Three Citrus County projects expected to reach up to 167,000 people were awarded Community Education Grants from the "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/.
This year the District approved 29 grants Districtwide for a total of $120,471. This is the 14th year "Community Education Grants(Community Education Grant program)":/business/communitygrants have been available. These grants offer reimbursement up to $5,000 to help fund projects that provide communities an opportunity to learn about water resources.
The overall goal of the Community Education Grant program is to actively engage adults in water-related issues including conservation, protection and preservation. Funded by the "District's Basin Boards(Basin Boards)":/about/basinboards/, the program is intended to motivate communities to get involved in protecting their water resources through various educational activities.
*The Citrus County Extension received a $3,400 grant* for its "Get Out and Explore Citrus Waters" project. The project will encourage local residents to experience natural areas in and around Citrus County and the Chassahowitzka River by participating in a two-day event. Event attendees will learn how to preserve and protect the watershed and may participate in activities such as boating, hiking and listening to tales of early Chassahowitzka. The project received funding from the District's Coastal Rivers and Withlacoochee River Basin Boards.
*The Islands Condominium Association received a $4,000 grant* to install a Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ demonstration garden at the Islands Condominium Association in Crystal River. In cooperation with the Citrus County Extension and the Native Plant Society, five workshops and three plantings will be held to educate residents about Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ principles. The project received funding from the District's Coastal Rivers Basin Board.
*The Hoffman Environmental Research Institute, Karst Conservancy received a $4,950 grant* to educate residents about karst groundwater systems, use of scientific data to measure groundwater quality and quantity, and best practices for living on karst. Karst is an area of irregular limestone in which erosion has produced fissures, sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns. The project received funding from the District's Coastal Rivers Basin Board.
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's 2012 Community Education Grant program will begin its application process in June 2011. For more information, visit "WaterMatters.org/communitygrants/":/business/communitygrants.
This year the District approved 29 grants Districtwide for a total of $120,471. This is the 14th year "Community Education Grants(Community Education Grant program)":/business/communitygrants have been available. These grants offer reimbursement up to $5,000 to help fund projects that provide communities an opportunity to learn about water resources.
The overall goal of the Community Education Grant program is to actively engage adults in water-related issues including conservation, protection and preservation. Funded by the "District's Basin Boards(Basin Boards)":/about/basinboards/, the program is intended to motivate communities to get involved in protecting their water resources through various educational activities.
*The Citrus County Extension received a $3,400 grant* for its "Get Out and Explore Citrus Waters" project. The project will encourage local residents to experience natural areas in and around Citrus County and the Chassahowitzka River by participating in a two-day event. Event attendees will learn how to preserve and protect the watershed and may participate in activities such as boating, hiking and listening to tales of early Chassahowitzka. The project received funding from the District's Coastal Rivers and Withlacoochee River Basin Boards.
*The Islands Condominium Association received a $4,000 grant* to install a Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ demonstration garden at the Islands Condominium Association in Crystal River. In cooperation with the Citrus County Extension and the Native Plant Society, five workshops and three plantings will be held to educate residents about Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ principles. The project received funding from the District's Coastal Rivers Basin Board.
*The Hoffman Environmental Research Institute, Karst Conservancy received a $4,950 grant* to educate residents about karst groundwater systems, use of scientific data to measure groundwater quality and quantity, and best practices for living on karst. Karst is an area of irregular limestone in which erosion has produced fissures, sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns. The project received funding from the District's Coastal Rivers Basin Board.
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's 2012 Community Education Grant program will begin its application process in June 2011. For more information, visit "WaterMatters.org/communitygrants/":/business/communitygrants.