May 2008

Breaking News

San Angelo Welcomes the NDMC

About 80 ranchers, extension agents, agency personnel, and climate and weather professionals gathered on April 24 at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in San Angelo, Texas, for a Field Day on drought management. NDMC speakers presented information about the suite of tools under development, and solicited input from the audience. Other speakers focused on prescribed burning, crop insurance programs, and National Weather Service products. The NDMC's San Angelo presentations are online. The workshop attracted media attention, including Livestock Weekly and KSAN.

"Discover the Waters of Nebraska" Input Session Pending

A “practitioner input” session is tentatively scheduled for Monday, May 12, in North Platte, NE, so educators can help identify key water concepts to include in Discover the Waters of Nebraska, a booklet for 8- to 12-year-olds we’re developing in partnership with Project WET. The date is subject to change. If you’re interested in attending, please contact Meghan Sittler, National Drought Mitigation Center Research & Outreach specialist, by emailing msittler2 (at) unl.edu, or by calling 402-472-2712.

NDMC Contribution to IPCC Findings Highlighted

An article on page 14 of the Spring 2008 Good NUz, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln publication, highlighted the contributions of National Drought Mitigation Center staff to the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.