{"id":42,"date":"2025-03-12T13:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T20:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/stevens\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:32:42","slug":"speakers-bureau","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/stevens\/mg-home\/educational-outreach\/speakers-bureau\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers Bureau"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left wsu-hero--size-small wsu-hero--style-boxed wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium \">\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__background\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/IMG_6530-e1741811151800.jpeg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/IMG_6530-e1741811151800.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/IMG_6530-e1741811151800.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/IMG_6530-e1741811151800.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/IMG_6530-e1741811151800.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/03\/IMG_6530-e1741811151800.jpeg 1536w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\n\t\talt=\"Master Gardener Suzi teaching beekeeping basics to large audience at Colville Library\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 53% 29%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__overlay\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__inner-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wsu-hero__title\">Speakers Bureau<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">Talks on horticulture and environmental sustainability<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs \" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to WSU Extension.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">WSU Extension<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> &gt; 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