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Disseminating Research Findings to Decision-Makers and the General Public

Disseminating Research Findings to Decision-Makers and the General Public. Katie Lamar Jackson, College of Agriculture Eve Brantley, Dept. of Agronomy and Soils, AL Cooperative Extension System. Goal. Technology transfer of research results to audiences within the Tallapoosa River basin

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Disseminating Research Findings to Decision-Makers and the General Public

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  1. Disseminating Research Findings to Decision-Makers and the General Public Katie Lamar Jackson, College of Agriculture Eve Brantley, Dept. of Agronomy and Soils, AL Cooperative Extension System

  2. Goal • Technology transfer of research results to audiences within the Tallapoosa River basin • Provide science-based information that may be used for: • planning • resource development • policy • environmental conservation and restoration • Others?

  3. Audiences • Local elected officials • Community leaders • General public • University representatives • Agency representatives

  4. Outreach Projects • State of the Watershed Conference • Classroom Outreach Package • Stormwater, Drinking Water Outreach Package • Website and Public Relations • Tool Box Applications

  5. Classroom Outreach Projects • Utilize the EnviroScape, a watershed model, to offer hands-on learning related to land use impacts on water quality, groundwater and riparian zones. Target audiences are educators and their students.

  6. Classroom Outreach Package • Success Story - Alexander City • Living Streams • Water Festival • Forest in the Classroom, Classroom in the Forest

  7. Living Streams • All 5th graders in Tallapoosa County and Radney Elementary School • 537 students total this year plus teachers and volunteers • Program was also conducted last year • Funded by the Clean Water Partnership, Middle Tallapoosa

  8. More to come …

  9. Outreach Package – Drinking Water, Stormwater • Develop technical, user-friendly education and outreach materials • Brochures, web-based tools, trainings • Local government representatives, water managers, extension agents, educators and the general public

  10. Putting it all together for the public • Summaries of all TWP research and outreach activities are or will soon be available online at: www.aces.edu/dept/fisheries/aww/twp/index.php • Click on “Research Activities” or “Outreach Activities” in the sidebar navigation area.

  11. Web Resources • Available summaries • Hydrology and Water Quality Modeling • Monitoring Physical, Chemical, and Biological Attributes of the Watersheds • Aquatic Ecology Sub-Project • Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) and Historical Change Sub-Projects • Water Demand and Consumption: Prices, Policies, and Information

  12. Your data are important • Your data will be used • Phase II Stormwater Regulations – 6 minimum measures • Public Education and Outreach • Public Participation/Involvement • Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination • Construction Site Runoff Control • Post Construction Runoff Control • Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping • Water Quality documentation

  13. Your Data are important • Why? • Model • Policy decisions • Transferability throughout Alabama • Not just a federal regulation – community health • Water quality and quantity • Impact downstream health

  14. Trainings • Professional development • Nonpoint Source Education for Municipal Officials • Linking Land Use and Water Quality • Low Impact Development Design and Construction

  15. What we need … • What do you have? • Project results that are ready to share … • Guidance to ensure the outreach package captures your research results accurately

  16. Follow-up Opportunities • The Office of Communications and Marketing is available to help disseminate your research and outreach results even after the grant ends. Contact us if you need: • Press Releases • Exhibits • Brochures • Graphics/Photos/Design Assistance • Publications • Other communications products • 844-5887 or smithcl@auburn.edu

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