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Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
1910 East-West Road Sherman 101
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-7530
Fax: (808) 956-6539
Email: nrem@ctahr.hawaii.edu

Departmental Chair:
Dr. Carl I. Evensen
Graduate Chair:
Dr. Catherine Chan-Halbrendt
Undergraduate Chair:
Dr. Travis Idol

Educational Specialist

Office: Sherman 132
Phone: (808) 956-7774
Fax: (808) 956-6539
E-mail: smithjos@hawaii.edu

BS Degree, Agronomy – Soils University of Maryland, College Park
Post grad studies in soil microbiology (University of Maine) and coursework in marketing and social psychology (University of Hawaii)

Some program highlights include:
* Professional development training programs for Cooperative Extension and Natural Resources Conservation Services staffs funded by USDA SARE grant funds.

“New Farmers: Choosing the Road Less Traveled” (2004-2006)
“ Sustainable Pest Control in the Tropics” (2002-2004)
“ Covering Bare Ground: Tropical Cover Crops for Soil Quality” (1999-2002)

* CTAHR Organic Academy Statewide Workshops (2006-2007)

* "Jumping the Fence Line: Escaped Agricultural Plants in Hawaii" Statewide Workshops (2006)

* Sherman Courtyard Native and Ecosystem Educational Garden (2004-2005)

* “Native Plants in Public Places” Workshops (2002-2003)

* Keiki Water Festivals (500 students, 25 teachers, 50 volunteers) held at Pearl City Urban Garden Center (2000), Palama Settlement (2001), and Pokai Bay Wai`anae (2002).

PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE:
Soil Scientist/Educator, Portland Water District, Portland ME. Program Manager for Sebago Lake nonpoint-source pollution education and outreach efforts.
Resource Conservationist, Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District, Westbrook ME. Program Manager for urban erosion control program.
Environmental Services Specialist II/III, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta ME. Staff person for land spreading permits.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Fact Sheets
* Series of twelve Erosion Control Factsheets (1993)
* Series of twenty tropical cover crop and green manure facts sheets with Dr. H. Valenzuela (2002)
* Plants to Control Streambank Erosion with Lisa Ferentinos (2003)
* Guide to Sherman Courtyard Native and Ecosystem Education Garden with Dr. Travis Idol (2005)

Books
* Maine Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook for Construction: Best Management Practices (1991)
* Toward Sustainable Agriculture: A Guide for Hawai'i's Farmers (editor/author with Dr. Samir El-Swaify, Dec 2006)

Websites
* Hawai`i Sustainable Agriculture Website http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/sustainag/index.asp
* Renewable Resources Extension Website http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/rnre/
* Buy Fresh * Buy Local Website http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/sustainag/BFBL.asp

Member of UH Manoa Baha'i Association
Languages:
English & Spanish