Engaging Undergraduates, Community and Undergraduate Faculty in Local and Regional Water Resource Conservation By: Dr. Carolyn Thomas, Ferrum College, Ferrum VA, 24088,
Outline Ferrum College programs Community Colleges’ connections Community outreach Regional Water Resource Conservation
Ferrum College Smith Mountain Lake Program Ecological Research as Education Network projects Leaf decomposition (DATIS) Riparian Buffer Affecting Stream Temperature Project (RBAST) Save Our Streams monitoring Campus Smith Mountain Lake Booker T Washington National Monument STEM programs
Community Colleges Presentations to classes at Community Colleges Recruit students Starts in High School Involve in summer work and outreach programs STEM programs
Community Outreach Master Gardeners Master Naturalists Upper Roanoke River Roundtable Smith Mountain Lake Volunteers Claytor Lake Franklin County High School Virginia Governor’s School
Local Water Resources Conservation Smith Mountain Lake Claytor Lake Save Our Streams Upper Roanoke River Roundtable