Our FRTEP Program has delivered the workshops and activities listed below under the 3 other goals since initiating FY18-19 Project Monies and has reached from 9/1/18-5/1/19: · 2,194 adults of which 1,772 were Tribal Members. · 645 youth with 591 being Tribal Members · --Indirect contacts were 43,126 total--this was in the form of facebook hits, eblasts, news articles, e-mails and radio. · Maintained Web Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WSU-Colville-Reservation-Extension-670853783106346/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel Our Colville Reservation Team includes a member sitting on the Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) FRTEP enhancement subcommittee which works with the ILTF to distribute an additional $10,000 and $30,000 enhancement funding to FRTEP projects across the country during this program year and has collaborated with other FRTEP & Tribes bringing new resources to their program through leveraged APHIS PPQ funds, we have partnered and created or in the process of creating and printing invasive species educational outreach materials, mailers, and outdoors signs, and/or conducting Tribal Workshops. 2) Improve reservation agriculture and natural resource management to enhance productivity, marketability, sustainability and quality of life: Held the following workshops for ag producers/land managers: WIA (Women In Agriculture) topic, 9 participants NWIAC (Northwest Intertribal Agriculture Council) Planning Committee, Facilitated meeting conference calls, recorded and disseminated minutes. Gave a presentation at NWIAC on "Successful 4-H Programming on the Colville Reservation" Pacific Northwest Alpaca Association Met with president of association to discuss future programming and potential 4-H club development. Also participate din their monthly cal to discuss 4-h and share Washington State 4-H information with the group. Mary Jo Montieth discussion and planning meeting To develop and promote a fiber workshop on Colville Reservation. Land & Property meeting 2 times per month To help educate about Extension opportunities and to provide assistance to tribal programs in educational offerings for professional development opportunities for their staff members. Invasive Species ID, Pesticide Safety, Effective Control Workshop-24 participants Invasive Species ID Tour-55 participants to learn identification & control of invasive species Intertribal Ag Youth Summit Planning committee meetings - to plan and execute 2019 NWIAC Youth Summit. Hosted and facilitated two Food Sovereignty/Food Security Garden workshops - Purpose: to teach people about the why, how and what now of gardening. - 20 participants Attend & participate in CCT Earth Day Celebration - provided information on what products come from livestock - cows, hogs, sheep & goats. - 1500 people attended Planned - Attended & participated in Pascal Sherman Indian School Sunflower Festival - Provide education and informant on making bio-degradable pots and planting sunflower seeds & pumpkin seeds. Several elementary schools from the reservation and around the region participated Planned - NWIAC Youth Food Summit held in Omak, WA - various presentation on agriculture on the Colville Reservation, Forestry, Fish & Wildlife, 4-H Positive Youth Development and careers in agriculture. Open to local Hish school youth as well as other tribes in the NW region. Planned - Present Agriculture Booth at Ferry County Fair - Purpose: to showcase reservation agriculture and promote more ag production in reservation area 3) Improve health and wellness for youth and families on the reservation: Workshops and activities held for target audience: · Pressure canning vegetables (4 workshops, 17 participants total) · Family Budgeting (4 workshops, 16 participants total) · PIP Facilitator Training, 10 participants trained and certified · Guiding Good Choices Training (5-week course, 9 adults & 4 youth participants) · 4-H leaders training: Food preservation Certification (5 4-H leaders certified as Food Preservation Project Leaders) · Food for the People Gardening Workshop, 20 participants total · Dealing with Debt Workshop (2 workshops one on one, 3 participants) · Understanding Credit Workshops (2 workshops, small focused groups; 7 participants) · Predatory Lending Workshop one on one with adult participant · Positive Indian Parenting Training (8-week course, 17 total adult participants) 4) Promote positive youth development to build resiliency, personal responsibility, knowledgeable, and capacity of reservation youth in agriculture and other areas, and to grow them into healthy, contributing adults. Activities and programs held supporting this goal include: Carried out our on 4-H Program with five 4-H clubs and two 4-H Learning Groups, 89 enrolled 4-H members, 38 enrolled 4-H leaders, 129 youth participants in the 4-H learning groups (Boys & Girls Club and SHARP Kids Afterschool). We conducted 28 different programs and activities in support of our youth outreach but space limits our listing. Please contact us for a full list.
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Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/18
Outputs
Target Audience:Our Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program Project Educators served a wide diversity ofresidents in this reporting periodincludingfamilies, youth, and ag producers/land managers residing on or nearthe Colville Reservation. They also servedTribal members from Tribes beyond the reservation boundaries by sharingtheir knowledge and expertiseby initiating, or conducting, collaborative projects and/or activities with FRTEP Agents and Tribal members at the Warm Springs, Couer d'Alene, Nez Perce, Kalispel, and Ft. Hall Reservations. Project Educators also reached beyond the FRTEP Network of Tribal Projects through this FRTEP funding orleveraged funds to bring Extension resources toserve needs on the Sauk Suiattle, Puyallup, Lower Elwha Klallam, Samish, Yakama Nation, Umatilla Tribe, and Spokane Tribe during this reporting period Changes/Problems: The first change needed is to change the contact phone for the PI, Dan Fagerlie, it is now 509 690 0009 (I was unable to change it at my end here). Washington State University has been undergoing great financial stress since July 1 of 2017, freezing all hiring and major cutbacks to all areas including extension. As part of the response the College of Ag, Human, & NR Sciences (CAHNRS) also was re-organizing their whole college finances and grants management structure into a Business Center concept starting from 7/1/17 and still not fully functional. Our State Director of Extension, facing vacancies in neighboring counties to our Colville Reservation Project, held up approving our hiring the FRTEP position budgeted in the new FRTEP Funding. Once the position was released for filling through the PD efforts, we filled it immediately and werefully staffed and operational. Work was carried out to fulfill our delivery of extension FRTEP project programming on the the Colville Reservation and to reach out to other Tribes utilizing carryover and leveraged funding and our FRTEP Team. Now with the late awarding of the continuing funding, our person has left position to seek more stable employment elsewhere as WSU could not re-appoint her without the "Continuance Award" in place and we had to give her adequate notice of lack of re-appointment. Once the continuance is in place we can proceed with advertising and a search to fill the position with members of our Tribal Advisory Committee on the search committee. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?FRTEP, or project leveraged funding allowedEducators to get training or professional development as follows: FRTEP Professional Development Conference, Polson, MT; National Intertribal Ag Council and Pacific Northwest Intertribal Ag Council Conferences; WSU Agriculture and Natural Resource Educators Unit Statewide Meeting Days; Participated in a robotics training, February 10, 2017 UW-NASA Space Consortium provided training.Plans are for development of afterschool program/4-H club focusing on robotics. WSU Statewide Youth and Families Unit Meeting/training How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The project results have been: shared as "25 Years of Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program" through our FRTEP Team Project Director being the Opening Speaker at theNational Intertribal Agriculture Council Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada Shared through a "Showcase of Excellance" poster at the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Conference in October, 2017. shared with the FRTEP Tribal Advisory Committee with Representatives of each of the 4 communities on the reservation represented. through newsreleases in all 3 local newspapers with featured coverage several times. directly to Tribal Council through program updates and budet hearings where reports are made of program impacts through table top displays put up at all workshops featuring 3 large posters showing program activities, successes, and participants in action putting knowledge learned in action. an 8 page marketing and promotion flyer featuring FRTEP office programming highlights and impacts that is distributed to groups across the reservation as well as at the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Conferences held this spring and summer of 2018 as part of a "Team USDA" Booth. shared at National FRTEP Professional Development Conference in Polson, Montana. shared with the Pacific Northwest Intertribal Ag Council Conference in Pendleton Oregon. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue to work as a FRTEP team to develop and conduct activities planned in the project narrative as well develop new programming for emerging opportunities that may arise. We will continue to share our expertise and Extension network resources and leveraged resources to reach out to other Tribes across Indian Country where mutual interest and needs exist. Priority will be given to FRTEP Extension served Tribes, as well as explore potential for joint programming opportunities with 1994 Tribal College Extension. Our first order of business will be to replace the position funded by the FRTEP project as the new person holding that position justleftto seek employment elsewhere.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Goals/Accomplishments to Date: 1) Operate a reservation-located and focused extension program to provide enhanced, on-reservation access and locally driven outreach programming for agricultural producers and related audiences; The Colville Reservation FRTEP Extension office, was kept fullly operational with Tribally focused outreach as the only "Self Directing" Tribal Extension Office in the state of Washington.It has been kept fully functioning through FRTEP and leveraged funding despite the delayed hiring of our FRTEP funded position (see "CHANGES and PROBLEMS" section below). The Colville Confederated Tribes provided support our FRTEP office by funding the salary of our full time support staff,our office Tribal Director, and providing the building, utilities,and internet along with other direct support such ascovering new 4-H enrollment fees. OurFRTEP Program has delivered the workshops andactivities listed below under the 3 other goalssince initiating FY 17-18 Project Monies and has reached 1473 contacts of whom 618 were youth and 855 were adults. Of this total, 982 were Tribal members and others were descendents, spouses, people living in Tribal communities, or people with a Tribal interest. Over 19,913 contacts were potentially reached by newletters and news releases. Maintained Web Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WSU-Colville-Reservation-Extension-670853783106346/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel The Colville Extension Tribal FRTEP office team utilizes their expertise to enhance the knowledge of FRTEP in the greater extension community and utilize thier expertise to benefit other FRTEP/Tribal programs. A member of our Colville Reservation FRTEP office Team: presented a "Showcase of Excellence" Poster, Omaha, NE, 10/18/17 National Extension Youth and Families conference participation and award winner and earned 3 National Awards for her Tribally related work. Created and presented the "25th Anniversary of FRTEP" powerpoint as the opening speaker at the National Intertribal Agriculture Council Conference in December Serves on the Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) FRTEP enhancement subcommittee which works with the ILTF to distribute 1.4 million dollars to enhance FRTEP projects Collaboratedwith other FRTEP & Tribes bringing new resources to their program:With FRTEP project leveraged APHIS PPQ funds, we have partnered and created or in the process of creating and printing Invasive Weed Educational Outreach Materials,mailers, and outdoors signs,and/or conducting Tribal Workshops. These have been carried out or initiatedin collaboration with Yolanda Bone, Coeur D'alene Tribal FRTEP; Scott Dugan, Warm Springs FRTEP; the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe and Samish Tribe with WSU Skagit County Extension; Puyallup Tribe with the WSU Pierce County Extension; the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe with WSU Clallum County Extension, Nez Perce with FRTEP Agent Danielle Scott, Yakam Nation Tribe with WSU Yakima County Extension, and have met with and been requested to work with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, with Oregon State University Umatilla County Extension, and 1994 Salish Kootenai Tribal College on their reservation 2) Improve reservation agriculture and natural resource management to enhance productivity, marketability, sustainability and quality of life; Held the following workshops for ag producers/land managers: Colville Tribal Livestock Assn. Mtg with Extension Update Hosted Women In Agriculture Conference meeting site 41 Farmers/land managers and Tribal employees completeda full 2 day Pesticide and Weed Training course Invasive Weed Species ID and Safety and Accuracy in Pesticide Use & Calibration Workshop: Conducted for 9 individuals on the Warm Springs FRTEP for Farmers/land managers and Tribal Staff. Invasive Weed Species ID and Safety and Accuracy in Pesticide Use & Calibration Workshop: Conducted for 13 Yakama Nation Personnel & Farmers/land managers Hands-on Invasive Species Control Calibration Workshop, 4 Food Sovereignty/Food Security Garden Workshops: Pathways to Prosperity Workshop NaturalResource Camp Education Day including soils, invasive species, forestry GPS & Weather Workshop, 3) Improve health and wellness for youth and families on the reservation;Workshops and Activities held for target audience: 5 "How to Safely Preserve Game Meat" workshops across Reservation 4-H Foods Preservation Leader Training, Nespelem,Certified new 4-H leaders to be able to safely teach youth how to can and preserve foods. Debt & the Holidays: Managing $tress & $pending, Inchelium,Partnered with Inchelium Headstart. Financial education specifically for Headstart families in the Inchelium area. Participated in Inchelium Health Fair,Provided information about bullying and cyber bullying Organized and held a First Aid/CPR class for 4-H leaders to obtain their certification cards. Keller 4-H/OJJDP Community Service Food Sovereignty Project - Plant Container Gardens for Elders Stretching your $ workshop held: CCT Earth Day - Recycle Clothing & Textiles Stretching your # Workshop: PSIS Sunflower Festival, Recycle Clothing & Textiles Taught a Statewide Positive Indian Parenting, Training the Trainer class Safe Food Preservation Workshops held: 2 Water Bath Canning classes;and 4-H Foods Preservation Jam 4) Promote positive youth development to build resiliency, personal responsibility, knowledge, and capacity of reservationyouth in agriculture and other areas, and to grow them into healthy, contributing adults.Activities and programs held supporting this goal include: Our Colville Reservation FRTEP office serves 8 4-H Clubs with 32AdultVolunteer Leaders and 114Colville Reservation 4-H Youth served: 6 Special Interest; 11 School Enrichment and 97in the clubpositive out-of-school year around program. Many of the activities conducted are to serve this program. Community Recognition of Positive Youth Involvement Event: 4-H Achievement Night 4-H Holiday Make & Take event, Keller,Partnered with Keller Community Center Youth Development. 4-H NYSD (National Youth Science Day), Keller, we are the only 4-H program in the State of Washington that has participated in all 10 NYSD Experiment events! Family Nite Out Event for promoting and recruiting 4-H enrollments New 4-H Leader Training Co-Presented "Speed Jobbing" career day at Inchelium High School, Provided information on careers. Provided Financial Literacy Education "Mad City Money" with Lake Roosevelt High School. Held a 4-H Family Night Out event at Keller School.Focus was robotics education, working in conjunction with NASA Space Consortium - University of Washington and in collaboration with OJJDP (Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention) Keeping kids involved in positive activities! Hosted new 4-H leader Training for new Tribal Boys & Girls 4-H club Collaborated with Ferry County Leaders to coordinate and facilitate Educational 4-H Horse Camp - Sixteen campers participated and it seemed very well received by the youth a families that participated. Ozobots Robotics STEM Activityat Boys & Girls Club STEM Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)youth educational activity in partnershop with North Central Regional Library 4-H Small Animal Clinic to teach youth proper care and responsibilty for their project animals. Tribal Extension 4-H club hosted and facilitated a Wonderful Wednesday 4-H Educational LearningDay,Twenty-one youth participated in hands-on education projects. 4-H Leaders and 4-H Members taught the projects
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