Public Education Committee
Chairperson
Lauri Monnot
Phone: 208-373-0461
Email: lauri.monnot@deq.idaho.gov
Overview
The American Fisheries Society is an organization of professionals that is dedicated to strengthening the fisheries profession, advancing fisheries science, and conserving fisheries resources. Public education and outreach activities that increase understanding and respect of aquatic resources are critical to achieve this mission.
Members of the Idaho Chapter Public Education committee come together from varied backgrounds with different strengths and a common goal to share knowledge and foster respect for aquatic resources. Our committee has a hand in educating people of all ages about aquatic resources and helping budding fisheries professionals achieve their career goals
Mission
The mission of the Public Education committee is to increase public knowledge, respect and stewardship for aquatic resources.
Goals
The committee will seek to accomplish the mission through the following goals:
Goal 1: Support K-12 classroom activities promoting aquatic resource stewardship.
Goal 2: Provide monetary support for higher education students pursuing fisheries-related degrees in Idaho.
Goal 3: Increase knowledge of current issues and stewardship of aquatic resources among the general public.
Recent Accomplishments
- Working with IDFG Aquatic Education Coordinator and Trout Unlimited to develop the Trout in the Classroom program classroom recruitment, mentor involvement and equipment maintenance
- Distribution of more than 450 copies of Rising From the Shadows cutthroat DVD to classrooms and the general public
- Support to purchase field sampling supplies for the Lewis-Clark State College Outdoor Program
- Recruitment and award of annual high school, undergraduate and graduate ICAFS scholarships
2009 Program of Work
The committee will seek to accomplish the goals through the following program of work:
- Develop electronic collection of slides for Trout in the Classroom teachers and mentors to select from when preparing classroom presentations.
- Continue development and award of ICAFS scholarships.