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Show Salt Lake City Watershed Management Plan ' 99 Implementation: This watershed fact book will be developed by April 1, 2000. Partnerships with the Utah Division of Water Resources and non- governmental water education organizations will be explored to develop a watershed education fact book/ brochure. Explanation: A concise, yet comprehensive guide is necessary to educate the public about the Salt Lake City Watershed. A wide variety of facts and figures will be presented in an attractive, easily understandable format. Items that may be covered include: recreation user numbers, water user numbers, land ownership, wildlife species and population estimates, dwelling unit numbers, aquatic ecology, water capacity and low impact hiking/ camping guidelines. This fact book may be distributed by the individuals who are responsible for conducting the watershed education programs at schools around the valley. It will also be available at the ski resorts and other frequented areas in the canyons. Valley locations such as outdoor apparel stores, convenience stores, and recreation centers will also provide the fact books for the public. A public information campaign will be developed to notify the public regarding sites they can pick up the fact books. Recommendation: Salt Lake City will work with the media to promote watershed education. Implementation: Begin immediately after the plan is adopted. Explanation: The mass media may be an effective method to reach a large number of people in Utah. The public information campaign waged by UDOT toward preventing littering along Utah's highways was very successful. The success of the '' Don't Waste Utah" campaign was due in part to a healthy budget and creative messages. A similar watershed education campaign may effectively inform thousands of Utahns about the importance of protecting the Salt Lake City Watershed. Other media coverage including television news, documentaries, radio programs, and newspaper articles will only help the overall watershed education effort. For example, a watershed education program formatted for television may provide an effective education tool for teachers and students throughout Utah. Page 59 |