Thursday, April 29, 2010

Polk County Water School Webinar--week two

This is reminder about the Polk County Water School Webinar. You can access it at http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu. Tomorrow is a tour day for the onsite Water School participants, as we explore local impact on the Peace River Watershed. The webinar is scheduled for 3:00-5:30 (pre-taped), featuring footage from the Polk County’s Circle B Bar Reserve Nature Discovery Center on Lake Hancock; Glendale Wastewater Treatment Plant; City of Lakeland Wetland Reservation, and TECO power plant in Mulberry.

 

If you tuned in last week you noticed some challenges with sound, and perhaps with the view of the live footage. I eventually figured out that audience members need the handheld microphone in order to be heard, and it got a bit better as the presentation went along. Also, some of you may have had problems with screens that were too small—you may have a toggle for “fullscreen” or a button in the middle of your viewer to enlarge the screen. Finally, the power point presentations are uploaded ahead of time (when we have them), rather than captured by the camera, so just follow along with the presentation on the screen. Tomorrow we will not have a power point or a live presentation as, again, the footage will be pre-recorded.

 

Please forward to interested parties within and outside of Extension.

 

The Water School program brochure is attached in Word 2007 and as a PDF.

 

Thanks,

 

Nicole Walker

Extension Director and 4-H Youth Development

Polk County Human Services Department; UF/IFAS Extension Service

P: 863-519-8677

E: naw@ufl.edu

W: http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu; www.polk4-h.org

 

 

 

Contact: Nicole Walker, Extension Director

863-797-5107; naw@ufl.edu

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Polk County Water School Available as Online Webinar  

The University of Florida/IFAS Polk County Extension Service is sponsoring its biennial water school for decision makers entitled “Water 2010: Challenges and Opportunities for a New Decade,” beginning Thursday, April 22. The seven-session course is intended to provide decision makers, community leaders, and private citizens with factual information about Polk County’s water resources and to encourage improved public policy decision making relative to water issues in the county.

 

The school includes five classroom sessions to be held from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on April 22, May 6, May 13, May 20 and June 3. The first session will be held at the Polk County Utilities Training Room in Winter Haven; the next three will be at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, and the final session at the W.H. Stuart Conference Center at 1710 U.S. Highway 17 South, in Bartow. Additionally, two day-long tours (on April 29 and May 27) will explore the Peace River watershed, from Polk County to Charlotte Harbor. All sessions are free and open to the public; however, registration is required. For more information or to register call the Extension office at 863-519-8677, ext. 112.

 

NEW THIS YEAR! Anyone interested in learning more about the issues addressed in the Water School, but who cannot attend the courses in person, may participate online during a free interactive webinar. The webinar includes live video of the presentations, along with a dialogue window to submit questions or comments. No pre-registration is required to view the sessions online. Simply log onto one of the participating host sites from 3:00-5:30 p.m. on April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20, May 27 and June 3. Host sites include: http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu, www.theledger.com/webinars, www.newschief.com, www.myfoxtampabay.com, www.wonn.com, www.wlkf.com, www.max983fm.com, www.wpcv.com, and www.growthmatters.org.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the Water School is asked to advise the Extension Office at least 72 hours prior to the session by contacting Karen Anderson-Grafstrom at863-519-8677. Extension educational programs are available to Polk County citizens on a non-discriminatory basis.

 

Joan Davies | PGTV Program Director | Polk County Government

330 W. Church Street | Bartow, FL 33831 | 863.534-5997 (office) | 863.534.6011 (fax)

Watch PGTV on Bright House 622, Verizon 20 and Comcast 5

24-hour webstreaming and program schedules: www.polk-county.net

 

 


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