2016 Education and Outreach in Huff Run/ Mud Run Watersheds - Rural Action
General
Problem Description
Rural Action is requesting financial assistance to continue and expand the environmental education and public outreach in the Huff Run and Mud Run watersheds. Funds will be used to coordinate and organize field trips; to conduct professional workshops for teachers and educators; to organize and hold three-day watershed day camps in both watersheds for children ages 6-13 focusing on watershed management; to organize and coordinate community festivals in the Villages of Mineral City and Tuscarawas and Atwood Lake Park highlighting watershed awareness; to publish and disseminate newsletters for all watershed residents; and to facilitate a series of roundtable discussions of partnering agencies, stakeholders, and residents on watershed issues.
Solution Description
The primary benefactors of these educational programs include school children, their teachers, parents, and community members. The programming will increase public awareness on conservation, watershed management, and acid mine drainage remediation activities.
Partnering agencies in these environmental education programs include ODNR Division of Mineral Resource Management, Carroll and Tuscarawas Soil and Water Conservation Districts, the Norma Johnson Center, Ohio EPA, the Tuscarawas County Health Department, and the Sunday Creek Watershed Group.
To view photos of community outreach activities, click here.
To view photos of educational opportunities, click here.
Grant Funding
| Total Project Cost: | $71,361 |
| Requested Grant: | $34,347 |
| Grant Awarded: | $26,000 |
Location Information
Huff Run Watershed is located near Mineral City and includes parts of Carroll and Tuscarawas Counties.
Mud Run Watershed is located near the Village of Tuscarawas in Tuscarawas County.
Activity Log
This grant was approved by the Board of Directors on February 19, 2016.
Partners
