EXTENSION TRENDS: CLEARWATER COUNTY University of Idaho Extension, Clearwater County • www.uidaho.edu/clearwater
2019 Impact UI Extension, Clearwater County conducted 13 educational programs with average knowledge gain reported of 58% representing 43,915 acres of private land. A total of 72 new UI Extension clients were reached in 2019. Major new programing for 2019 included two well attended programs on the anticipated effects of climate change on agriculture and natural resources in the area, with climate change adaptation strategies for landowners.
4-H in Clearwater County 2019 By the Numbers • 3,607 direct contacts • 1,265 youth participants • 47 volunteers • 2,200 volunteer hours • $49,675 extramural funding
Our Advisory Council Special thanks to our volunteers who help shape programming and inform the work we do for UI Extension in Clearwater County: Rick Winkle, Mike Ryan, John Smith, Chris St. Germain, Alex Irby, Chris Goetz, Dave Summers, Eileen Rowan, Norm Tomlinson, Larry Taylor, NRCS and Clearwater Soil and Water Conservation District Board.
UI Extension Educator William A. Warren 208-476-4434 williamw@uidaho.edu
In 2019 Clearwater County 4-H projects increased by 22% over the previous year, and total youth program contacts increased by 70%. Total market animal projects set a record for at least the last 10 years with 71 market animal projects completed. The 6th Grade Forestry Tour marked its 59th year with 70 youth and adults participating.
On the Horizon A new program for landowners that began in 2019, Law for Landowners, brings legal professionals in to present programs dealing with legal issues affecting rural landowners such as trespass law, herd districts/ open range, and drones. Another program new for 2020 is Managing for Forest Resiliency, a four-hour program that takes a holistic perspective on forest management to address multiple stressors such as wildfire, climate change, insect and disease, and drought while increasing ecological values and providing economic benefits. A research project began in 2020 on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests looking at the factors that have contributed to the recent success of the forest’s timber program, going from 22mmbf harvest in 2008 to almost 80mmbf last year.