Education & Outreach

Educating the community about the benefits of land conservation and stewardship practices for source water protection.

Education & Outreach Workgroup

Objectives

  • Successful Landowner Outreach (Conservation): At least one conservation easement initiated on priority lands annually as a result of our outreach efforts.

  • Successful Landowner Outreach (Stewardship): At least three landowners will implement conservation practices on priority lands annually as a result of our outreach efforts.

  • Public Outreach: Reach 1,000 members of the public about the connection between land conservation, conservation practices, and source water protection through at least two outreach campaigns annually.

  • Evaluate Communications: Improve communications through annual evaluation of internal and external communication tools and mechanisms.

Members

The Education & Outreach Workgroup is comprised of the following members (listed alphabetically):

  • Canaan Valley Institute

  • Downstream Project

  • Jefferson County Extension Office

  • Jefferson County Water Advisory Committee

  • Land Trust of the Eastern Panhandle

  • WV Rivers Coalition