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ASCC-ACNR Forestry Program completes Landscape Scale Restoration Project in Nuuuli
June 17, 2018
The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) - Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division’s Forestry Program hosted the first phase of its Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) project with restoration activity for the watersheds in Nuuuli on May 19 and May 26, 2018.
ASCC-ACNR Forestry Program completes 2018 Program Review
July 30, 2018
The Forestry Program of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) - Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division successfully completed its’ program review on March 2, 2018.
ASCC-ACNR Land Grant screens new "Edutainment" films
November 20, 2017
The Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Land Grant division of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) recently held a special presentation titled “See the Change You Want to Be, and Be the Change You Want to See” which included the premiere screening of two new health awareness films produced specifically for American Samoa.
ASCC Marine Science Program and ASCC-ACNR Host Director of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
April 13, 2017
The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) was honored to have Mr. John Armor, Director of ONMS, spend an hour talking with ASCC Marine Science Program and Agriculture, Community and Natural Resource (ACNR)/Land Grant students on March 31st. Mr. Armor spoke about how he fell in love with the ocean at a young age, and how he persevered throughout his career to ultimately end up where he is today, as the Director of the entire National Marine Sanctuary program.
ASCC Marine Science Program, ASCC-ACNR and Hawaii Sea Grant Train Students in Marine Management
March 28, 2017
Students in the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) Marine Science Program learned many of the standard methods used by scientists to measure marine health over spring break. As part of the MSC 280, Marine Science Special Projects course, four ASCC students spent their spring break attending the Quantitative Underwater Ecological Surveying Techniques (QUEST) field course, held from March 13-18, in Nu’uuli tai, with surveys conducted at Avao.
ASCC-ACNR Land Grant and the Department of Agriculture Initiate Working Dialogue
December 31, 2016
On Tuesday, December 20th, staff from the Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR)/Land Grant Division of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) met with representatives of the American Samoa Department of Agriculture (DOA) and the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the DOA facility to discuss collaboration on matters of importance to the people of the Territory, particularly in the areas of food security and safety for the general public and raising the awareness of the best and safest agricultural practices among American Samoa’s farmers.
ASCC-ACNR Reps Participate in Global Breadfruit Summit
September 14, 2016
The humble breadfruit, long a staple of the Samoan diet in both traditional and modern times, has increasingly gained recognition as “potentially one of the most important crops of the 21st century.” This was the message of the 2016 Global Breadfruit Summit, held from August 27th – 31st at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii, and attended by three representatives of the Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) division of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC).
ASCC-ACNR (Land Grant) Partners with Department of Agriculture to Address Swine Health Issues
August 24, 2016
Over the summer, the Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR, also known as the Land Grant Program) division of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) has observed the first positive results of its ongoing effort to address major health issues among American Samoa’s swine population. In partnership with the Department of Agriculture, ACNR began work in January of this year on its Swine Artificial Insemination Project, and this summer ten sows penned both at ACNR and with various community farmers gave birth to litters of piglets whose size and health signs evidence a marked improvement over previously born baby pigs.
ASCC-ACNR (Land Grant) and ASDOE Conclude 8th Annual STEP -UP Program
August 4, 2016
The 8th Annual Pacific Short-Term Research Experience for Underrepresented Persons (Pacific STEP-UP) Symposium took place on Saturday, July 30th, at the Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) division of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC). The symposium marked the conclusion of summer-long research activity by four local high school students chosen to participate in this year’s STEP-UP program.
ASCC-ACNR Summer Interns Showcase Research Projects
July 29, 2016
Six local young adults with an interest in science completed their summer internship with the Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) division of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) when each gave a presentation on their summer projects this past Wednesday, July 27th. The summer internship program gives ACNR (and related science) majors the opportunity to conduct hands-on research in the areas of Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources, apply what they learned in their courses, and gain work experience in the field.