Iowa State University Extension and Outreach announced the addition of two interns serving Lyon, Osceola, Sioux and O’Brien Counties in the capacities of ag and Extension education, as well as horticulture.
Alex McDougall, an ISU Rising Star intern studying ag education, will focus on agricultural education and Extension education. Dustin Kohn, a horticulture major at South Dakota State University, will primarily work with horticulture education and local donation gardens.
McDougall is originally from Melvin and has previously worked as the horticulture intern for region 1 in 2020, as well as assisting at ISU Extension and Outreach Osceola County as an intern in 2018. Her focus this summer will be coordinating Power of Produce (PoP) Club at the Sheldon and Orange City Farmers’ Markets. She will also be providing agriculturally oriented Story Walks at local county fairs and providing educational videos about the local Extension service.
McDougall can be followed at https://blogs.extension.iastate.edu/risingstar/ or she may be reached via email at amcdougall@iastate.edu.
Kohn is originally from Cherokee and has worked at Blooming House, a local greenhouse, for three years. His primary responsibility this summer is helping to maintain ISU donation gardens in Rock Rapids, Sibley and Sanborn. He will also be coordinating PoP Club at the Rock Rapids and Orange City Farmers’ Markets and providing other opportunities for horticulture education.
Kohn will be sharing updates throughout the summer on the SOLO Master Gardener Facebook page, @SOLOMasterGardener, or he may be contacted with horticulture questions at kohn@iastate.edu.
For more information on these local ISU Extension and Outreach internships or their projects, contact Cheryl Heronemus, ISU Extension and Outreach Region 1 Extension Director, at 712-737-4230 or hero@iastate.edu.