AgEBB-MU CAFNR Extension
Green Horizons
Volume 22, Number 3
Fall 2018
Outreach & Engagement
MU Extension is "In the Woods"!
By Hank Stelzer| MU Extension, School of Natural Resources
A year ago, having an Extension field specialist outstate was just a dream, but now it is a reality! This past August 20th, Sarah Havens became our first Natural Resources Field Specialist.
Havens grew up in St. Charles, MO. She is a product of the University of Missouri system, earning her B.S. in Forestry in 2004 here at MU and her M.S. in Biology at MUS&T in 2010. While stationed in Rolla, she will be helping State Specialists, Hank Stelzer and Bob Pierce, develop and deliver natural resource programming throughout the southern half of Missouri.
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Havens will have three primary target audiences. First and foremost will be family forest landowners, especially underserved audiences like women owning woodlands and landowners new to the Show-Me State. Right behind that effort will be youth, with emphasis on 4-H. Our goal is to instill in today's youth a passion for the outdoors and a career in natural resource science and management. Closely associated with that audience will be assisting the forest products industry in workforce development.
Sarah Haven's email address is havenss@missouri.edu. Welcome to the team, Sarah!