12 18 28 14 Acknowledgments Contact UConn Extension 1376 Storrs Road U-4134 Storrs, CT 06269-4134 Email: extension@uconn.edu Phone: 860-486-9228 Website: extension.uconn.edu Administration Cameron Faustman, Interim Dean and Director College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, UConn 860-486-2917 Michael O’Neill, Associate Dean for Outreach Education and Public Service Associate Director, UConn Extension 860-486-6270 Bonnie Burr, Assistant Director and Department Head, UConn Extension 860-486-8944 Edited by Stacey Stearns, Program Specialist, UConn Extension Graphic Design by Kara Bonsack, Graphic Designer and Web Development, UConn CLEAR and Extension Photography by UConn Extension faculty and staff unless otherwise noted. Nancy Balcom: cover, back cover Judy Benson: 2, 12, 13 Kara Bonsack: cover, 8, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29, back cover Bonnie Burr: 10, 31 Jiff Martin: 22 Mike O’Neill: 2, 29 Heather Peracchio: cover, 2, 14, 20 Tracy Rittenhouse: 2, 19 Nancy Wilhelm: 7 Peter Morenus (UConn Communications): 2, 3, 16, 17, 18, 20 Kevin Noonan (CAHNR Communications): 24 UCTV: 11 Contents 3 Message from the Interim Dean 4 Extension in Connecticut 5 2017 by the Numbers 6 Highlights 6 Elsie Woolam: 2017 National 4-H Hall of Fame Inductee TOOLS & TRAINING: Become a Volunteer! 8 Supporting Communities: Responding to New Stormwater Regulations TOOLS & TRAINING: MS4 Map Viewer 10 Food Safety on Farms TOOLS & TRAINING: Produce Safety Training 12 New Group of Students Trained in Seafood Safety TOOLS & TRAINING: Seafood Prepping Tips 14 Cooking with EFNEP at Morris Street School TOOLS & TRAINING: Tuna Burgers Recipe 16 Safeguarding Health Through Diagnostics TOOLS & TRAINING: Tick Testing 101 18 No Place Like Home: Black Bears are Back TOOLS & TRAINING: Telling Stories with Maps 20 Why Extension: Julia Cobuzzi - Community Nutrition Intern 21 Why Extension: Erin Morrell - 4-H Alumni 22 Strengthening Connecticut Farms TOOLS & TRAINING: Solid Ground Farmer Training E-learning 24 My 2017 Climate Corps Summer Internship TOOLS & TRAINING: Climate Corps Class 26 Emily Alger: Changing Lives Through 4-H TOOLS & TRAINING: National 4-H Common Measures 28 Quantifying Water Use TOOLS & TRAINING: 40 Gallon Challenge 30 Helping Connecticut Farms Succeed: A Collaborative Journey 16 2 2017 HIGHLIGHTS OF EXTENSION