Extension in Western Massachusetts

Description

The western region of Massachusetts is composed of Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin Counties. The largest city in the region is Springfield, located in Hampden County, along the Interstate 91 corridor on the Connecticut River.

Extension Offices in Region

Amherst:

UMass Extension State Office
Slobody Building, Suite C1
101 University Drive
Amherst, MA 01002
413-545-4800
http://www.umassextension.org

4-H Program Western Region Office
Tillson House
University of Massachusetts
23 Tillson Farm Rd.
Amherst, MA 01003-9261
413-577-0788

Soil and Plant Tissue Testing Laboratory
West Experiment Station
University of Massachusetts
682 No Pleasant St
Amherst, MA 01003-9302
413-545-2311
http://www.umass.edu/soiltest/

Holyoke/South Hadley:

Nutrition Education Program Project Office
7 Hadley Street
South Hadley, MA 01075
413-538-9053

Pittsfield:

4-H Program Office
78 Center Street, Suite 206
Pittsfield, MA 01201
413-448-8285

Springfield:

Nutrition Education Program Western Region Office
c/o MCDI
140 Wilbraham Avenue
Springfield, MA 01109-3339
413-737-0236

Extension Projects in Western Region:

• Sustainable Landscape Management and Nursery Production
• Plant and Soil Diagnostic Services
• Sustainable Small Fruit Production and Marketing
• Forest Conservation
• Fish, Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation
• Land Protection and Community Preservation
• MA Water Watch Partnership
• Sustainable Tree Fruit Production and Marketing
• Pesticide Education Program
• School Breakfast and Summer Food Service Programs in Western Massachusetts
• Tween POWER: Preventing Obesity through Wise Expenditures of Resources
• Food Safety
• Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program – EFNEP
• Family Nutrition Program
• Citizen Planner Training Collaborative
• Comprehensive Land Use Management
• UMass – Envirothon Collaboration
• Sustainable Freshwater Aquaculture
• Sustainable Turf Management
• Sustainable Greenhouse Management
• Nutrient Management: Livestock and Crops
• 4-H New Communities Project
• Building 4-H Volunteer Capacity
• 4-H Military Project
• 4-H Program Delivery and Administration
• 4-H Promotion and Recruitment
• Sustainable Vegetable Production