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4-H Youth and AG 4-H Youth and AG in the Classroom in the Classroom
Community Community Mapping Leads to Mapping Leads to
ActionActionTom TateTom Tate
CSREES, USDACSREES, USDA
4-H Youth Tech Teams4-H Youth Tech Teams
Learn geospatial skills Learn geospatial skills Do GIS community projectsDo GIS community projects Become aware of local Become aware of local
resources resources Gain community partners Gain community partners Develop critical thinking Develop critical thinking
skillsskills Have funHave fun
4-H Youth Project 4-H Youth Project ExamplesExamples
Geocaching Geocaching Street Tree Street Tree
Inventory Project Inventory Project Environmental Environmental
center trail center trail mappingmapping
4-H Military Partnership4-H Military Partnership
GIS and GPS GIS and GPS projects for 4-H projects for 4-H Clubs on military Clubs on military posts and local posts and local National Guard and National Guard and Reserve youth and Reserve youth and their familiestheir families
ArkansasArkansas
Gillam Park ProjectGillam Park Project Old neighborhood going Old neighborhood going
through renovationthrough renovation The old park was leased to The old park was leased to
AudubonAudubon The Tech Team will help The Tech Team will help
support education and support education and conservationconservation
Naturemapping the parkNaturemapping the park
ArkansasArkansas
Mapping Gillam ParkMapping Gillam Park Teams mapped trails Teams mapped trails
and learned about and learned about plants and wildlifeplants and wildlife
Logged our tracks and Logged our tracks and waypointswaypoints
Used GPS Photo Link to Used GPS Photo Link to link photos with track link photos with track logs and waypointslogs and waypoints
VermontVermont
File Eaters 4-H Technology ClubFile Eaters 4-H Technology Club Expand use and awareness Expand use and awareness
of GPS and GIS to community of GPS and GIS to community neighbors and partners.neighbors and partners.
Promote physical activity and Promote physical activity and encourage healthy lifestyle encourage healthy lifestyle choices - use GIS to identify choices - use GIS to identify a prime location for a new a prime location for a new athletic track and skate park athletic track and skate park in our community.in our community.
VermontVermont
Athletic Park project:Athletic Park project: We want a location that is We want a location that is
central and near a more central and near a more heavily populated area with heavily populated area with good roads to get there.good roads to get there.
We proposed an unkept We proposed an unkept area that was once a youth area that was once a youth soccer field. With ArcView, soccer field. With ArcView, we found that this site we found that this site meets our needs. We’ve meets our needs. We’ve shown our project to our shown our project to our elected officials.elected officials.
4-H Community Mapping of Forest 4-H Community Mapping of Forest ParkPark
How do we stimulate How do we stimulate Economic Development Economic Development
and Tourism in our and Tourism in our counties?counties?
Let’s look at an idea the Let’s look at an idea the
4-H youth designed…4-H youth designed…
Sample – Datapoint PhotoSample – Datapoint Photo
Sample Datapoint –Photo and Sample Datapoint –Photo and InformationInformation
Youth Favorite Places’ Youth Favorite Places’ VISIONVISION
Recreational sites/activities preferred Recreational sites/activities preferred by youth and their families by youth and their families
will draw tourism spending to small will draw tourism spending to small towns and rural areas towns and rural areas
saving jobs, creating new ones and saving jobs, creating new ones and retaining populations in rural retaining populations in rural
communities.communities.
Youth and Adults learn Youth and Adults learn from each otherfrom each other
MyCOEMyCOE
Youth are invited to work as Youth are invited to work as individuals or teams to:individuals or teams to:• Create a project about a sustainable Create a project about a sustainable
development theme in their local areadevelopment theme in their local area• Learn more about special issues (e.g. Learn more about special issues (e.g.
water)water)• Map information, analyze problems, and Map information, analyze problems, and
design solutionsdesign solutions• Submit work by March 1, 2008.Submit work by March 1, 2008.• Earn recognition at national and Earn recognition at national and
international exhibitsinternational exhibits
Geospatial Extension SpecialistsGeospatial Extension SpecialistsStatus of the Program
Pre-2004 Programs added through CSREES solicitation in 2004
Puerto Rico
Interested States
Community Geography – GIS in Community Geography – GIS in ActionAction
• GIS BasicsGIS Basics Seven Case Studies and ExercisesSeven Case Studies and Exercises
• Reducing Crime Reducing Crime • A War on Weeds A War on Weeds • Tracking Water Quality Tracking Water Quality • Investigating point-source Pollution Investigating point-source Pollution • Getting Kids to SchoolGetting Kids to School• Protecting the Community ForestProtecting the Community Forest• Selecting a Wildlife Management AreaSelecting a Wildlife Management Area
National GIS/GPS TeamNational GIS/GPS Team
Who are we?:Who are we?:• A coalition of federal and industry partners, A coalition of federal and industry partners,
including CSREES, that helps communities map including CSREES, that helps communities map their assets and needs by adopting GIS and their assets and needs by adopting GIS and GPS technology. GPS technology.
• For more information, visit For more information, visit
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/http://www.csrees.usda.gov/informationtechnologyeducation informationtechnologyeducation
ConclusionConclusion
Help us make Community Mapping a Help us make Community Mapping a success story in your community! success story in your community!
Build and support successful youth Build and support successful youth and adult teams! and adult teams!
Increase successful decision making Increase successful decision making in your community! in your community!
Vision
Every county inter-generational partnership
annually updates community’s maps displaying critical
economic, social and environmental needs.
As Margaret Mead As Margaret Mead once saidonce said, ,
“Never doubt that a small “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful group of thoughtful
committed people can committed people can change the world: indeed change the world: indeed it’s the only thing that ever it’s the only thing that ever
has!”has!”
Contact InformationContact Information
Tom Tate, National Program LeaderTom Tate, National Program Leader Agriculture in the ClassroomAgriculture in the Classroom Cooperative State Research, Education Cooperative State Research, Education
and Extension Serviceand Extension Service U. S. Department of AgricultureU. S. Department of Agriculture 202-720-2727, 202-720-2727, [email protected]@csrees.usda.gov