NICE Volume 4, No. 2, Spring 2013

NICE Volume 4, No. 1, Winter 2013

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4-H eco-bot challenge!

4-H Eco-Bot Challenge, National Science Experiment, Glenn Duncan Elementary: Reno, NV.

In this year's experiment, the 4-H Eco-Bot Challenge, youth from across the country enhanced their engineering skills by learning to think like a robotics engineer, assembling their own robots, also known as Eco-bots, and control surfaces in order to manage an environmental clean-up. At Glenn Duncan Elementary in Reno 5th graders tested the interaction between the Eco-Bot’s environmental engineering design features and various control surface configurations to determine the most effective environmental clean-up solution for a simulated toxic spill. Please visit http://www.4-h.org/4-h-national-youth-science-day/science-experiments-projects/robotics-engineering-environmental-clean-up-4-h-eco-bot-challenge-2012/ to learn more.

NICE Volume 3, No. 2, Fall 2012

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UNR FIELD DAY, September 8, 2012 @ THE NEW GREENHOUSES ON VALLEY ROAD!

Susan Howe and Jamie Roice of the Nevada Radon Education Program handed out free test kits. 91 kits were given out!!!

Sarah Chvilicek and Samantha Shoupe of the Nevada 4-H Program experimented with solar radiation and light. Kids used color changing beads to make bracelets they could take home with them.

Ed Smith and Sonya Sistare of the Living With Fire Program had their "ember house" on hand to teach kids and their parents about the potential fire dangers to their homes. Kids are instructed to hit the house with "embers" in the spots where they are most likely to burn (the orange areas).

Heidi Kratsch and a group of Master Gardener's held a zucchini growing competition to see who could squash the record!

NICE Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 2012

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Step by Step Guide: Pyramid Lake Hoop House

What We Do

Here are a few videos I shot and edited recently. Sue Donaldson, Kerry Seymour and Sarah Chvilicek talk about what their programs offer the public. These are a few of the many great examples of how UNCE brings University research to YOU.


Water Quality Specialist Susan Donaldson talks about natural resources programming done at Cooperative Extension's Washoe County office.


Nutrition Specialist Kerry Seymour talks about nutrition programming done at Cooperative Extension's Washoe County office.


4-H Youth Development Coordinator Sarah Chvilicek talks about 4-H Youth Development programming done at Cooperative Extension's Washoe County office.

PREZI: new presentation stuff! WOW your audience.

Say goodbye to boring powerpoints. Prezi Is a powerful online tool for creating high quality presentations...You can embed videos, pictures, sounds and just about any other type of media you can think of. Check out a rough layout I'm working on for UNCE based on one of the available templates to get you started.

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Native Plant Club Meeting 2-29-12

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Nevada Indian Country Extension Winter 2011

Hi all. The Nevada Indian Country Extension, Winter 2011 edition is here. I have again uploaded it to Issuu which is a free hosting site for multi-page publications. Please check it out.

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Washoe County UNCE Youth Development

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4-H After school, Nutrition, Family Storyteller and 4-H Club program locations. Click on the map.

2011 Nevada Indian Country Extension Hoop House Projects

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Click on the map to view pictures of the hoop houses.

2011 School and Community Gardens

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Caughlin Fire 2011

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2011 4-H GIS Day @ UNCE

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Nevada Indian Country Extension Summer 2011

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May 11 HOOP HOUSE CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER GRAND OPENING: SHURZ, NV

This is a video of the construction of and 84' x14' "low cost" hoop house at the community garden in Shurz, NV. Victor Williams led the projects construction, and with the help of  his granddaughter Kendal and a few community members we finished the project in just over 4 hours! This will provide a great opportunity to extend the growing season for the people of Shurz in cooler winter months. 

 Kendal and John placing the re-bar anchors 3 ft. apart.

 Now just to bend the PVC to each side of the re-bar anchors. 

 The center perlin for added strength.

 It immediately gets up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit in there.

 Kendal secures the plastic with twine which is tied to the bottom of each re-bar post and thrown across the top to hold the plastic tight.

 The door frame and vent section.

 A little dirt just so the wind doesn't get under the plastic.

There was also a BBQ to celebrate the new Technology Center in Shurz. It just so happened to be near the garden/hoop house so we walked over for a delicious tri-tip lunch and to check out the newly renovated building.

 Some really nice Walker River tile work.

 A new computer lab! There is also a video conferencing room and other meeting rooms.

 The BBQ.

 A new sign.

 Cake!