Georgia's water conservation efforts: Cooperative Extension's banner effort

Abstract

Georgia has been gripped by drought for much of 2007 and 2008. UGA Cooperative Extension selected water conservation as a statewide priority in 2007 and developed educational materials for programming through county extension efforts. The project included components dealing with outdoor water use in conjunction with the Georgia DNR's WaterSmart program, with indoor water use in conjunction with the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, and a youth component in conjunction with the Georgia 4-H program. This presentation will include an overview of the materials developed as well as a discussion of some of the outputs and evaluations that have been conducted.