Rural Clean Water Program, 1979

Subseries 1b contains the administrative files of Dean Joe N. Busby for the years 1970 to 1976, and those of Dean John Theodore Woeste for the years 1976 to 1979. The subseries includes correspondence and annual reports for the various departments within the IFAS framework, and correspondence between IFAS and federal agencies related to extension services.

Extension activities expanded rapidly in terms of scope and diversity, but were tightly monitored through the DARE program (See Subseries 93b.) The bulk of the files concern DARE's subcommittees, whose work ranged from recreational urban forestry, to wildlife ecology, water resources, and transportation. New programs inaugurated during the 1970s included the Farm to Market Project designed to facilitate sales of agricultural products directly from farmers to consumers--bypassing middleman retail outlets--and the Integrated Pest Management Program. Further, the Rural Development Committee promoted DARE's impetus to organize North Florida growers, pressing for vocational education and cooperation among local farmers.

Also of interest is the Low Energy Technology Program initiated in the 1970s to pursue alternative forms of energy that would better utilize Florida's renewable resources.

The files for this subseries are arranged alphabetically, with larger files broken down by year.