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Representative activities in this focus area include:
- Needs Assessment, Regional Planning: Identify common problems, review existing information needs assessment data, inventory existing programs, locate gaps, note programs of distinction, identify opportunities for collaboration and regional expertise and create mechanisms for regional collaboration.
- Publications, Factsheets: Develop and deliver regional educational materials and templates, including, sticky labels for product, bag stuffers and an interactive computer programs to guide proper application and guidance manuals for rain garden installation.
- Training, Internet Tools: Develop and deliver electronic materials including websites, video, interactive computer programs and podcasts.
- New Educational Programs, Demonstrations: Develop and deliver participatory programs, such as demonstration sites, workshops and trainings. Focus on practices for shoreland property owners, turf care, rain gardens and other techniques for preventing erosion and runoff. Work with Watershed Assessment focus area to target placement of rain gardens and shoreline buffers.
