Water Resources Education Assessment - Pinal County Programs
Name of Program/Location/Point of Contact
Pinal County Cooperative Extension
Rick Gibson, County Director
820 E. Cottonwood Lane, Bldg. C
Casa Grande, AZ 85222-2726
Fax: (520) 836-1750
Cooperative Extension in Pinal County focuses on non-formal educational
programs in Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development and Agriculture
and Natural Resources. Though no formal water resources education programs
exist in Pinal County, water conservation and protection is often interwoven
into educational programs in each area. As population growth in Pinal
County, which is just now beginning in earnest, causes finite water resources
to become more strained, public water education programs will increase
In irrigated agriculture, various research and outreach activities have
developed and presented to clientele information about the timing and
frequency of irrigations. In an area where every drop of water counts
for maintaining a sustainable living environment, efficient use of irrigation
water is a critical management tool for agricultural producers. Research-based
recommendations for timing irrigations allows producers to comfortably
delay the next irrigation until conditions actually warrant the application.
Over the course of a growing season, the number of irrigations and subsequently,
the total amount of water applied, is reduced.
Project CENTRL, a rural leadership program conducted by Cooperative Extension,
focuses major sections of its two year curriculum cycle on water issues,
including water conservation. Graduates of this program often find themselves
after graduation working on rural issues where an understanding of water
issues is important.
Family and Consumer Science and 4-H Youth Development faculty often employ
water issues, including conservation, in curricula presented to audiences
of all ages. These audiences can have a major impact in effecting the
conservation of water resources at home.
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