Environmental
Issues
Air
Quality Index - Environmental Management/Air
Quality – What is the air quality index? How does it measure air quality? How is it forecast? Where is the information available? What can the public do to protect our general health? Audience: all ages
Ozone:
Double Trouble - Environmental
Management/Air Quality - You'll see a 17-minute video describing both the stratospheric ozone layer and ground-level ozone pollution. Find out why both are so important to the air we breathe. Audience: Middle school & above
The
Air We Breathe - Environmental
Management/Air Quality – An interactive presentation designed for students of all ages that discuss air/air quality, its importance and what we can do to protect the air we breathe. Audience: all ages
The
Status of Air Quality - Environmental
Management/Air Quality - Listen to a discussion on local, regional and national air quality trends and data. Audience: Middle school & above
The Health Impacts of Air Pollution - Environmental Management/Air Quality - How does air pollution affect our health? Hear how the human body reacts to long-term and short-term effects of air pollution. Audience: Middle school & above
Toxic Air Pollutants - Environmental Management/Air Quality – Hear what rules and regulations are currently in effect regarding the emissions of toxic air pollutants into the atmosphere, data trends, etc. Audience: Middle school & above
Lakes
and Ponds – Environmental Management/Water
Quality – Learn how lakes function, the problems they face, how they can be managed and the benefits they provide. The discussion includes changes lakes go through as they age and ways lakes can be improved and/or protected. Hear what you can do to protect lake water quality and enhance wildlife habitat. Discover the purpose and function of retention ponds. Audience: 6th Grade Students to Adult
Ft.
De Soto Wetland's Aquatic Management Ordinance
- Environmental Management/Environmental
Support Services - Find out how sea grass
studies and boat motor restrictions are helping
to improve the environment around Ft. De Soto
Park and Tampa Bay in general. Audience: Adult
Preserving
Lake Tarpon - Environmental Management/Water Quality - Inform your group of current management and monitoring efforts to help preserve Lake Tarpon. The discussion covers environmental issues such as water quality, vegetation, wildlife and fisheries. Audience: High School Students to Adult
Clean
Boating in Pinellas County
- Environmental Management/Pollution Prevention
and Resource Recovery Program - A class
and discussion about how boaters and the marina
industry can reduce their impact on the environment
and protect the beauty of Pinellas County,
while enjoying it. Audience: boaters, marina industry
The
Clean Marina Program of Pinellas County
- Environmental Management/Pollution Prevention and Resource Recovery Program - The objective of the workshop is to work with marinas and their staff to educate the public and to reduce any potential negative environmental impact from boaters and the boating industry. Audience: Marina owner/operator organizations and associationspact from boaters
and the boating industry. Audience: Marina owner/operator organizations and associations
Every Day is Earth Day - Environmental Management / Pollution Prevention and Resource Recovery Program - Once a year, we celebrate Earth Day, but there is so much more we can do throughout the year. This presentation is designed for elementary school students. An introduction to the importance of our natural resources and ways that kids can actively protect the environment in which we live. This presentation is offered during school Earth Day celebrations. Audience: Students (Kindergarten to 12th grade)
Energy
Efficiency Around the Home - Environmental
Management/Pollution Prevention and Resource
Recovery Program - Save our natural resources
and your money! Invite a Pollution Prevention
Program staff member to visit your community
organization and share many energy-saving
tips at home and in everyday living. Audience: Adult
To
request a speaker, either fill out the online
form, or phone the Pinellas County Communications
Department at 464-4600. Please give three
weeks notice to fill your request.
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