Feel like getting your hands in the soil and learning useful skills while you’re at it? Volunteers are needed to assist with fieldwork for a soil science project at UHM focusing on root competition between Pacific Island crops. Volunteers will be trained in root coring, biomass analysis, and other field techniques—a great opportunity for students who are interested in plant and soil science and are looking for more hands-on experience and technical training.

The Friends of the Family student club of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences hosted a booth at the 26th annual Children and Youth Day on the grounds of the Hawaii State Capitol. An estimated 50,000 people attended this free event for Hawai‘i’s families. The Friends of the Family members shared dehydration-prevention methods with children and parents and engaged the keiki in drawing pictures of how they stay hydrated every day.

A meeting of researchers in Koon-Hui Wangʻs (PEPS) multistate project on “Plant-Parasitic Nematode Management as a Component of Sustainable Soil Health Programs in Horticultural and Field Crop Production Systems” drew participants from California, Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, and West Virginia to discuss research and outreach activities relating to plant-parasitic nematode management and soil health enhancement.

CTAHR’s study-abroad program in South Africa is an exciting opportunity for students to visit Africa while learning about African ecology and conservation ecology. The course can be taken as a 3- or 6-credit class or as non-credit. If you’ve ever been curious about what it’s like to live in the African bush and see beautiful animals, or if you just want to make positive impact, this is the perfect class for you!

Extension faculty are invited to the annual Agricultural Professional Development training (AgPro) offered by CTAHR’S Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Program (SOAP), supported by the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program (WSARE) on November 5–6 on Kaua‘i at the Courtyard by Marriott Kaua'i at Coconut Beach.