The agreement provides funding to nebraska game and parks commission with informing and connecting people to nebraska's wetland resources and the important services that they provide is a keystone…

The agreement provides funding to nebraska game and parks commission with informing and connecting people to nebraska's wetland resources and the important services that they provide is a keystone to continuing to develop and refine our state's wetland program. This project proposes to help achieve this through a multipronged approach of resource creation, educator professional development, and on the ground education programs. This transfer of information will be addressed by the expansion of previous wetland educational resources through the creation of three new short wetland videos designed specifically for students grades 6-12, with accompanying lesson plans for educators. Activities:the activities include informing and connecting people to nebraska's wetland resources and the important services that they provide is a keystone to continuing to develop and refine our state's wetland program. This project proposes to help achieve this through a multipronged approach of resource creation, educator professional development, and on the ground education programs. This transfer of information will be addressed by the expansion of previous wetland educational resources through the creation of three new short wetland videos designed specifically for students grades 6-12, with accompanying lesson plans for educators.subrecipient:the university of nebraska lincoln will producing three educational videos. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include; final report, pilot wetland educator workshop, hist wetland educator workshop, pilot wetland field trip series, coordinate and facilitate community programs. The expected outcomes include educational video portion of the project, edited content would be delivered via the ngpc youtube channel within the wetlands playlist created by the previous project. 20 videos will be 8-10 minutes in length. The topics of these three videos include but are not limited to the cultural connections to wetlands and water, wetlands and water quality, and research methods used in wetlands. These videos will also weave climate change into their content. The intended beneficiaries include the students grades 6-12 and ngpc.