10 pages., Via online journal., Pollinating insects are integral to the health of all terrestrial ecosystems and agriculture worldwide. Urbanization can greatly reduce nutritional resources and habitat for pollinators. However, these losses can be mitigated through targeted landscape practices, such as planting nectar- and pollen-rich plants and managing pollinator habitat in urban areas, especially home landscapes. As homeowners attempt to conserve pollinators through horticultural practices, they often seek the advice and guidance of horticulture retail employees. The knowledge horticulture employees have about pollinators and the recommendations they provide to customers is largely unknown. A nationwide survey was developed and distributed with the objectives to 1) assess employee knowledge about pollinators and pollination biology, 2) discover what plant and management recommendations employees were giving customers pertaining to pollinator conservation, and 3) determine where to focus possible education and outreach, as well as which topics to focus educational programs on. Our findings suggest, among our respondents, that overall knowledge was adequate, with a mean score (±sd) being 8.37 (±3.23) of a possible range of 0–14 points. Uncertified and part-time employees were identified as having significantly lower scores. The subject of plant selection was found to have the largest gap in knowledge, with a mean score of 1.82 (±0.62) of a possible three points. We identified several opportunities for educational outreach, aimed at improving employee and customer knowledge on this important subject.
Bultena, G. (author / Iowa State University), Hoiberg, E. (author / Iowa State University), Nowak, P.J. (author / Iowa State University), and Albrecht, D.E. (author / Texas A & M University)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1982-11
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 108 Document Number: C10178
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 112 Document Number: C10995
Journal Title Details:
20 pages
Notes:
Speech at Urban Home Economic Extension Workshop for counties with populations of 50,000 to 300,000 in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Indianapolis, Indiana, November 9, 1977
Article located in ACDC collection of NAAJ/NFEA editions., Comments by a founder of the Newspaper Farm Editors of America., Traces some causes of this trend and offers suggestions for restoring rural readership.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 71 Document Number: D10778
Notes:
Claude W. Gifford Collection. Beyond his materials in the ACDC collection, the Claude W. Gifford Papers, 1919-2004, are deposited in the University of Illinois Archives. Serial Number 8/3/81. Locate finding aid at https://archives.library.illinois.edu/archon/, Pages 2-4 in Research Library Newsletter, Farm Journal, April 15, 1964., Number 16 in a series of annual home-interview surveys of products on hand and in use among Minnesota Star and Tribune newspaper (Minneapolis, Minnesota) reader households, farm and non-farm.
10 pages, The benefits of urban trees are well known; however, tree roots often damage sidewalks, requiring root cutting, tree removal, and sidewalk replacement. We used alternative materials that allowed for tree retention and sidewalk replacement at two sites in northern Utah. From these projects, we developed a plan to help Extension professionals build support for novel urban forestry techniques and tools by forming collaborative partnerships, conducting public and professional outreach, and evaluating public opinions through the use of drop-off/pick-up surveys. Our project highlights the importance of having a proactive outreach plan when conducting Extension programming that involves new practices and products.
