Happy Veterans Day!

NWOA is proud of the men and women who have served our nation by donning the uniform of Sailor, Soldier, Airman, or Marine.

Thanks for your service!

Cooperative Extension Reorganized and Rebadged as The National Institute of Food & Agriculture

The USDA's newest agency is an old one with a new name -- Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) is now the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

You can browse the new organization's website here.

While the implications for extension forestry and research are unclear at this early date, more details about programs, staffing, funding and mission should emerge over the winter and in early 2010. Stay tuned.