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annual Lakeland Cardboard Boat Challenge and Lakeshore Festival, Lakeside Display sign creation and hosting or collaborating water resource conferences and workshops. Watershed education projects, such as these proposed, will help the District further their goals in spreading the word to citizens around the state of water conservation techniques (from various vendors during our events). The goal of our watershed education projects is to stress environmental stewardship. This is a voluntary commitment, behavior change and action that result in environmental protection or improvement projects is our goal. Stewardship refers to an acceptance of personal responsibility for actions to improve environmental quality and to achieve sustainable outcomes. Stewardship involves lifestyles and business practices, initiatives and actions that enhance the state of the environment. Watershed education projects, such as these, increases public awareness and knowledge about environmental issues and provides the skills necessary to make informed environmental decisions and to take responsible actions. Outcomes from our Watershed Education Projects are the results, effects, or consequences that will occur from carrying out the activities of the environmental education project. These outcomes will be measured through evaluations during and after each project. These can be classified three ways: Short-term outcomes include: increased learning, knowledge, skills, attitudes, and motivation. This type of outcome is expected to occur during the project period. Medium term outcomes include: decisions, actions, practices, and behavior that are the foundations of stewardship to protect the environment. (this can be measured through evaluations from participants that have been involved in LE/AD projects throughout the years). Long-term outcomes include: enhanced civic responsibility, and environmental improvements. These long-term outcomes may occur after the project closes, such as establishing a more environmentally literate public that takes action to restore or protect a watershed. Our watershed education projects will focus on the first two outcomes with the hope that the third outcome might occur. (information for outcomes was gathered from http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/ECOCOMM.NSF/webpage/measuring+environmental+results). Funding Source Prior Funding FY2011 Budget FY2012 Budget Future Funding Total Funding Alafia River 1,523 2,351 2,055 5,929 Applicant Share 15,125 22,275 21,675 59,075 Hillsborough River 1,875 2,893 2,802 7,570 Peace River 8,318 12,840 13,822 34,980 Total 26,841 40,359 40,354 107,554 Matching Fund Reduction Check here if requesting a reduction in matching funds requirement pursuant to s.288.06561, F.S. Timelines April 2012 through July 2012 Milestone Projected Date Lakes Apprecation Month Celebration 07/31/2012 April 2012 through May 2012 Milestone Projected Date Spring Quarterly Newsletter mailings 05/31/2012 January 2012 through February 2012 Milestone Projected Date Winter Quarterly Newsletter mailings 02/29/2012 July 2012 through August 2012 Milestone Projected Date Summer Quarterly Newsletter mailings 08/31/2012 March 2012 through April 2012 Milestone Projected Date Project EAGLE 04/28/2012 March 2012 through September 2012 Milestone Projected Date Water Resource Conference/Living at Lake Workshops 10/16/2012 May 2012 through September 2012 Milestone Projected Date Cardboard Boat Challenge & Lakes Festival 09/15/2012 November 2011 through February 2012 Milestone Projected Date Pet Waste Station & Bag Refills 03/31/2012 October 2011 through November 2011 Milestone Projected Date Fall Quarterly Newsletter mailings 11/30/2011 October 2011 through September 2012 Milestone Projected Date Lakeside Display Signs 09/30/2012 8
Ranking Meeting Result:___1A___H___M___L___NR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FY2012 COOPERATIVE FUNDING INITIATIVE APPLICATION FORM Project Name The Florida Aquarium Watershed Education Initiative Project Number N014 Cooperator The Florida Aquarium, Inc. Department Contact Person Melanie Lachs Address 701 Channelside Drive City Sate Zip Tampa, FL 336025600 Phone # 813-367-4032 Email mlachs@flaquarium.org Project Type: X Water Supply Water Quality Flood Protection X Natural Systems Strategic Initiatives: Water Quality Maintenance and Improvement Water Quality Monitoring Alternative Water Supply X Conservation Reclaimed Water Regional Water Supply Planning Emergency Flood Response Floodplain Management Minimum Flows and Level Establishment and Monitoring Minimum Flows and Levels Recovery X Natural Systems Conservation and Restoration Natural Systems Identification and Monitoring Indicate All Counties to Benefit From Project: Charlotte Citrus Desoto Hardee Hernando Highlands X Hillsborough Lake Levy X Manatee Marion X Pasco X Pinellas Sarasota Sumter X Polk Project Description: The Florida Aquarium requests $21,401 for our Watershed Education Initiative, three programs that instill knowledge of local water resources and build future environmental leadership. The initiative targets teachers and students to reach a diverse audience: Science Education at Sea (SEAS) teacher workshops, "What's in Your Watershed" summer camps and the Regional Ocean Conference for Students (ROCS) can educate up to 231 people. Activities will be held at The Aquarium, schools in Hillsborough County and nature parks in the watershed. Individual Basin Board impacts used for this application are predictions based on the audience for these programs in previous years. We cannot guarantee that participation will be identical. ROCS: ROCS challenges 60 middle and high school students to consider different perspectives on key issues currently affecting the Tampa Bay estuary and to develop their own environmental education projects. There are no costs to either teachers or students to participate in the daylong conference. ROCS opens with a discussion by a panel of scientific experts about problems facing the Tampa Bay estuary. After the panel discussion, students break into small groups to brainstorm questions about environmental issues facing Tampa Bay. Panel scientists also act as mentors, helping to facilitate the small student groups and to provide feedback on projects. Students present their solutions at the end of the day. "What's in Your Watershed?" This summer camp for underserved youth focuses on water resources in Tampa Bay. Targeting low-income, at-risk upper elementary and middle school youth from community organizations such as YMCAs and Boys and Girls Clubs, campers learn the importance of water quality, water conservation and habitat protection to preserve our watersheds. A total of four (4) weeklong, full-day interdisciplinary summer camp sessions will serve up to 52 youth. "What's in Your Watershed" will emphasize simple steps that campers can help their families implement at home to begin conserving water at home. SEAS: SEAS provides a comprehensive environmental education program for teachers, focusing on our water resources, with an emphasis on exploring current and future environmental challenges facing the watershed. Teachers acquire curriculum aligned with state standards and FCAT Benchmarks, and also learn how to integrate this information into science education in the classroom. SEAS is issue-based, using environmental science as the springboard for teachers to foster stewardship in their students. The Aquarium offers both one-day classroom-based and field-based training formats as well as one weeklong summer residential program held in Tampa, which provides in-depth field education experiences. Funding will allow us to serve approximately 80 teachers through four (4) one-day workshops and provide scholarships for four teachers to participate in the summer residential component. These teachers will positively impact over 7,500 students annually. Describe your organizations efforts in developing, implementing and enforcing water conservation and flood protection ordinances. The Florida Aquarium has extensive experience in providing informal environmental education that promotes stewardship of our natural resources, through exhibits and programs for the general public, as well as school students and teachers. The Aquarium began providing educational programs in 1993 through outreach to the community. Since then, we have continued to provide outreach programs and extensive on-site programs for the general public, as well as specific audiences. Attendance for teacher education workshops reached 640 in FY 2010; workshops are in such high demand that most sessions had waiting lists. 9
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