{"id":1898,"date":"2017-06-22T20:54:07","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T03:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/engage\/?p=1898"},"modified":"2017-06-22T20:54:07","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T03:54:07","slug":"people-profile-lynn-e-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/engage\/2017\/06\/22\/people-profile-lynn-e-long\/","title":{"rendered":"People Profile: Lynn E. Long"},"content":{"rendered":"

People doing the work of outreach and engagement are interesting people. Today, let\u2019s introduce Lynn E. Long, Oregon State University professor and OSU Extension Service horticulturist, from Wasco County in the Mid-Columbia Region. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n \"Lynn<\/a>\n
Lynn E. Long, Oregon State University professor and OSU Extension horticulturist with his 2017 Abarth 124 Spider.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

How long have you worked in Extension?<\/span> 28 years<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best part of the work you\u2019re doing?<\/span> I\u2019ve always loved to work with the Master Gardeners. They are a great group of people!<\/p>\n

What work accomplishment are you most proud of?<\/span> My international work. I have been invited to speak to cherry growers and\/or scientists in 18 countries around the world and was asked to deliver two keynote addresses to my peers at ISHS International Cherry Symposia.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite way to waste time?<\/span> Watching British mystery shows on TV.<\/p>\n

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Sibling Italian greyhounds Sienna (left) and Scirroco.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

Do you have any pets? How long have you and your pet(s) known each other?<\/span> My wife and I have two Italian greyhounds. These are very fast little dogs (don\u2019t try to beat them to the couch). They are siblings. Sienna weighs 8 lbs. (she rules the house) and her brother, Scirroco, weighs 15 lbs.<\/p>\n

What do you do to get rid of stress?<\/span> My wife and I love to garden. I find it relaxing and we love to enjoy the results of our efforts as young plants grow and bloom. I also enjoy long drives, especially on historical or winding roads. I have several interesting cars that are fun to drive, including at 1979 classic Mini, a 2008 Mini Cooper, and a 2017 Abarth 124 Spider.<\/p>\n

If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?<\/span> The political climate in this country and around the world. People need to begin to truly listen to each other, rather than judge them.<\/p>\n

Where is the most beautiful place you\u2019ve ever been?<\/span> Most places where cherries are grown around the world are very beautiful, including The Dalles. However, probably the most beautiful place were the fiords of Norway where cherries are grown within 500 meters of the deep-water fiords, yet glacial mountains rise just above them.<\/p>\n

Do you engage in social media? If yes, what\u2019s your favorite social media platform (for work and\/or play)?<\/span> I\u2019m only into Facebook, and that is mostly to stay in touch with my children and grandchildren who live in Germany, Kyrgyzstan and soon, Scotland.<\/p>\n

What book genres do you like to read?<\/span> Historical. I am currently reading The Candy Bombers<\/em>, about the Berlin airlift. Prior to that, I read The Immortal Irishman<\/em>, a biography about Thomas Meagher. Both are good reads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

People doing the work of outreach and engagement are interesting people. Today, let\u2019s introduce Lynn E. Long, Oregon State University professor and OSU Extension Service horticulturist, from Wasco County in the Mid-Columbia Region. \u00a0   How long have you worked in Extension? 28 years What\u2019s the best part of the work you\u2019re doing? I\u2019ve always… Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7310,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1364836,133290],"tags":[133599,154232,758654],"class_list":["post-1898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-extension","category-oe-employee-profiles","tag-lynn-e-long","tag-osu-extension-service","tag-wasco-county"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p72CNa-uC","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7310"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1898"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1905,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898\/revisions\/1905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}