Madison County recently issued the following announcement.
SAF proudly announces Adam Downing, a senior Virginia Cooperative extension agent, as the 2021 Technology Transfer Award winner.
Adam is a strong leader and partner who has served forest landowners, loggers, natural resource professionals, youth, and the public with innovative, high quality, and impactful technology transfer since 2001.
The scope of his work covers multiple scales with his primary service region covering 28 counties and cities throughout northern Virginia. Adam has initiated and collaborated on numerous district, state, and multi-state educational programming initiatives encompassing a variety of delivery methods. He provides an exceptional, broad-based level of activity that includes publications, presentations, workshops, demonstrations, and other delivery modes – he has delivered 191 radio programs and written 121 newspaper articles since 2001! In terms of reach, Adam’s has extended from Kenya to Virginia, rural to urban, and agencies to corporations.
Adam is an active member of the Appalachian Society (APSAF) and currently serves as chair. He has created, produced, and delivered several forest history videos to enhance APSAF’s online annual conference, making this form of engagement both entertaining and informative.
Adam’s untiring efforts and innovative spirit go far beyond simply generating participation numbers to communicating true practice change. His work has benefited thousands of landowners and forestry practitioners and provided untold benefit to the forest resources of Virginia and beyond. Congratulations, Adam!
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