UCCE Marin Creates Online 'Story Map' Annual Report

MARIN COUNTY, CA – The University of California Cooperative Extension team in Novato has created an online “story map” that capsulizes in an interactive way its ongoing programs and key 2018 accomplishments, instead of a written annual report.

The UCCE/Marin County Farm Advisor’s Office is among the County of Marin’s 23 departments, operating through a partnership with the county, the UC system, the federal government and private funds. Its mission is to sustain a vital agricultural and environmental community in Marin by providing UC research-based information on agriculture, natural-resource management, nutrition and youth development, county officials said.

The story-map format allows a viewer to investigate the department’s accomplishments by choosing project locations on a map, scrolling through photos, reading the short narratives, and linking to external websites for more information. See story map here.

Among the topics covered in the report are:

• Alternative strategies for managing weeds
• How livestock distribution improves water quality
• Reducing the threat of Japanese knotweed
• Community gardening with Marin’s seniors
• Conserving water in community gardens
• Saving water one backyard at a time
• Equity in youth development

The UCCE/Farm Advisor offers free subscriptions to several e-newsletters and runs the Master Gardeners program for Marin. It maintains a help desk at its Novato location, at 1682 Novato Blvd, Suite 150B, holds hands-on gardening events and offers assistance by phone at 415-473-4204.

Learn more at the UCCE/Farm Advisor website.

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