Lake Superior Binational Forum LaMP Implementation and Outreach
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Purpose

The Forum proposes to complete five outreach activities that promote the goals of the Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) and the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration (GLRC). These activities target multiple primary audiences: public stakeholders; local elected officials; the faith community; recreational kayakers/canoeists; marina owners and users; and several secondary audiences. All audiences are positively affected by these outreach activities as we inform lake stakeholders how to reduce negative impacts on their communities and promote sustainable lifestyle choices, thus improving the overall quality of life in the basin. These projects include the following: 1. Launch a Lake Superior Stewards Project to Build Watershed Capacity 2. Develop a Bernie the Burn Barrel Display 3. Promote Climate Change Outreach to Watersheds through Webinars and Collaborations 4. Expand Education/Outreach about LaMP Priorities: Outreach at Special Events 5. Hold Special Meetings with Local Elected Officials to Build Watershed Capacity

Objective

For 18 years, the USEPA has funded the facilitation of the Lake Superior Binational Forum’s activities through Northland College. This proposal requests additional funds to continue Forum facilitation and to enhance the effectiveness of currently approved outreach projects over the two-year grant period that ends December 31, 2011: 1. Launch a Lake Superior Stewards Project to Build Watershed Capacity 2. Develop a Bernie the Burn Barrel Display 3. Promote Climate Change Outreach to Watersheds through Webinars and Collaborations 4. Expand Education/Outreach on LaMP Priorities: Outreach at Special Events 5. Hold Special Meetings with Local Elected Officials to Build Watershed Capacity

Outcome

The Forum expects the following outcomes after completing this work plan: 1. Increased public awareness of and support for the Binational Program and LaMP and GLRC goals and recommendations. 2. Increased public awareness about LaMP implementation activities and success stories. 3. The development of a new network of faith leaders, marina owners and users, recreational boaters, and local elected officials who can create positive change such as reducing mercury, other contaminants, and the spread of aquatic species in the basin. 4. Enhanced public understanding of environmental issues, challenges, and actions through media coverage and citizen engagement in Forum activities. 5. Increased stewardship and public participation in LaMP activities and restoration of beneficial uses currently impaired.

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The Forum proposes to complete five outreach activities that promote the goals of the Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) and the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration (GLRC). These activities target multiple primary audiences: public stakeholders; local elected officials; the faith community; recreational kayakers/canoeists; marina owners and users; and several secondary audiences. All audiences are positively affected by these outreach activities as we inform lake stakeholders how to reduce negative impacts on their communities and promote sustainable lifestyle choices, thus improving the overall quality of life in the basin. These projects include the following: 1. Launch a Lake Superior Stewards Project to Build Watershed Capacity 2. Develop a Bernie the Burn Barrel Display 3. Promote Climate Change Outreach to Watersheds through Webinars and Collaborations 4. Expand Education/Outreach about LaMP Priorities: Outreach at Special Events 5. Hold Special Meetings with Local Elected Officials to Build Watershed Capacity
 
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