8 24 16 22 Acknowledgments Contact UConn Extension 1376 Storrs Road U-4134 Storrs, CT 06269-4134 Email: extension@uconn.edu Phone: 860-486-3581 Website: extension.uconn.edu Administration Indrajeet Chaubey, 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 Editor Stacey Stearns, Program Specialist, UConn Extension Graphic Designer Kara Bonsack, Graphic Designer and Web Developer, UConn CLEAR and Extension Photographers UConn Extension faculty and staff, listed here, unless otherwise noted. Chet Arnold: 8, 18 Kara Bonsack: cover, 2, 13, 16, 18, 22, 23 Cary Chadwick: 16, 17 Jen Cushman: 23 Dennis D’Amico: 26 Michael Dietz: 8 Maryann Fusco: 21 Pete Morenus (UConn Communications): 3 Kevin Noonan (CAHNR Communications): 2, 3, 12, 27, 31 Stacey Stearns: 19 Contents 3 Message from the Leadership Team 4 College Welcomes Dean Indrajeet Chaubey 5 By the Numbers 2018 6 Highlights 6 Growing with UConn Extension CT ECO; 4-H Afterschool Program; Wine Passport App; Intern Spotlight 8 Improving Water Quality 10 Cubes in Space 12 Risk Management Tools 14 SNAP-Ed Program 16 Teacher Professional Training STEM Education for Teens, Adults, and Teachers 18 Ask UConn Extension Tips on Food Safety, Health, and Sustainable Landscaping 20 Growing 4-H with Common Measures 22 Volunteer Spotlight: Marlene Mayes 24 UConn Extension Gives Back 26 Say Cheeeese Food Safety Basics for Artisan Cheesemakers 28 Conservation Planning 30 4-H Alums Shine as UConn Students 26 2 2018 HIGHLIGHTS OF EXTENSION