Pima County Round-Up Newsletter

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November/December 2024

  • Music & Dance at Tucson Village Farm, Nov 15 & 22
  • Director's Note: Join Pima Extension to Find New Connections and Experiences
  • Pulling Buffelgrass in the Pantano
  • Conference Brings SNAP-Ed and EFNEP Educators Together
  • Pima Extension's Green Valley Veterans Garden Holds Opening Celebration
  • 4-H Ranch Education Brings Youth and Families to Pima County Bar V Ranch
  • Protecting Horses from Harmful Feed Additives
  • New Engagement at the Desert Lab on Tumamoc Hill
  • Welcome Madison Ramirez as 4-H Assistant in Extension

September/October 2024

  • Pima Extension Master Gardeners Host Propagation Workshop  
  • Director's Note: Pima County Extension Has a New Marquee  
  • Tucson Village Farm Expands School Field Trip Program  
  • National Extension Association Conference to be Held in Tucson  
  • Libraries Help us Reach the Community  
  • Tips for Raising Chickens!  
  • 4-H Project Enrollment Starts October 1  
  • Learn About Water through the Water Resources Research Center's Online Webinars  
  • Welcome to TVF Field Trip Coordinators  

July/August 2024

  • Reaching out en Espanol  
  • Director's Note: DEI at Pima Extension  
  • TVF Camps - A Smile for Every Kid!  
  • Professional Landscapers Learn New Skills at Smartscape Classes  
  • EFNEP's "Choose Health" Curriculum for Kids  
  • Raising Poultry? How Can We Help You?  
  • The Heat is Here!  
  • Welcome Nataly  
  • Pima Extension Has a New Marquee  

May/June 2024

  • Summer Camps Help Kids Grow & Learn
  • Director's Note: Pima Extension has 55,000 Engagements in 2023  
  • Pima EFNEP Introduces New Curriculum  
  • Another Awesome Pima County Fair  
  • Smartscape Team Shares Wise-Water-Landscaping Message in Hermosillo, Mexico  
  • Combatting Stinknet in Pima County  
  • Helping Early Childhood Centers Nurture Their Own Garden  
  • Teens and Caregivers Build Financial Expertise in "Money Talks" Class  
  • Congratulations to Veronique  

March/April 2024

  • Events to Help You Learn About Sustainable Landscapes and Gardening  
  • Director's Note: Cooperative Extension Seeks Your Input Listening Session: April 10  
  • 4-H Projects Are On The Rise  
  • Garden Discovery Days Comes to Ajo, Arizona  
  • Military Teen River-Rafting Camps Are Coming This Summer  
  • The Garden Kitchen Creates Community Partnerships  
  • Eating Healthy This Spring  
  • Cooperative Extension Asks Small-Scale Farmers About Their Needs  
  • Welcome Stephen  
  • Welcome Letti  

January/February 2024

  • A First-Hand Experience Teaching Parenting to Incarcerated Fathers
  • Director's Note: Volunteers are at the Heart of Extension  
  • Tucson Village Farm U-Pick is Back!  
  • A Greenhouse to Grow the Master Gardener Program  
  • Pima Extension 4-H Welcomes Kids to Bar V Ranch  
  • Sustainable Landscapes Expo is Coming in March  
  • 4-H Youth Showcase Before the County Fair  
  • Save our Saguaros Month Starts at "A" Mountain  
  • EFNEP Welcomes Patty Montijo  

November/December 2023

  • Family Resource Centers Open in Pima County
  • Director's Note: Young People Are Our Future  
  • 4-H Tucson Village Farm Holiday Market: Shop and Give at the Same Time  
  • Pima Smartscape Intern to Build Spanish Language Outreach  
  • Lots of People = Lots of Leftovers  
  • 200 Exhibitors at Pima's 4-H Fur and Feather Showcase  
  • Tips to Help Your Winter Garden Bloom  
  • Thank You, Jon Callahan  
  • Thank You, Arbico Organics  
  • UArizona Pima County Cooperative Extension Programs and Upcoming Events  

September/October 2023

  • Bringing Veggies to People  
  • New and Improved Pima Extension Web Pages  
  • Find Your Spark as a 4-H Volunteer  
  • Become a 4-H Healthy Living Ambassador  
  • New Rainwater Harvesting Rebates for Passive Systems  
  • Harvest Veggies Make Delicious Treats  
  • Parenting and Financial Literacy Work Together  
  • Invasive Grasses Fuel Fires  
  • Welcome Bethany  
  • Welcome Zeleste  
  • UArizona Pima County Cooperative Extension Programs and Upcoming Events  

July/August 2023

  • Youth Learn Through Tucson Village Farm Outdoor Education  
  • Pima Extension Shows Excellent Numbers for 2022  
  • Pima EFNEP Grows Family & Youth Nutrition Education  
  • Master Gardeners Build Water-smart Skills with Smartscape  
  • Mobile Produce Program Works to Alleviate Food Insecurity  
  • Green Valley Master Gardeners Reach Out  
  • Animal Science Training Brings New Ideas to 4-H  
  • Join the Tick Patrol  
  • Congratulations Ashlea Gideon 
  • Happy Retirement to Kim Schmieder  
  • Welcome Meredith Glaubach, Grace Born, and Moonie Tyler  

May/June 2023

  • Youth Success at the Pima County Fair  
  • Pima Extension Reaching More People Every Day  
  • Growing Extension Leadership  
  • Sharing Parent-Education Successes with State Political Leaders  
  • Arizona's Water Solutions 
  • Healthy Habits Start with Water  
  • Mosquito Info  

March/April 2023

  • Sustainable Landscapes Expo Draws Over 1000  
  • Needs Assessment Results for Arizona and Pima County  
  • 4-H Livestock Show Gets Kids Ready for the Fair  
  • Mindfulness Designs for Urban Settings  
  • The Master Gardener's Home Garden Tour and Plant Sale Are Coming Up!  
  • Kids Learn About Ranch Stewardship at Bar V Ranch  
  • Invasive Species Outreach Is Underway  
  • National Nutrition Month Inspires Us to Eat Right!  
  • UArizona Pima County Cooperative Extension Programs and Upcoming Events  
  • Agriculture and Natural Resources  
  • Family and Consumer Health Sciences  
  • 4-H Youth Development  

January/February 2023

  • Garden Discovery Days Finds Fertile Ground in Prisons  
  • Tucson Village Farm Forms a New Research Partnership  
  • Arizona Bees Are Buzzing!  
  • Over 40 Exhibitors at the March 11th Sustainable Landscapes Expo  
  • PCCE Community Nutrition Brings Healthy Heart Education to Pima County  
  • Master Gardeners Open the Plant Clinic and Help You Prepare for Winter Frosts  
  • Preparing for the County Fair  
  • Welcome Lydia Rogan  
  • Welcome Daniel Gracia  

November/December 2022

  • Pima 4-H Is Going New Places  
  • Learning About Pima County's Needs  
  • Smartscape Launches New Landscape Transformation Incentive Program  
  • Green Valley Garden Discovery Days  
  • Here Comes the Season of Giving Gifts  
  • Master Gardeners Bring Plants Into the World  
  • Thank You, Parker!  
  • Welcome to Our New PCCE Staff Members: Celeste Gambill, Carlyn Arteaga, Veronique Villalba, Hannah Rice, & Ben Tully  
  • UArizona Pima County Cooperative Extension Programs and Upcoming Events  

September/October 2022

  • The Garden Kitchen Works to Engage in New Ways  
  • Preparing for Our Water Future  
  • Does Gardening Impact Health Outcomes?  
  • 4-H Enrollment Starts in October  
  • Building Youth Skills Can Grow Great Co-Workers  
  • TVF Tunes Under the Moon Coming in November!  
  • Back to School Tips to De-Stress the First Day!  
  • 2022 Heart of Extension Awards  
  • Agent Jenn Parlin and The Garden Kitchen Receive Recognition  
  • FEP Agent Debbie Curley and Team Receives National Award  
  • UArizona Pima County Cooperative Extension Programs and Upcoming Events