Environmental Education General Public Programs and AssistancePlan of Work

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Title:
Environmental Education General Public Programs and Assistance
MAP:
Environmental Education General Public Programs and Assistance
Agents Involved:
Scully
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Backyard Streams
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Urban Environments (water issues)
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Forestry Industry Education
Situation:

In 1972, the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment declared environmental education must be used as a tool to address global environmental problems. Providing residents, cities, and counties with fact based information, recommendations, and volunteer opportunities is essential for them to become stewards of the environment. Surveys with the Campbell County Extension Environmental Education Advisory Council and requests for services verify this situation. Solid waste management, water issues, forestry, wildlife management, native plants and pollinators, and invasive species control were the items most frequently identified as in need of attention through educational services and activities.

Long-Term Outcomes:

The quality of the environment and the sustainability of natural resources will improve through the actions of individuals and communities.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Individuals and communities will implement healthy living practices, best management practices regarding solid waste recycling, nutrient management, arboriculture/forestry - including urban forestry, wildlife improvement and watershed management, and pesticide safety.

Initial Outcomes:

Individuals and communities will be more knowledgeable of and aspire to utilize best management practices that can lead to environmental conservation.

Evaluation:

Long-Term Outcome: Implementation of recommended environmental best management practices and lessons

Indicator: Number of trees planted, Acres of land preserved, number of property owners, farmers, certified arborists, municipal employees and educators that implement best management practices and lessons, number of pounds of litter collected, number of CEUs earned by participants

Method: Written evaluations and surveys completed by participants, personal observations

Timeline: Knowledge gained and baseline data at end of activity. Follow-up evaluation = 6 months - 1 year


Intermediate Outcome: Knowledge of recommended environmental best management practices

Indicator: Responses on evaluations and surveys, testimonials

Method: Written evaluations and verbal comments

Timeline: Knowledge gained and baseline data at end of activity. Follow-up evaluation = 6 months - 1 year


Initial Outcome: Knowledge of recommended environmental best management practices

Indicator: Responses on evaluations and surveys, testimonials

Method: Written evaluations and verbal comments

Timeline: Knowledge gained and baseline data at end of activity. Follow-up evaluation = 6 months - 1 year


Learning Opportunities:

Audience: General Public & City/County Officials

Project or Activity: Invasive species/Non-native plant management and control

Content and Curriculum: Identification, use of management tools including herbicides

Inputs: paid staff

Date: Throughout the year


Audience: General Public & Youth
Project or Activity: River Sweep
Content or Curriculum: Litter collection along Ohio River
Inputs: paid staff, volunteers, Pendery Park
Date: June 2020

 

Audience: General Public & Youth
Project or Activity: Reforest Campbell County
Content or Curriculum: Tree planting and tree seedling giveaway to engage the public and improve the environment
Inputs: paid staff, volunteers, planting site on public property (to be determined)
Date: April 2020

Audience: General Public and City/County Officials
Project or Activity: Land Management Assistance including Wildlife habitat improvement/control, erosion control, natural lands preservation
Content or Curriculum: Natural Resource Conservation Service, Conservation easement information
Inputs: paid staff, UK/other publications
Date: throughout the year

Audience: General Public and City/County Officials
Project or Activity: Arboriculture/Forestry Assistance to property owners
Content or Curriculum: International Society of Arboriculture recommended practices, formal education
Inputs: paid staff
Date: throughout the year

Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Ornithology Assistance
Content or Curriculum: Identification of birds, bird biology and ecology
Inputs: paid staff
Date: throughout the year

Audience: Public Workers, Tree Board Members, Certified Arborists, General Public
Project or Activity: Tree Seminar for N KY Municipal Employees, Tree Boards and general public
Content or Curriculum: Proper tree selection, planting and management, ISA recommended practices (ISA CEUs available)
Inputs: paid staff, volunteers
 Date: Early March 2020


Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Wildlife Habitat Improvement/Management Assistance
Content or Curriculum: Best management practices to attract wildlife
Inputs: paid staff
Date: throughout the year

Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: waste management assistance
Content or Curriculum: appropriate management of solid waste including reduce, reuse, recycle
Inputs: local solid waste coordinator, waste haulers, landfills, recycling centers and services
Date: throughout the year

Audience: Cities, schools, churches, neighborhood associations, etc. and volunteers
Project or Activity: Environmental Stewardship Grant
Content or Curriculum: Grant funding/application/project assistance for community gardens, outdoor classrooms, educational plantings for non-profits
Inputs: paid staff, volunteers, district board grant funding
Date: Grant deadline and funding fall 2019. Projects must be completed by mid-June 2020

 



Success Stories

The Extension Service Enables Citizens To Properly Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste

Author: DJ Scully

Major Program: Urban Environments (water issues)

The Campbell County Extension Agent for Natural Resources and Environmental Management serves on the Northern Kentucky Household Hazardous Waste Action Coalition with Boone, Campbell, and Kenton County Solid Waste Departments, Sanitation District NO. 1, and the Cities of Covington and Florence.  The coalition received a $145,000 grant from the Kentucky Division of Waste Management to conduct a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Nov. 2, 2019 at U.C. Health Stadium in Florence, KY.

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Extension Service Recycling Project Brings NKU Campus Together To Make A Difference

Author: DJ Scully

Major Program: Urban Environments (water issues)

On September 4, 2018, twenty-two students from Northern Kentucky University’s (NKU) Orientation to Environmental Science Careers course taught by Dr. Kristy Hopfensperger participated in a field trip to the Campbell County Environmental Education Center to learn about careers in the Cooperative Extension Service that teach environmental education. While there, they learned how the Campbell County Extension Agent for Natural Resources and Environmental Management provides recycling programs

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State Grant Received to Promote Composting Education and Implementation in Campbell County

Author: DJ Scully

Major Program: Urban Environments (water issues)

Yard wastes and vegetable scraps can make up as much as 20% of household garbage. Composting effectively recycles that waste into valuable, nutrient-rich organic matter that can be used as soil amendments to lawns and gardens much like you would a commercial fertilizer.The Kentucky Extension Service Community Needs Assessment for Campbell County indicated that residents are concerned about illegal dumping and littering in their community. Meetings with the Extension Environmental Advisory Counci

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The Campbell County Trail Passport Project Provide Opportunities for Physical Activity, Mental Wellness, and the Exploration of New Areas

Author: DJ Scully

Major Program: Woodland Education

The recent Kentucky Extension Service Community Needs Assessment indicates that more community parks and greenspaces is a priority to Campbell County residents.  A meeting with the Fort Thomas Parks and Recreation Department on program collaboration reveled and opportunity to encourage walking, hiking, and exploration in our communities.  A committee of the Extension Environmental Advisory Council was formed by the Extension Agent for Natural Resources and Environmental Management. Mem

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