COVID-19 Response: Bears, Nevada, Extension

Carolyn Raffensperger and Pat Schlarbaum began our program with a reflection on loss, something we are all thinking about amid the disruption of CLOVID-19.   After Pat's phenology on bears in Iowa, we visited with Henry Corbin, the new executive director of Main Street Nevada, who also maintains online communication at the City of Nevada  webpage.  First on our agenda was the report of the Nevada Bear Hunt and other examples of how one small town is coping with closed schools, main street businesses, and social distancing.  John Lawrence, vice president of Iowa Extension and Outreach, celebrated the centennial of Extension, concluding with the ways it is continuing to serve the people of Iowa during the COVID-19 crisis. He also left us with a list of hotlines and answer lines.