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Rural Arizona Innovation Network

Navapache Innovation Council April 21-22, 2017 Pinetop, Arizona Susan Rodriguez, M. Ed., STEM Champion, Cog Connector

Rural Arizona Innovation Network

Navapache Innovation Council Membership: Kate Dobler-Allen, Jimmy Applegate, Meghan Dorsett, Geneva Durkee, Kathy Dahnk, Doug and Donna Harris, Steve Gouker, Margine Bawden, John Jarchow, Diana Butler, Jessica Beach, Norris Dodd and Becky Benda-Dodd, Stefan Wehnau, Sally Petre, Dan Groebner, Lauren Carter, Lorie Marchant, and Byron James

Navapache Innovation Council

Data and map generated from Read On Arizona MapLit Data sets from: Arizona Department of Education 2014; US Census 2010-2014; Read On Arizona 2015 Data points included: School letter grades; preschools; preschools using Teaching Strategies Gold; Libraries; Head Start programs

Archeological assets

Petrified Forest Rock Art Ranch

Casa Malapais White Mountain Dinosaur Museum Kinishba Petroglyph Auto Tour

Next Generation Opportunities

Snowflake Junior High STEM Club Vernon Robotics Club Blue Ridge Regional Robotics Competition Mogollon High School AZ State Robotics Champions Cradleboard Elementary Best STEM School in AZ Heber Young Eagles Club

• Boy Scouts
• Girl Scouts
• Eagle Scouts
• Vacation Bible Schools
• Northland Pioneer College

Kids College

• Petrified Forest Citizen

Conservation Corps

• HEDY
• UA Cooperative Extension

– 4H

Canyon Day Junior High Robotics HEDY – STEM Cell Round Valley Boys and Girls Club Whiteriver Boys and Girls Club

Artisan Groups

White Mountain Symphony Orchestra

• Local Photographers
• Deb Moseman; Moseman

Metal Works

• Northland Pioneer College
• Koch Leather

High Country Barbershop Quartet Northland Pioneer College Performing Arts Center Springerville- Eagar Heritage Center White Mountain Arts Alliance

Agriculture assets

Lavender Farms – Red Rock Farm Smithfield Pig Farm UA Cooperative Extension Demo Garden Show Low Community Garden Silver Creek Fish Hatchery Williams Creek Hatchery Moon Rise Farm Black Mesa Ranch - Dairy Alchesay Fish Hatchery Copper State Farms

Water and Power Assets

Pintail Lake Novopower – Biomass Energy Novopower Biomass Energy Salt River Power Plant – Coronado Generating Station Tucson Electric Power Generating Plan

• Biomass plants are being

supported by 4-Forest Initiative

Navapche Electric Cooperative Forest Industries Pellet Plant Winner Circle Soils Green Waste

Natural Resources

Pintail Lake Arizona Game and Fish District I Constructed Wetland Big Springs Environmental Study Area Sipes Wildlife Viewing Apache- Sitgreaves National Forest Petrified National Forest

• Alpine Lakes – across the

region

• Rainbow Lake
• Big Lake
• Show Low Lake
• Forest

Ecosystems/Restoration

• Grasslands/Range

Management

• Fools Hollow Lake
• Luna Lake
• Pintail Lake
• Holley Lake
• Woodland Lake Park
• 4-Forest Initiative
• Arizona Game and Fish
• Arizona Department of

Environmental Quality

• Jacques Marsh
• Mineral Creek Restoration
• National Forest Service

Maintained Campgrounds

• Bureau of Land Management

Agencies

Bureau of Land Management

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Cinder Mountain Springerville Volcano Field Rock Art Ranch - Petroglyphs White Mountain Gem and Mineral Club Audubon Society The HUB Indoor Shooting Range Timber Mesa Archery

Community Organization Assets

White Mountain Nature Center

Lions Clubs Regional Chambers of Commerce

HEDY – Helping Everyday Youth Timber Mesa Fire and Medical Snowflake LDS Temple Catholic Social Services Navajo County Dependency Team

• TRACKS 200+ groomed

trails

• Navajo County

Community Network Team

• Navajo and Apache

County Libraries

• First Things First

Navajo/Apache and White Mountain Apache Tribe Regional Partnership Councils

• Regional Chambers of

Commerce

• Lions Clubs

Festivals and Events

Innovation Nation Hummingbird Festival Taylor Corn Festival Lavender Festival Fall Festival Navajo County Fair Apache County Fair White Mountain Nature Center Wildlife Festival Oktober-Fest

• White Mountain Nature

Center Discovery Series

• Arizona Regional Science

Fair