Ten Years of ANREP

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Ten Years of ANREP
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• Ben Jackson
• President-Elect
• October 2005

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History Highlights
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• 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

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History Highlights
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• 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)

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History Highlights
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• 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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Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals
Poster Sessions
Field Trips
F L O R I D A
2 0 0 2
Awards
Food and Fun
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Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals
Lectures
WEST VIRGINIA
2 0 0 4
Awards
Scenery
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Our Objectives
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• 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

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Our Objectives
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• 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

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Other Relevant Facts
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• 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 10/01/05 of 536 members
• Wide diversity of members (discipline,
  geographic, gender, county-state, scope)

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2005 Executive Council
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• President Janean Creighton, University of
  Arkansas at Monticello
• President-Elect Ben Jackson, University of
  Georgia
• Past-President Scott Reed, Oregon State
  University
• Secretary Andy Londo, Mississippi State
  University
• Treasurer Deborah Hill, University of Kentucky

• Northeast Rep Nick Polanin, Rutgers University
• Southern Rep Marella Crane, University of
  Florida
• North Central Rep Mike Reichenbach, University
  of Minnesota
• Northwest Rep James Reeb, Oregon State
  University
• Executive Secretary Bill Hubbard, Southern
  Region

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2003-05 Accomplishments
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• 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

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IdahoIdaho Association of Natural Resources and
Community Development Extension Professionals
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals
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2003-05 Accomplishments
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• 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
• www.anrep.org updated

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Of Special Note!The 2005 Awards Program
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• 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

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2006 Plans
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• Four regional JCEP leadership meetings in
  February
• Public Issues Leadership Development (PILD)
  Conference - April 21-24, Washington, DC
• Annual meeting May 14-17, Park City, UT
• Membership recruitment/retention initiative.
• Improved communications and benefits
• Assist states with developing chapters

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Website Improvements
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• Executive Committee meeting minutes posted
  regularly
• Awards information up-to-date
• Upcoming events
• State partner links
• Materials to support local ANREP events

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Searchable and printable online membership
directory
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals
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Website Improvements
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• Can search by
• Name
• Discipline
• State
• Region
• Committee membership
• Officer membership
• State champions

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Enhanced Search Capacities
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• Executive Committee meeting minutes posted
  regularly
• Awards information up-to-date
• Upcoming events
• State partner links
• Materials to support local ANREP events

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For More Information!
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

• Website address www.anrep.org
• Email addresses anrep_at_charter.net, anrep_at_uga.edu
• Listserv anrepnet_at_listserv.uga.edu
• Contact Bill Hubbard, whubbard_at_uga.edu, (706)
  542-7813

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Some of My Goals for 2006
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals

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

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Questions?
Association of Natural Resource Extension
Professionals
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NACDEP Goals

• To discuss issues, needs, and opportunities and
  facilitate information sharing
• To promote cooperation on community development
  issues and educational and training efforts
• To promote educational and training programs and
  activities that advance sound community
  development practices.
• To provide support and promote activities and
  programs at the national level

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NACDEP Goals (contd)

• To advance the professional status of community
  and economic development extension professionals
• To strengthen communication with Extension
  administration.
• To see expanded investments in applied social
  science research that is critical to the
  generation of knowledge
• To promote the importance of community and
  economic development through education, advocacy,
  and coordination within the land grant system

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EXTENSION COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION AND POLICY
(ECOP) ECOP is an elected committee which
represents the 57 state and territorial
cooperative extension systems in policy
decisions, and provides nationwide program and
organizational leadership. Structurally, ECOP
works through the Association, in concert with
the USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service (CSREES) to initiate
strategic planning and identify nationwide issues
that lead to program and budget priorities. It
represents the states and territories in
legislative matters before Congress and develops
and maintains linkages and supportive
relationships with other national organizations
and associations.