Volume
59
Issue
4
DOI
10.34068/joe.59.04.16
Abstract
Partnerships between natural resources agencies and Extension have existed for years and Extension has served in many roles. These roles include writing grants, facilitating meetings, training, and designing collaborative programming. Herein, we highlight a partnership between Purdue Extension and the Indiana Division of State Parks (IDSP) where Purdue Extension used an existing partnership to create programming about eastern hellbenders in a format presentable by interpretive naturalists, Extension educators, and K-12 teachers. The program increased pre/post knowledge gain scores for attendees by 129.27%. This model has successfully expanded Purdue Extension’s outreach efforts while satisfying a need expressed by IDSP. Forming reciprocal partnerships with nontraditional partners can have a tremendous positive impact on the success of outreach and education efforts.
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Recommended Citation
Koetz, R., Bullock, V., Burgmeier, N., Manuel, A., & Williams, R. (2021). Expanding Reach of Extension Programming Through Partnerships with State Park Naturalists. The Journal of Extension, 59(4), Article 16. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.59.04.16
