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PASO ROBLES WATERSHED PROJECT

A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MARINE DEBRIS IN THE UNITED STATES ORIGINATES FROM LAND-BASED LITTER. YOUTH UNDER THE AGE OF 19 ARE AN IMPORTANT AGE GROUP TO REACH WITH MESSAGES ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO TO PREVENT MARINE DEBRIS, AND MODIFYING LITTER-RELATED BEHAVIORS AMONG YOUTH IN COASTAL WATERSHEDS IS AN IMPORTANT WAY TO REDUCE MARINE DEBRIS. ONE COOL EARTH'S (OCE) EARTH GENIUS PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER AN ALLIANCE, INCLUDING NONPROFITS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INDIGENOUS GROUPS, AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, TO REACH LITTER-AGED YOUTH AND AFFECT THEIR WASTE-DISPOSAL BEHAVIORS. LOCATED ON THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA, THIS PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT LOCAL NOAA TRUST RESOURCES: THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES, THE MORRO BAY NATIONAL ESTUARY, AND AREA FISHERIES AND RECREATION. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON 24 UNDERSERVED K-12 SCHOOL SITES WHERE AN AVERAGE OF 52% STUDENTS ARE NON-WHITE (PREDOMINANTLY LATINX), 50% QUALIFY AS LOW-INCOME, 24% ARE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS (PREDOM

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY NONPROFIT ONE COOL EARTH PROPOSES A TWO-PART PROJECT TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR TEACHING CLIMATE LITERACY IN THE CLASSROOM. FIRST, ONE COOL EARTH WILL FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION COALITION TO INCREASE CLIMATE LITERACY AT A COUNTY LEVEL, AND SECOND, ONE COOL EARTH WILL UNDERTAKE STRATEGIC PLANNING TO INCREASE INTERNAL CAPACITY TO REACH ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS WITH CLIMATE LITERACY PROGRAMMING AND IMPROVE PROGRAM IMPACT AT 29 SCHOOLS COUNTY-WIDE.

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY WATERSHED EDUCATION PROJECT

SALINAS RIVER TO THE SEA LITTER PROGRAM

EARTH GENIUS MARINE DEBRIS EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CA.

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY WATERSHED PROJECT