Water Pioneers Water Water Pioneers Water Quality ProgramQuality Program

Steve Jones, Director of the Robinson Scholars ProgramSteve Jones, Director of the Robinson Scholars ProgramLara May, Regional Director of the Robinson Scholars Lara May, Regional Director of the Robinson Scholars ProgramProgramStephanie Jenkins, Program Director, KWRRIStephanie Jenkins, Program Director, KWRRIDoug McLaren, Cooperative Extension ServiceDoug McLaren, Cooperative Extension ServiceBlake Newton, Cooperative Extension ServiceBlake Newton, Cooperative Extension Service

Water Pioneers PartnershipsWater Pioneers Partnerships

UK Robinson Scholars ProgramUK Robinson Scholars Program Eastern Kentucky PRIDEEastern Kentucky PRIDE UK ENRI Task ForceUK ENRI Task Force UK Cooperative Extension ServiceUK Cooperative Extension Service KWRRIKWRRI

Kentucky Water Resources Kentucky Water Resources Research InstituteResearch Institute

“To assist in assuring the Nation, at all times, of a supply of water sufficient in quantity and quality to meet the requirements of its expanding population, it is the Purpose of the Congress, by this Act, to stimulate, sponsor, provide for, and supplement present programs for the conduct of research, investigations, experiments, and training of scientists in the fields of water and of resources which affect water”

Robinson Scholars ProgramRobinson Scholars Program

Serves 29 Eastern Kentucky CountiesServes 29 Eastern Kentucky Counties Provides 4 year scholarships to first Provides 4 year scholarships to first

generation college bound studentsgeneration college bound students Empowers students to complete a Empowers students to complete a

baccalaureate degree at the baccalaureate degree at the University of Kentucky University of Kentucky

Develop future leaders of KentuckyDevelop future leaders of Kentucky

Cooperative Extension Cooperative Extension ServiceService Plant and Soil SciencePlant and Soil Science ForestryForestry EntomologyEntomology

Goals of the Water Pioneers Goals of the Water Pioneers ProgramProgram

Increasing awareness of pollution in small Increasing awareness of pollution in small Appalachian communities;Appalachian communities;

Improving regional education about water Improving regional education about water quality and pathogen problems;quality and pathogen problems;

Partnering with government, non-profit, and Partnering with government, non-profit, and local groups to increase awareness of water local groups to increase awareness of water quality issues; quality issues;

Potentially changing behaviors in focused areas;Potentially changing behaviors in focused areas; Potentially impacting 3,000-5,000 Eastern Potentially impacting 3,000-5,000 Eastern

Kentucky citizens; andKentucky citizens; and Improving Water QualityImproving Water Quality

Director Steve Jones Director Steve Jones Assistant Regional DirAssistant Regional Dir

Laura MayLaura MaySummer Staff – Summer Staff –

Certified Educators Educators

Robinson Scholars Program

University of Kentucky

Other Supporter

Stephanie Jenkins

(KWRRI)

Doug McLaren

(CES - Forestry)

Amanda Abnee Gumbert

(ENRI – Soils/Water)

Ashley Osborne

(ENRI – Soils/Water)

Blake Newton

(Entomology)

Jessie

(English- Journaling)

Supervision

Instruction

Copperhead ConsultingKentucky Leadership CenterKentucky Division of WaterKentucky Water WatchEastern Kentucky PRIDE

Instructional ProgramInstructional Program(June 2006 and 2007)(June 2006 and 2007)

Watershed Watershed InvestigationInvestigation Understanding the Understanding the

components of a watershedcomponents of a watershed Human EffectsHuman Effects Watershed RemediationWatershed Remediation Biological Indicators/ Biological Indicators/

Field StudiesField Studies Leadership and Leadership and

Outreach ActivitiesOutreach Activities

Community Service ProjectCommunity Service Project Students will investigate Students will investigate

the needs of a local the needs of a local watershed in their countywatershed in their county

Students will partner with Students will partner with Eastern Kentucky PRIDE Eastern Kentucky PRIDE Coordinator, Solid Waste Coordinator, Solid Waste Coordinator, Water Watch Coordinator, Water Watch Volunteer, and others Volunteer, and others

The students will The students will participate and provide participate and provide some leadership in some leadership in organizing an event or organizing an event or project to improve water project to improve water quality in their countiesquality in their counties

Water Pioneers SummitWater Pioneers Summit Students will provide an Students will provide an

educational opportunity educational opportunity to increase awareness to increase awareness of Best Management of Best Management Practices for water Practices for water quality in their quality in their respective countiesrespective counties

Audience will include Audience will include local officials, school local officials, school administrators, interest administrators, interest groups, and parentsgroups, and parents

Provide students with an Provide students with an opportunity to communicate opportunity to communicate and educate students in and educate students in another watersheds possibly another watersheds possibly Alaska and HawaiiAlaska and Hawaii

Compare and contrast local Compare and contrast local watershed issues with watershed issues with student in other statesstudent in other states

Students will participate in a Students will participate in a water quality “exchange” water quality “exchange” program with student from program with student from other watershedsother watersheds

Future Connections

Community ProjectsCommunity Projects Tanner Stevens: Tanner Stevens: Carter Cave Carter Cave

Water Testing ProjectWater Testing Project Kenny Craft: Kenny Craft: Hindman Elementary Hindman Elementary

Workshop for 5th and 6th gradersWorkshop for 5th and 6th graders Regina Rice: Regina Rice: Rockcastle Middle Rockcastle Middle

School 8th Grade PresentationSchool 8th Grade Presentation Miranda Lindsey: Miranda Lindsey: Wallens Middle Wallens Middle

School PresentationSchool Presentation

Contact UsContact Us Steve Jones, Robinson Scholars Steve Jones, Robinson Scholars

Program, Program, sljones@uky.edusljones@uky.edu Laura May, Robinson Scholars, Laura May, Robinson Scholars,

lsmay@uky.edulsmay@uky.edu Stephanie Jenkins, KY Water Research, Stephanie Jenkins, KY Water Research,

swjenk2@uky.eduswjenk2@uky.edu Doug McLaren, Cooperative Extension, Doug McLaren, Cooperative Extension,

dmclaren@uky.edudmclaren@uky.edu Blake Newton, Cooperative Extension, Blake Newton, Cooperative Extension,

blaken@uky.edublaken@uky.edu

Website InformationWebsite Information www.uky.edu/WaterResources/www.uky.edu/WaterResources/

WaterPioneers.html (Kentucky Water Resources WaterPioneers.html (Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute)Research Institute)

www.uky.edu/RobinsonScholars/about.htm www.uky.edu/RobinsonScholars/about.htm (Robinson Scholars Program)(Robinson Scholars Program)

www.ca.uky.edu/forestry/mclaren.php www.ca.uky.edu/forestry/mclaren.php (Department of Forestry, Extension)(Department of Forestry, Extension)

http://pest.ca.uky.edu/EXThttp://pest.ca.uky.edu/EXT(Department of Entomology, Extension)(Department of Entomology, Extension)