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STREAMSIDE FIELD DAY A Regional Success Story. You can be one too! City of Bowling Green and Warren County HUMBLE BEGINNINGS In 2015 we partnered with the Academy at Drakes Creek with a small group. Intensive Class Visits Field Trips


  1. STREAMSIDE FIELD DAY A Regional Success Story. You can be one too! City of Bowling Green and Warren County

  2. HUMBLE BEGINNINGS In 2015 we partnered with the Academy at Drakes Creek with a small group. Intensive Class Visits Field Trips

  3. RAPIDLY SCALING UP Our very next event was with 300 sixth graders over three days. Logistical Surprises Abound! Do you know what school busses cost?

  4. GOALS Hands On

  5. WE NEEDED HELP! Fantastic Teachers and Where to Find Them  Churches  High School  Family  Civic Groups  Social Media

  6. LOCATION Needs:  Shallow & Slow Water  Open Space  Parking  Bathrooms  Trashcans

  7. LIGHTEN THE BURDEN PARTNERSHIPS  Division of Water  Western Kentucky University  Department of Fish and Wildlife  Operation Pride  BGMU  UK Cooperative Extension Office  Warren County Conservation District  Domino’s Pizza  Blue Moon  Warren County Parks & Recreation  Bowling Green Neighborhood & Community Services  Scott Waste Management

  8. WILDLIFE INDICATORS Fish & Big Critters Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  9. MEASURABLE WATER QUALITY  pH  Turbidity  Temperature  Dissolved O2  What human activities have positive or detrimental impacts?  Big emphasis on sediments.

  10. LANDSCAPE LESSONS Agriculture & Soil Karst Geology

  11. POTW & MS4 IMPACTS Water & Wastewater Stormwater Runoff

  12. HAVE FUN WITH IT!! Karst Squeeze Box Wildlife Guys Get All the Glory!

  13. SPREADING THE WORD  We don’t have to go find partners anymore, now they come looking for us.

  14. DETAILS  Wristbands  Nametags  T-Shirts  Station Markers  Tents/Chairs/Tables  Hospitality  Volunteers

  15. TELL THE WORLD…  Social Media Outreach  Live Tweet  Hashtags:  #EnvironmentalFieldDay  #TommytheTurtle  #KeepItCleanBG  #TakePride  @YourPartners  Post Group Photos  Present at Professional Conferences

  16. FIN

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