NPS Pollution Prevention BMP E-Education FY09-1700 Jane Maginot, John Pennington, Katie Teague Washington County Cooperative Extension Service.

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NPS Pollution Prevention BMP E-Education FY Jane Maginot, John Pennington, Katie Teague Washington County Cooperative Extension Service

Project Goals/Objectives: Develop and use electronic teaching tools to reduce nutrient nonpoint source pollution in NSA watersheds

Nonpoint source pollution prevention BMP podcasts Task 1: Nonpoint source pollution prevention BMP podcasts Develop and post a series of 2- to 10-minute video podcasts to educate the public about the ease and effectiveness of NPS pollution prevention homeowner BMPs

Developed 19 Educational Water Quality Video Podcasts Soil testing Measure your lawn/garden Purchasing type/amount of fertilizer Fertilizer spreader calibration Composting Yard waste management Lawn and garden Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Build/use rain barrels Create/use rain gardens Household hazardous waste (HHW) management Pet waste management Riparian buffer function, improvement, maintenance What is water quality? What are watersheds? Stormwater runoff Creek clean participation Link to podcasts: Link to podcasts:

Podcast Viewership 21,289 - Total hits 6.77 Total hits per visitor 90 – Average hits per day

Podcast Viewership Direct relationship with promotional efforts

Podcast Views by State

Podcast Views by City Little Rock – 10,836 hits Fayetteville – 261 hits Springdale – 111 hits Farmington – 110 hits

Podcast Views by Day of Week

Podcast Views by Hour of Day

Online BMP training Task 2: Online BMP training An online BMP guide will be developed using the Moodle platform with PowerPoint and Articulate Studio… Interactive learning – BMPs for homeowners, business owners, and land managers

Online “Greening Your Life” Training Guide 6.HHW Management 7.Pet Waste Management 8.Riparian Management 9.Getting Involved in Community Efforts 1.Water Quality in Arkansas 2.Nutrient Management 3.Yard Waste Management 4.Lawn and Garden IPM 5.Runoff Management/ Water Conservation

Books Activities Discussion forums Videos Quizzes Resource information

Let’s look at a few course components online…

BMP workshops in NSA counties Task 3: BMP workshops in NSA counties For those who do not have home/business access to the internet or prefer group learning, sessions of the online BMP guide will be conducted as workshops across the NSA counties.

Engage participants Engage participants with audience response! Master Gardener Trainings: Baxter County Benton County Carroll County Marion County Polk County Sebastian County Washington County Garden and Civic Presentations: Crawford County garden club Flower Garden & Nature Society Sebastian County garden club UA Environmental Health Washington County garden clubs

Impacts Created podcasts, online guide, and interactive workshops Reaching a widespread audience through electronic education Easily transferable and adoptable BMP education, outreach, and management actions

Questions? Jane Maginot, John Pennington, Katie Teague,