Continue the pennsylvania fish and boat commissions aquatic resource education program and outreach activities related to pennsylvania fishery resources as well as angler education

This federal Formula Grant award of $640,675.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.605 - Sport Fish Restoration) supports the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's Aquatic Resource Education Program and outreach activities related to Pennsylvania's fishery resources and angler education.

The key products and services to be delivered include: conducting workshops and providing training and curriculum materials to educators and instructors on aquatic resource education; delivering aquatic resource education opportunities and programs to students; developing educational and outreach materials, presentations, displays, and other resources; and utilizing social media and the internet to disseminate aquatic education content.

The intended beneficiaries are current and future aquatic resource educators and instructors, students, and users of Pennsylvania's aquatic resources. The award supports the Commission's efforts to increase awareness and knowledge of aquatic ecology, fisheries management, and resource stewardship among students and provide information on fishing and boating opportunities, the Commission's work, and the benefits of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program to anglers and boaters.

The activities to be performed include conducting workshops provide educators and instructors with aquatic resource education training and curriculum materials providing aquatic resource education opportunities and programs to students developing education and outreach materials presentations displays and other resources participating in a variety of sport shows and community outreach events and utilizing social media and the internet to deliver aquatic education content to a wide audience. The expected outcomes of this project include educators and recreation professionals receiving training and curriculum to enable them to teach aquatic ecology content on behalf of the pennsylvania fish and boat commission increasing students awareness and knowledge of topics related to aquatic ecology and fishing fisheries management or resource stewardship through formal structured educational opportunities and providing current and future anglers and boaters with information on fishing and boating opportunities the pfbcs efforts related to those opportunities and the benefits of the wildlife and sport fish restoration program. The intended beneficiaries of this project are current and future aquatic resource educators and instructors students and users of the commonwealths aquatic resources.there are no subrecipient activities for this project.