Public Education and Outreach

Outreach
Sorooshian, Woodard

The Arizona WRRC will help coordinate, disseminate and produce public outreach efforts for both the pre- and post-college populations. Many of the Center’s activities will be publicly available on the web. This includes educational opportunities, classroom activities, newsletters, research findings, and white papers on topics of significant public interest or impact. Several interns will be hired to maintain the web site and help research public inquires and policy announcements. Each state has a Water Resources Research Center, and the Arizona WRRC is a leader in the network of WRRCs in the Southwest. Through these connections, the Center’s outreach will extend throughout the region.

Biosphere 2 Center
Graumlich, Faust

B2C annually attracts almost 200,000 visitors from every state in the nation and from around the world. We propose to develop interpretive signage within the publicly accessible Demonstration Laboratory greenhouses and around the Biosphere that highlights the critical role that water plays in climate and ecology. Each artificially created biome can be linked to similar climates around the world and tied to issues of water quantity and quality.

Extension Agent Training
Woodard

The rural public has a close relationship with the local extension agents and has come to depend upon them for a wide range of information and technology transfer. The Center will ensure that these agents get the latest information on water sustainability issues in their locations.