ten years of anrep

Ten Years of ANREP

Ben Jackson

President

January 2006

Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals

History Highlights

• Founded in 1995• Official bylaws developed in 1996• Permanent home assigned to UGA in 1997• Held first biennial conference in 1998 -

Minnesota (200 participants)• Awards program developed in 1999


History Highlights

• Held second conference in 2000 - Nevada (300 participants)

• Joined JCEP in 2001• Membership on ECOP Budget and

Legislative Committee• Held third conference in 2002 - Florida (250

participants)


History Highlights

• Participated in Galaxy III in 2003 - Salt Lake City

• Held 4th conference in 2004 - West Virginia (230 participants)

• Created two liaison positions in Washington, DC to focus increased funding for RREA

• Added member to the JOE editorial board



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Our Objectives

• To bring together forest, wildlife, fisheries, water, range, and recreation resource extension professionals to discuss natural resource issues, needs and opportunities of mutual interest; and to facilitate information sharing

• To promote cooperation on natural resource issues and educational and training efforts between the various states and regions, as well as between governmental agencies, private natural resources groups, related industries and other natural resource professionals


Our Objectives

• To discuss, develop, sponsor, and promote educational and training programs and activities which will advance the practice of natural resource management

• To provide support and promote activities and programs at the national level that advance natural resource management, education, training, and diversity in the work force

• To advance the professional status of natural resource extension professionals (NREPs) by encouraging professional self-improvement

• To strengthen communication with Extension Administration


Other Relevant Facts

• Governed by an “Executive Council” of President, Past-President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer and four Regional Representatives

• Committees include Awards, Communications, Resolutions/Policy, Biennial Conference, Strategic Planning, Membership, Professional and Leadership Development, etc.

• Membership as of 1/01/06 of 536 members• Wide diversity of members (discipline, geographic,

gender, county-state, scope)


2006 Executive Council• President – Ben Jackson,

University of Georgia• President-Elect – Viviane

Simon-Brown, Oregon State University

• Past-President – Janean Creighton, University of Arkansas at Monticello

• Secretary – Andy Londo, Mississippi State University

• Treasurer – Larry Biles, Southern Forest Research Partnership, Georgia


• Northeast Rep: Nick Polanin, Rutgers University

• Southern Rep: Will Sheftall, University of Florida

• North Central Rep: Mike Reichenbach, University of Minnesota

• Northwest Rep: Alix Rogstad, University of Arizona

• Executive Secretary – Bill Hubbard, Southern Region

2003-05 Accomplishments

– Committee structure improved and enhanced.

– Awards Program continued– Regional leadership meeting planned with

other JCEP partners– Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Ohio and New

York on board as State Chapters– PILD & Galaxy planned with other JCEP

partners


IdahoIdaho Association of Natural Resources and Community Development Extension

Professionals


2003-05 Accomplishments

– State champions effort revitalized.– Completed 2004 ANREP conference in West

Virginia and planned 2006 ANREP conference in Utah

– Arrangement with ECOP Forestry Liaison Team and USDA CSREES to contract with a specialist to work on natural resources education legislative issues.

– Representative on Journal of Extension Editorial Board – Doug Stienbarger (2006 Board President -Elect)

– www.anrep.org updated


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Of Special Note!The 2005 Awards Program

• Promotional materials• Short publication• Long publication• Newsletter• Newspaper series• Slide set/computerized

graphics presentation• Radio


• Video/video disk• Television/video-

conference• Computer software

application• Webpage• Mixed media• Innovative program

2006 Plans• Participate in the four regional JCEP

leadership meetings in February• Participate in the Public Issues Leadership

Development (PILD) Conference – April in Washington, DC• Have our 5th Biennial Conference – May 14-17, Park City, UT• Membership recruitment/retention initiative.

– Improved communications and benefits• Assist states with developing chapters


5th Natural Resource Extension Professionals Conference

• Conference Theme: Finding the Ability in Sustainability

• Grand Summit Resorts at the Canyons, Park City, UT

• May 14-17, 2006


Conference Topics

• Landowner Education • Responsible Land Use • New Views of Natural Resources and Their Management • Extension at the Wildland-Urban Interface • Continuing Education for Professionals • Youth Audiences • Leveraging Resources • Developing and Sustaining Collaborations • The Evolving Extension Professional • Building Capacity • High-Tech Teaching • Marketing Natural Resource Extension Programs


Website Improvements

• Executive Committee meeting minutes posted regularly

• Awards information up-to-date

• Upcoming events• State partner links• Materials to support

local ANREP events


Searchable and printable online membership directory


Enhanced Search Capacities

• Can search by – Name– Discipline– State– Region– Committee

membership– Officer membership– State champions


For More Information!

• Website address: www.anrep.org

• Email addresses: [email protected], [email protected]

• Listserv: [email protected]

• Contact Bill Hubbard, [email protected], (706) 542-7813


http://www.anrep.org/

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Some Goals for 2006

• Allow Student Members• Attract International Members• Establish Sponsorships for Monetary Awards• Establish Financial Foundation for Scholarships• Provide More Leadership Development Opportunities• Maintain and Increase Subject-Matter Diversity• Create How-We-Did-It Fact Sheets


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