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Water Pioneers Water Quality Program

Water Pioneers Water Quality Program. Steve Jones, Director of the Robinson Scholars Program Lara May, Regional Director of the Robinson Scholars Program Stephanie Jenkins, Program Director, KWRRI Doug McLaren, Cooperative Extension Service Blake Newton, Cooperative Extension Service.

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Water Pioneers Water Quality Program

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  1. Water Pioneers Water Quality Program Steve Jones, Director of the Robinson Scholars Program Lara May, Regional Director of the Robinson Scholars Program Stephanie Jenkins, Program Director, KWRRI Doug McLaren, Cooperative Extension Service Blake Newton, Cooperative Extension Service

  2. Water Pioneers Partnerships • UK Robinson Scholars Program • Eastern Kentucky PRIDE • UK ENRI Task Force • UK Cooperative Extension Service • KWRRI

  3. Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute “To assist in assuring the Nation, at all times, of a supply of water sufficient in quantity and quality to meet the requirements of its expanding population, it is the Purpose of the Congress, by this Act, to stimulate, sponsor, provide for, and supplement present programs for the conduct of research, investigations, experiments, and training of scientists in the fields of water and of resources which affect water”

  4. Robinson Scholars Program • Serves 29 Eastern Kentucky Counties • Provides 4 year scholarships to first generation college bound students • Empowers students to complete a baccalaureate degree at the University of Kentucky • Develop future leaders of Kentucky

  5. Cooperative Extension Service • Plant and Soil Science • Forestry • Entomology

  6. Goals of the Water Pioneers Program • Increasing awareness of pollution in small Appalachian communities; • Improving regional education about water quality and pathogen problems; • Partnering with government, non-profit, and local groups to increase awareness of water quality issues; • Potentially changing behaviors in focused areas; • Potentially impacting 3,000-5,000 Eastern Kentucky citizens; and • Improving Water Quality

  7. Robinson Scholars Program University of Kentucky Other Supporter Copperhead Consulting Kentucky Leadership Center Kentucky Division of Water Kentucky Water Watch Eastern Kentucky PRIDE Stephanie Jenkins (KWRRI) Doug McLaren (CES - Forestry) Amanda Abnee Gumbert (ENRI – Soils/Water) Ashley Osborne (ENRI – Soils/Water) Blake Newton (Entomology) Jessie (English- Journaling) Director Steve Jones Assistant Regional Dir Laura May Summer Staff – Certified Educators Supervision Instruction

  8. Instructional Program(June 2006 and 2007) • Watershed Investigation • Understanding the components of a watershed • Human Effects • Watershed Remediation • Biological Indicators/ Field Studies • Leadership and Outreach Activities

  9. Community Service Project • Students will investigate the needs of a local watershed in their county • Students will partner with Eastern Kentucky PRIDE Coordinator, Solid Waste Coordinator, Water Watch Volunteer, and others • The students will participate and provide some leadership in organizing an event or project to improve water quality in their counties

  10. Water Pioneers Summit • Students will provide an educational opportunity to increase awareness of Best Management Practices for water quality in their respective counties • Audience will include local officials, school administrators, interest groups, and parents

  11. Future Connections • Provide students with an opportunity to communicate and educate students in another watersheds possibly Alaska and Hawaii • Compare and contrast local watershed issues with student in other states • Students will participate in a water quality “exchange” program with student from other watersheds

  12. Community Projects • Tanner Stevens: Carter Cave Water Testing Project • Kenny Craft: Hindman Elementary Workshop for 5th and 6th graders • Regina Rice: Rockcastle Middle School 8th Grade Presentation • Miranda Lindsey: Wallens Middle School Presentation

  13. Contact Us • Steve Jones, Robinson Scholars Program, sljones@uky.edu • Laura May, Robinson Scholars, lsmay@uky.edu • Stephanie Jenkins, KY Water Research, swjenk2@uky.edu • Doug McLaren, Cooperative Extension, dmclaren@uky.edu • Blake Newton, Cooperative Extension, blaken@uky.edu

  14. Website Information • www.uky.edu/WaterResources/WaterPioneers.html (Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute) • www.uky.edu/RobinsonScholars/about.htm (Robinson Scholars Program) • www.ca.uky.edu/forestry/mclaren.php (Department of Forestry, Extension) • http://pest.ca.uky.edu/EXT (Department of Entomology, Extension)

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