Pontchartrain Conservancy

COMMUNITIES INVESTIGATING THEIR ENVIRONMENT: CLIMATE-RELATED COMMUNITY SCIENCE IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA -UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES ALONG THE UNITED STATES COASTS EXPERIENCE YEAR-ROUND FLOODING HAZARDS INCLUDING STORMWATER, PONDING, COASTAL FLOODING, FLASH-FLOODING, AND RIVERINE FLOODING. TO ACCOMMODATE AND RECOVER FROM THE EFFECTS OF THESE OCCURRENCES, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE OR THE CAPACITY TO PERSIST, ADAPT, AND TRANSFORM WHEN MET WITH SUCH CHALLENGES IS CRITICAL. COMMUNITY SCIENCE, WHICH INVOLVES COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND SCIENTISTS, IS A MECHANISM, ALONG WITH COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, THROUGH WHICH FLOOD HAZARDS CAN BE ADDRESSED. ENGAGING IN AND STUDYING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY SCIENCE HOLD POTENTIAL BENEFITS FOR NOT ONLY THE PARTICIPANTS, BUT ALSO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE GREATER SCIENCE FIELD. LED BY PONTCHARTRAIN CONSERVANCY, THE LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, AND LOUISIANA SEA GRANT, THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO CO-DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND STUDY A MODEL FOR COMMUNITY SCIENCE-BASED FLOOD MONITORING IN UNDER-RESOURCED, RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. THE PROJECT BUILDS ON CURRENT FLOOD MONITORING EFFORTS BY INVESTIGATING HOW TO INCREASE MULTI-DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN STEM RESEARCH EFFORTS, AND PATHWAYS FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND PARTICIPANT DECISION-MAKING. ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CHARRETTES AND TRAINING WILL BUILD FLOOD LITERACY, FOSTER A SENSE OF AGENCY, AND PREPARE PARTICIPANTS FOR FLOOD MONITORING, DATA ANALYSIS, AND PARTICIPATING IN POSSIBLE MITIGATION PROCESSES AND PROJECTS. THE PROJECT IS BASED ON AND SEEKS TO FURTHER INFORM THE USE OF FRAMEWORKS SUCH AS COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, COMMUNITY SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AGENCY, AND COMMUNITY CAPITAL. IT DOES SO BY INVESTIGATING THE WAYS IN WHICH AN INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROJECT CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE LEVER FOR SUPPORTING INFORMAL STEM LEARNING FOR ADULTS. BY EMPLOYING MIXED METHOD STUDIES, INCLUDING OBSERVATIONS, FOCUS GROUPS, SURVEYS, AND DESIGN-BASED RESEARCH, THE RESEARCH COMPONENT ADDRESSES THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL FEATURES AND CONSIDERATIONS NECESSARY FOR DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROJECT TO ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD MONITORING? 2. HOW ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ENGAGING IN THE PROJECT? WHAT DATA ARE REPORTED, AND BY WHOM? IS THERE VARIATION AMONG COMMUNITIES, AND WHAT FACTORS MIGHT EXPLAIN THIS VARIATION? 3. CAN A COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROJECT BUILD FLOOD LITERACY, INCREASE SENSE OF AGENCY, AND IMPROVE PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE FOR PARTICIPANTS? 4. IN WHAT WAYS CAN COMMUNITY SCIENCE LAY A FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE? THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTING RESEARCH AND MODEL SEEKS TO INFORM SIMILAR COMMUNITIES WITH RESPECT TO KEY COMPONENTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO ENSURE EQUITABLE AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY SCIENCE. THESE OUTCOMES CAN LEAD TO INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY LEVEL IMPACTS AS WELL AS CULTIVATE GREATER COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE. IN ADDITION, THE FLOOD MONITORING ACTIVITIES SEEK TO GENERATE USEFUL DATA TO INFORM LOCAL EFFORTS WITH RESPECT TO FLOOD MITIGATION IN THE REGION. THIS INTEGRATING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE ADVANCING INFORMAL STEM LEARNING (AISL) PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO ADVANCE NEW APPROACHES TO, AND EVIDENCE-BASED UNDERSTANDING OF, THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF STEM LEARNING IN INFORMAL ENVIRONMENTS. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING MULTIPLE PATHWAYS FOR BROADENING ACCESS TO AND ENGAGEMENT IN STEM LEARNING EXPERIENCES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

THIS ACTION PROVIDES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $800,000 FOR THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN FOUNDATION TO IDENTIFY WILLING HOMEOWNERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A DEMONSTRATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM FOR REPAIRING AND MAINTAINING AERATED TREATMENT UNITS IN TARGETED AREAS OF ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE SURFACE WATER QUALITY AND PROVIDE NEW DATA ON THE PERFORMANCE OF INSTALLED AERATED TREATMENT UNITS BY ADDRESSING WASTE WATER SYSTEMS.

MODIFIED PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT SECTION THIS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARD WILL PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO THE PONTCHARTRAIN CONSERVANCY TO REMOVE OVER 3,000 POUNDS OF TRASH FROM WATERS IN NEW ORLEANS, LA WHILE SUPPORTING AT LEAST 18 JOBS. THE APPLICANT WILL INSTALL SEVERAL NEW TRASH COLLECTION DEVICES TO CAPTURE AND REMOVE THIS MARINE DEBRIS AND BENEFIT THE LOCAL TOURISM ECONOMY, REDUCE FLOODING RISKS, AND PROTECT THE CITYS CRITICAL PUMPING STATIONS.

THIS ACTION PROVIDES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000 TO ASSIST THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE BASIN WIDE WATER QUALITY MONI

THIS ACTION PROVIDES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $412,733 FOR LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN FOUNDATION TO USE AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO IMPROVE SURFACE WATERS IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES UTILIZING AERATED TREATMENT UNITS FOR WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT. THE PROJECT WILL ASSESS WATER QUALITY, WATERBORNE PATHOGENS, AND VECTORS OF HUMAN DISEASES AND ALSO WILL CORRELATE THESE PARAMETERS, INTERVENE TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS, AND EDUCATE AREA RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.

THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $97 508 FOR THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT BASIN-WIDE RECREATIONAL WATER QUALITY M

ACCELERATING REMOVAL OF DERELICT CRAB TRAPS PLAGUING COASTAL LOUSIANA AND COLLECTING DATA TO ASSESS THEIR ECONOMIC IMPACT

DESCRIPTION: THE PURPOSE OF THIS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 104 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT TO TRAIN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN NEW ORLEANS EAST TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND MONITOR SMALL-SCALE RESTORATION PROJECTS WHICH WILL MANAGE STORMWATER AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THEIR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. ACTIVITIES: PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TRAINING AND RESTORATION; EDUCATION AND OUTREACH; MONITORING; AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE (GI) 'HANDS ON' TRAINING AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PROJECTS. RESTORATION AND MONITORING KITS, PLANTS, AND GREENHOUSES WILL BE PROVIDED AND RESIDE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. OUTCOMES: EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT ARE AN INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF THE BENEFITS OF RESTORATION/GI; INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN STEWARDSHIP PUBLIC EDUCATION PROJECTS; INCREASED ACCESS TO RESTORED AREAS/RELATED DATA; AND INCREASED BIODIVERSITY, WATER RETENTION, AND WATER QUALITY AT RESTORED SITES. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT ARE RESIDENTS OF NEW ORLEANS EAST, PARTICULARLY 10TH GRADERS AS MENTORS, STUDENTS FROM LOWER GRADES IN GI HANDS ON EDUCATION PROJECTS, TEACHERS AS TRAINERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN FORUMS. SUBRECIPIENT:

FLOW WILL FACILITATE SYSTEMIC MWEE IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE ENTIRE 8TH GRADE IN THESE MARGINALIZED RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN WATERSHED LITERACY FOR ALL 8TH GRADE SCIENCE TEACHERS FOLLOWED BY ONGOING SUPPORT AND MENTORING. IT WILL DEVELOP, TEST, AND IMPLEMENT AN INCLUSIVE AND LOCALLY-FOCUSED MWEE WATERSHED CURRICULUM IN COLLABORATION WITH THESE SCIENCE TEACHERS AND WILL REACH BEYOND SCIENCE CLASSES TO INCLUDE COLLABORATION WITH MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND ART CURRICULUM SPECIALISTS. THIS PROJECT WILL TRAIN AND ENABLE TEACHERS, UNDER PC GUIDANCE, TO CREATE STEM KITS. THESE KITS ARE A FEATURE OF PC'S FLOW: ST. BERNARD PARISH (A CURRENT NOAA BWET PROJECT). THE KITS PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS IN INQUIRY-DRIVEN INVESTIGATIONS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS RANGING FROM WATER QUALITY TESTING, TO MARINE DEBRIS AND MICROPLASTICS, TO CLIMATE EDUCATION AND OTHER COASTAL TOPICS SUCH AS THE EFFECTS OF COAS

FACILITATING LEARNING IN OUR WATERSHED (FLOW): ST. BERNARD PARISH

THE PURPOSE OF FLOW IS TO ENSURE THAT RURAL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO A HIGH-QUALITY, LOCAL WATERSHED CURRICULUM THAT CAN INCREASE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY. THE TARGET AUDIENCE FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDES TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WHO COME FROM SCHOOLS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THESE AREAS INCLUDE UNDERSERVED BLACK COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES LIVING IN MODERATE TO HIGH POVERTY. MANY OF THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED, INCLUDING PLAQUEMINES PARISH. THIS COASTAL PARISH HAS EXPERIENCED THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE FIRST-HAND AS INCREASED STORM SURGE AND LAND LOSS. FLOW WILL TAKE PLACE IN FOUR OF THESE UNDERSERVED RURAL PARISHES (ONE PER QUARTER), INCLUDING PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN THE FIRST QUARTER. A SMALL COHORT OF TEACHERS, UP TO FIVE PER PARISH WILL BE RECRUITED EACH QUARTER OVER THE TWO-YEAR PROJECT, WHICH WILL IMPACT UP TO 1,000 STUDENTS IN LOCAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. THE COHORTS WILL COMPLETE A SERIES OF TASKS FACILITATED BY PC STAFF AND FLOW PARTNERS THAT WILL ENSURE THEY HAVE ADAPTED FLOW LESSONS, TRAINED TO IMPLEMENT THE LESSON, RECEIVED A STEM KIT FOR THE LESSON AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTING THE LESSON WITH STUDENTS, PARTICIPATED IN A FIELD EXPERIENCE, AND SPENT TIME REFLECTING ON THE PROJECT. THE RESULTING TEACHER GENERATED ADAPTED MWEES WILL BE ANCHORED IN LOCAL PHENOMENA AND WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEIR PARISHES. THESE FLOW WORKDAYS WILL BE SCHEDULED OVER THE QUARTER TO ACCOMMODATE PARTICIPANTS' NEEDS. UPON COMPLETION OF THE SERIES OF TASKS, TEACHERS WILL BE PAID A $1,000 STIPEND. FLOW WILL UTILIZE THE PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED FLOW CURRICULUM. THESE NOAA BWET-FUNDED FLOW LESSONS INCORPORATE EACH OF THE FOUR ESSENTIAL MWEE ELEMENTS. EACH SERIES OF INVESTIGATIONS BEGINS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE ISSUE (ISSUE DEFINITION) THROUGH A DRIVING QUESTION. TEACHERS AND STUDENTS COMPLETE FIELDWORK (OUTDOOR FIELD EXPERIENCES) WITH OFF-SITE INVESTIGATIONS (BUSES ARE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET). STUDENTS APPLY THEIR NEW KNOWLEDGE (SYNTHESIS/CONCLUSION) TO MAKE CONNECTIONS TO LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS, AND TEACHERS FACILITATE STUDENT-GENERATED PROJECTS AND ACTIONS (STEWARDSHIP AND CIVIC ACTION) AS A NATURAL PROGRESSION OF THE FLOW INVESTIGATIONS.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT

FY19 TAG FOR LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN FOUNDATION

PONTCHARTRAIN CONSERVANCY REQUESTS FUNDS TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP NEW EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF CALLING 811 BEFORE MARINE CONSTRUCTION OR EXCAVATION, INCLUDING A ''HOW-TO GUIDE'' FOR MAKING SUCCESSFUL MARINE 811 NOTIFICATIONS. THEY WILL CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE MARINE-FOCUSED 811 GUIDELINES, PIPELINE SAFETY CHECKLISTS, AND TIP CARDS BOTH DIGITALLY AND IN PRINT. THE CONSERVANCY WILL ALSO HOST FOUR IN-PERSON MARINE PIPELINE SAFETY TRAINING SESSIONS WITH MARINERS, CAPTAINS, EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, AND PUBLIC AGENCIES. ADDITIONALLY, THEY WILL DEVELOP MARKETING PLANS FOR EACH MEETING AND DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL, AND PIPELINE OPERATOR NETWORKS. FINALLY, THE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT ONLINE MARINE PIPELINE SAFETY TRAINING IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH FOR 500 INDIVIDUALS IN THE MARINE CONSTRUCTION AND DREDGE INDUSTRY. NO KNOWN SUBRECIPIENTS.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT (TAG) 2018

DISCOVERING THE SECRETS OF PONTCHARTRAIN BEACH: REVEALING MYSTERIES USING STEM METHODS

THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY BY ADVANCING FUTURE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE (GI) PROJECTS THROUGH LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH MUNICIPALITIES, G

THIS PROJECT WILL TELL THE SUCCESS STORY OF THE RESTORED LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BY RE-OPENING THE ONLY PUBLIC LAKEFRONT BEACH IN NEW ORLEANS. THE LAKE PO

TENTH BIENNIAL BASICS OF THE BASIN SYMPOSIUM 2011

LPBF WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS OBJECTIVE BY IMPLEMENTING THE FOLLOWING TASKS OF THIS WORKPLAN: 1) ASSISTING AND EDUCATING OWNERS/OPERATORS OF WASTEWATER T