“Reaching Out Report” the Greene County Extension Newsletter 2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, Mo. 65807 Email: greeneco@missouri.edu * Tel: (417) 881-8909
April 2016 *
Vol. 9, Issue 4
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Financial Scorecard… pages 2 Upcoming events … pages 3-4 Nutrition program… page 5 David Burton … pages 6-9 Tim Schnakenberg … pages 10 Renette Wardlow … pages 11-12 Patrick Byers … pages 13-14 Jeff Barber … pages 14 Master Naturalists … page 15 Kelly McGowan … page 16 4-H Report … page 17-18 Pam Duitsman… page 19 Staff & Partners… page 20 Friends of Extension… page 21
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Get Social with Extension, Learn More The headline was direct: “White-blossomed Bradford Pear Tree Used in Landscaping has an Unwanted, Invasive Side.” David Burton, civic communication specialist with University of Missouri Extension, wrote the story this fall. It was re-released on social media the first week in March when Bradford Pear trees started their annual bloom. As a result, the story/post reached extraordinary numbers across all of the various social media pages maintained by Burton for MU Extension. In its first week, the story had reached over 26,000 page views on social media. It has been re-shared by others over 230 times and was opened and read online 8500 times in its first four days on social media. (Over 5,000 of those views on the Friends of the Garden blog alone.) Connect with the Greene County Extension Council on Facebook or MUExtension417 on Twitter.
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