Public Relations & Education Committee
Type of Committee: SPECIAL / STANDING COMMITTEE
Propose:
Educate the public through communications that positively influence their attitudes, opinions, understanding and acceptance of the program of work of Sturgeon For Tomorrow.
Goals:
- Ensure the organization has a strong public image.
- Plan and sustain efforts to establish and maintain goodwill and mutual understanding between Sturgeon or Tomorrow and the public.
- Harness community support and promote knowledge of the goals and objectives of Sturgeon For Tomorrow.
- Educate toward the life history and rehabilitation and recovery efforts of lake sturgeon.
Objectives:
- Conducted through the media: newspapers, television, radio, magazines, and the internet.
- Make presentations to youth, civic, environmental and sports organizations.
- Conduct tours and field trips during annual spawning.
- Assemble and staff a booth at outdoor shows.
- Maintain and improve the Sturgeon For Tomorrow website.
- Provide periodic newsletters.
- Develop brochures and printed materials.
- Provide scholarship(s) to local student(s) entering into fisheries or conservation field of study.