USU Extension
Grand County Office
Phone
435-797-1483
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m Please make an appointment
What is USU Extension?
With offices covering Utah's 29 counties, Utah State University Extension provides research-based community education, resources and programs in the areas of agriculture and natural resources; business and community; food, health, and wellness; home, finance, and relationships; and 4-H and youth.How We Can Help
USU Extension offers expertise and pertinent information specific to the needs of our county
Youth and 4-H
4- H Is the nation’s largest youth organization with more than 6 million youth members.
4-H Teaches youth leadership, citizenship, and life skills using a “learn by doing” approach and is an educational program that provides wholesome, fun activities with programs designed to engage youth in hands-on learning activities.
If you would like to volunteer to lead/assist a club or sign up a youth, please contact Ashley Durlach-Kondos at 435-797-1483 or visit https://4h.zsuite.org to enroll. Visitors are welcome but if you want to ensure a meeting, please set up an appointment prior to coming to the office.
Helpful Links:
4-H and Youth Programs
Zsuite
Agriculture & Natural Resources
If you need assistance with anything relating to Agriculture, Natural Resources, Gardening/Horticulture, Landscaping, etc. within or near Grand County, Utah, please reach out to our Agriculture & Natural Resource Agent- Cory Farnsworth at 435-797-1485 or cory.farnsworth@usu.edu. If you would like to be added to an email list serve about upcoming events please request it via email. Office visits are welcomed but we may not be in our office while performing business related tasks so making an appointment is advised. Our AGNR agent will help perform diagnostics, research, and provide accurate information to help you be successful.In addition to providing you with information to your questions, we also have booklets for sale in our office and we have equipment available for you to use. Depending on the equipment, a rental fee or deposit may be required to ensure that damaged, lost, or worn items can be replaced. Please consult us in advance to schedule a time to use our tools.
Tools available to borrow/use:
- A large egg incubator (capable of holding 300 chicken eggs)
- Animal Traps (Reminder- It is a Class B Misdemeanor to relocate wildlife in Utah)
- Dog proof raccoon traps
- Large heavy duty cage traps
- gopher traps (gophinator)
- Squirrel multi-catch cage traps (squirrelinator)
- Soil Probes (you need to send your samples off to a lab but you can borrow our probes)
- Lawn Watering Catch Cups (to help you know if you are watering the correct amount)
- Forage/hay probe
- Manual lawn aerator
Ongoing Events/Programs:
- Master Gardener Program-Every January
- Pruning Workshops- Each Spring
- High School Range Camp- Each July
- Diagnostics
- Wildlife- if you have sightings of river otter, pine marten, or other less observes species we'd love to hear about it
- If you have old photographs of farmland/forest/rangeland (pre-1960) of the Moab or La Sal Mountains areas we are working on a project to showcase landscape/vegetative changes, we are very interested in pictures of old farms, locations pre disturbance, etc.
- If you'd like your produce/products to be featured in the Moab Local Food Guide, let us know.
- Donations are accepted to help us fulfill local needs
- Utah Ag-Drip Farmland Water Optimization
- If you are interested in adding your products to the Moab Local Food Guide, please let us know.
Fact Sheets:
Pocket Gophers
Planting Dates
Helpful Links:
Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab
Soil Testing Lab
Utah Pest Calendar
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Gardening
Subscribe to Utah Pests Updates
Subscribe to CWEL- Center for Water Efficient Landscaping
Utah Ag Drip Farmland Water Optimization
Partners
- Grand County Conservation District Equipment
- Wood chipper (for fire control, not general use)
- ATV Seed Drill
- Youth Garden Project
- Commercial Kitchen
- Solar Dehydrator
Home and Community
If you need assistance with anything related to Business and Community, Food, Health & Wellness, Home, Finance & Relationships within Grand County, please reach out to our Home and Community Agent Maria Jose Velasco Burgos at 435-797-1482.
Tools/Facilities/Programs:
Commercial Kitchen
Pressure Cooker Tester
Freeze Dryer
Create Better Health
Escape the Vape
Helpful links:
Home, Finance and Relationships
USU Extension Grand County Contact Information
Ashley Durlach-Kondos
Grand County Extension 4-H & Program Assistant
Cory Farnsworth
Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Agriculture and Natural Resources | Grand County
Maria Velasco
Extension Assistant Professor I Home and Community I Social Determinants of Health I Interim Latino Program Director I Create Better Health