Using Satellite Broadcasts to Educate the Public About Watershed Issues on a Regional Basis

Authors

Robert L. Mahler, University of IdahoFollow
Jan Seago, CES Liaison to EPA Region 10Follow
Robert Simmons, Washington State UniversityFollow
Scott Fedale, Washington State UniversityFollow

Volume

46

Issue

3

Abstract

The Pacific Northwest Water Quality team developed a series of three regional (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington) watershed issues satellite downlinked conferences that were delivered in 2002, 2003, and 2004 using a regional steering committee. These conferences were downlinked to a minimum of 38 educational sites each year with an annual attendance ranging from 300 to 1,000 educators, agency and non-profit personnel, and members of local watershed groups. Evaluations indicated that regional programming on certain topics is an efficient and effective alternative to individual state programming when both financial and human resources are limited in individual states.

Recommended Citation

Mahler, R. L., Seago, J., Simmons, R., & Fedale, S. (2008). Using Satellite Broadcasts to Educate the Public About Watershed Issues on a Regional Basis. The Journal of Extension, 46(3), Article 7. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol46/iss3/7