The Forest and Rangeland Systems Program Team will meet May 1, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and May 2, 8 a.m. to noon, at the ANR building at 2801 Second Street in Davis.
At the meeting, program team participants will give input on UC Cooperative Extension specialist and advisor positions to propose for priority needs. The 2014 call for positions closes May 19.
John Harper, the new leader of the Sustainable Natural Ecosystems Strategic Initiative, will discuss future plans for the initiative. Doug Parker, director of the California Institute for Water Resources and the water initiative leader, will give an update on drought issues and UC's role. Bill Tietje, UCCE specialist in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley and based in San Luis Obispo County, will give a presentation on oaks and drought.
A brief agenda for the Forest and Rangeland Systems Program Team meeting is posted at http://ucanr.edu/sites/programteams/May_1-2_2014_Forest_and_Rangeland_Systems.
Travel will be covered for ANR employees and affiliates. To register, visit http://ucanr.edu/sites/programteams/May_1-2_2014_Forest_and_Rangeland_Systems/Registration_771.
Individual workgroup meetings are planned for the morning of May 2. Workgroups chairs or other program team leaders who are interested in holding meetings should complete a short form to request space. https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=7922.
For more information, contact ANR Program Support Unit at anrprogramsupport@ucanr.edu.
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