Educational Goals
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GREENWAY COMMITTEE
Educational Goals
The Greenway Committee has been working on developing educational
programs to target a wide range of people. The following are some of the ideas
that we will be expanding on in the near future.
Taraet Audiences:
1. Boy Scouts / Girl Scouts
2. Elementary School Groups
3. Middle School Groups
4. High School Groups
5. Environmental Organizations
6. Village and Town of Wappinger Residents
7. Town of Poughkeepsie Residents
'Educational Proarams To Be Offered:
1. Water Quality - physical, chemical and biological sampling and test results
2. Riparian Zone Buffers - How to Protect the Creek from Erosion
3. History of the Area surrounding the Wappinger Creek and Hudson River
4. Basic Survival Skills
5. Trail Maintenance Techniques
6. Forestry
7. Estuary ecology, plant biology
8. Beneficial uses of wetlands,and there preservation
Educators:
, 1., Environmental Management Council Staff
2. Greenway Members
3. Special Interest Groups
4. Guest Speakers / Special Topics
5. Scenic Hudson
6. AmeriCorps Members
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