Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Adopted Budget - County of Sonoma

MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to sustain a vital agriculture environment and community in
Sonoma County by providing University of California research-based
information in agriculture, natural resource management, and nutrition and
youth development.
DEPARTMENTAL DESCRIPTION
U. C. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
Stephanie Larson, Director
Budget at a Glance:
Total Expenditures $700,006
Total Revenues $64,100
Total Net Cost $635,906
Total Staff 3.75
The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) provides % Funded by Local Discretionary Funds 91%
science-based research and educational programming to assist people in
Sonoma County to solve problems and create opportunities in agriculture,
natural resources, and youth development. Examples of high priority topics addressed by University academic staff include restoration of
degraded salmon habitat, watershed management, identification and prevention of pests that effect wine grapes; a gang and obesity
prevention program for teens, and maintaining the high standards and expanding the Sonoma County 4-H program. Through an
agreement between the County of Sonoma and the University of California, these academic and staff appointments are supported by a
University budget that exceeds $1.3 million dollars in FY 11-12 while the county provides clerical and field assistant support staff, office
space, and operational support.
The Sonoma County Department of UCCE, brings the research and educational strengths of the entire University of California (U.C.)
system to address needs of the local agricultural industry and disseminate information to the community at large. UCCE is a statewide
program. Mutually beneficial exchange of expertise between neighboring counties occurs through a revenue or in-kind service
reciprocity. Services provided by the U.C. staff include education and research assistance in horticulture, marine science, viticulture,
watershed management, and livestock industries. In addition, U.C. and county support staff, along with trained volunteers, provide
information to the community on integrated pest management, home composting, and gardening. Due to changing demographics and a
more urban population, U.C. staff and volunteers are now providing programs in schools on agriculture and science literacy. The
department is a resource on home composting, sudden oak death, wastewater utilization, and pesticide use reduction. The 4-H program
within UCCE serves 1,200 youth with the help of 450 adult volunteers in 29 clubs with 64 projects, such as public speaking, welding,
lapidary, and rabbits and other farm animals. The Master Gardener Volunteer Program provides 250 trained master gardeners to conduct
public presentations and answer an increasing number of public service calls for gardening tips and information on alternatives to
pesticides, pesticide use reduction in lawns and gardens, home composting, irrigation systems and Sudden Oak Death.
Funding Sources
County of Sonoma
FY 2011-2012 Adopted Budget
General Fund
Sudden Oak Death Grant
Compost Grant
Donations &
Reimbursements
207
Funding Uses
4-H Youth Development
Master Gardeners
Watershed Management
Livestock & Range Mngmnt.
Sea Grant
Viticulture
Integrated Pest Mngmnt.
Speciality Crops
Sudden Oak Death
Other County Services