the land grant university system and umn extension forestry
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A brief history and origins of the land grant university system in the United States, focusing on Extension and using the University of Minnesota Extension forestry unit as an example.TRANSCRIPT
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THE LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION FORESTRY PROGRAM
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OUTLINE
About the land grant university system
University of Minnesota
Extension and private lands
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THE LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Source: http://bit.ly/fx8dyS
States were granted (given) land by the federal government to establish and endow "land grant" colleges.
Mission: to focus on the teaching of agriculture, science and engineering rather than higher education's historic core of classical studies.
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SAINT PAUL CAMPUS TODAY
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FIRST LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES
Year 1855: First land grant
universities established
Land grant college stamp source: Wikimedia Commons. US map: EPA
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CREATING THE LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Morrill Act of 1862
Hatch Act of 1887
Smith-Lever Act of 1914
Federal government grants land to states to TEACH agriculture, science, and
engineering
Federal government grants land to states to TEACH agriculture, science, and
engineering
Creates the agricultural experiment station system to
foster RESEARCH
Creates the agricultural experiment station system to
foster RESEARCH
Creates cooperative EXTENSION: Practical
application, instruction of improved practices,
technology
Creates cooperative EXTENSION: Practical
application, instruction of improved practices,
technology
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THE LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Teaching
ExtensionResearch
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PUBLIC SERVICE MISSION AND IDENTITY
Public service is deeply embedded in the culture and identity of land grant universities.
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TEACHING
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NRSM programs
UMN photo library
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Morrill Hall
UMN photo library
Source: University of Minnesota photo library
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RESEARCH
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RESEARCH
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
http://www.maes.umn.edu/
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RESEARCH
MAES images
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CLOQUET FORESTRY CENTER
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RESEARCH
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EXTENSION
Flickr photo from Oregon State University archives
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EXTENSION
Flickr photo from Oregon State University archives
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CONNECTIONS
Demonstrating practical applications of research, improved technology
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UMN EXTENSION 2010-2011 BUDGET
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EXTENSION OFFICES IN MINNESOTA
5 campuses
16 regional offices
~90 county offices
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WHAT EXTENSION DOES
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PRIVATE FORESTS
33% of Minnesota’s forest land5.3 million acres (2.2 million hectares)
Supply 35-50% of Minnesota’s annual timber harvest
Wood products: 4th largest manufacturing industry
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UMN EXTENSION FORESTRY TEAM
Local (County) Educator
Regional Educator
Campus specialist
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EXTENSION FORESTRY PROGRAM: TWO PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
Keep forest land forested
Improve forest health and productivity
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KEEP FOREST LAND FORESTED
Source: Tree Farmer Magazine, July/August 2007
Intergenerational land transfer
Property taxes
New products & services: NTFPs, Carbon credits, etc
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FOREST HEALTH & PRODUCTIVITY
Silviculture
Climate change
Nontimber forest products
Windbreaks & shelterbelts
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EXTENSION FORESTRY STRATEGIES
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WHAT EXTENSION DOES
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WORKSHOPS
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WORKSHOPS
John Peterson photo
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COMMITTEES
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CONFERENCES
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TWO EXAMPLES
Master volunteer programs
Internet-based content delivery
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WORKSHOPS
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DIFFUSION MODELS: TWO-STEP FLOW
Source: Watts & Dodds 2007, J. Consumer Research
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SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS
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NATIONAL WORKING GROUP:
Join us! http://z.umn.edu/WON
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TWO EXAMPLES
Master volunteer programs
Internet-based content delivery
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WEBSITES
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WEBINARS
Peter Smallidge, Cornell Cooperative Extension
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WEBINARS
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WORKSHOPS VS. WEB: STATSWorkshops:
1-2,000 people / yr
Website:~26,000 people / yr
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INNOVATION AND IMPACT
New delivery systems to complement traditional
Applied research to understand outcomes and impacts of various instructional and learner engagement strategies
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Hunting Lease
Forestry Web/Pod
Enrolled 480a
Harvest Sawtimber--w/o Forester
Xmas Trees
Cons. Easement
Sugarbush
Forest Connect
Enrolled Govt Prog
Hunt/Fish
Written Plan
Join Cons. Org.
Recreation
Harvest Sawtimber--w/Forester
Harvest Firewood
Map of Land
Logger
Roads/Trails
Wildlife Habitat
Thinning
Consultant Forester
Set Goals
Seek Info
What did you do, in part, as a result of your contact and communication with a NYMFO?
Broussard Allred and Goff 2009
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OUTLINE
About the land grant university system
University of Minnesota
Extension and private lands
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CONTACT
Eli SagorUniversity of Minnesota Extension, Saint [email protected](612) 624-6948