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Peaks to Prairies Center Update

October 2-3, 2003
Possible Leveraging/Partnering Projects

Public Lands P2 – Peaks to Prairies would like to create a “toolkit” of resources that state P2 programs could use to assist public land managers with their environmental management. Could include topic hubs (public lands, green purchasing, environmental measurement, etc.), youth education activities, tool to match audit findings with P2 measures, other?

This toolkit would be made available at the “new” Sharing Common Ground conference tentatively scheduled for May ‘04. We would also like P2Rx represented at this conference.
Topic Hubs for Tech Ed – The topic hubs beg to be used by vocational educators to instruct the future work force about P2 in their field. This year we are forming a focus group to explore what may need to be added or adapted in the residential construction hub to make it a useful curriculum resource. We will include several teachers, building industry folks and would like another P2Rx Center representative.
P2 in Agriculture – Last year we proposed creating a database of regional P2 in agriculture projects. EPA (regional and HQ) and the state programs were quite receptive to using this product. Preliminary discussions with Department of Ag, Ginah Mortensen at the Ag Compliance Assistance Center, and USDA yielded equally positive reactions. We plan to use NEWMOA’s “projects database” as a template. This relatively simple approach will make us better acquainted with the state of P2 in agriculture in our region as well as providing a requested service. Any centers interested in exploring this for their region too? (Data template attached)

Hot Issues in Region 8

Coal bed methane drilling (Wyoming, Montana, Colorado)
West Nile virus (Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota)
Water quality (all) – especially non-point source issues
Air quality – especially regional haze (all – especially Wyoming, North Dakota, Colorado)
Community development (Colorado, Utah, Montana)
Recreation industries (Colorado, Montana, Utah, Wyoming)
Agriculture (all)
Development of Environmental Management Systems for all types of businesses and agencies (all)
P2 Integration, i.e. it makes a lot of sense to consider P2 in everything and restructuring programs to reflect that. (Colorado, Utah)
Measurement (all)
Renewable energy technology development

Agricultural P2 Projects Database
Comments and Questions:
Laura Estes (406) 994-6948, laurae@montana.edu
http://peakstoprairies.org

Goal - Provide a regional, cross-agency clearinghouse for research and demonstration projects:

Demonstrating a link between agricultural practices and pollution prevention
Identifying success stories and providing stepping stones for future projects
Giving ideas for potential funding sources
Providing the means to integrate pollution prevention with regulatory efforts

Project Sources: EPA P2 (state and regional), 319 projects, agricultural experiment stations, NRCS, SARE, ATTRA…

Project Profile Information

Title:
State:
Location:
Funding Source:
Funding Source Contact Information:
Goals/Description:

Keywords:
Begin Date: (Year)
Expected Completion Date: (Year)
Final Report Available: y/n
Project Web Address: (if available)
Type of Project: (demonstration, research)
Ag Category (from OECA):
· Animals
· Crops
· Forestry
· Nurseries & Greenhouses
· Land Use
· Worker Protection
· Vehicle and Machine Maintenance
Information Contact: (PI)
· Organization:
· Contact Name:
· Phone Number:
· Email:
· URL:

Peaks to Prairies Center Update

Schedule for National and Regional Deliverables – FY 04

National

Topic Hub Quality Assurance/Improvement/Development – (apply standard to existing and new hubs over 3 years)
   a. Construction Hub – apply checklists, obtain two new technical reviews, add acknowledgements page, refresh Where to Go for Help contacts and links collection, streamline narrative. November - May
   b. Snowmobile Hub – obtain two new technical reviews, review narrative for new issues, apply checklists, add acknowledgements page, refresh Where to Go for Help contacts and links collection. January - February
   c. Find one topic expert to review narrative and links for each of the other hubs:
   · Community Growth – October
   · Agricultural Teaching Labs – November
   · Youth Education – December
   · Autobody Shops – January
   · Ski Areas – February
   · Public Lands – October
   e. Check for broken links monthly; verify links annually.
   f. Add news service clips to residential construction, snowmobile, community growth and ski industry hubs. Timeframe depends on news standard
Populate and Enhance National Program Directory
   a. Add national and regional topic hub contacts – October/November
   b. Send email to all directory members to verify and update information – January
    c. Add university/college greening programs in region – December
    d. Add Dept. of Defense sustainability programs in region – December
   e. Serve on P2Rx workgroup to facilitate sharing the directory information with one partner (NPPR or Clearinghouse) – on-going
National Rapid Response Service
   a. Use P2Rx protocol for circulating questions - on-going
   b. Promote use of rapid response service as a P2Rx service in bi-annual newsletter – November & May
   c. Promote use of national rapid response service with the topic hubs – October
National P2 News Service: Serve on planning committee for P2Rx news standard – on-going

Regional Collaborations

Mercury Reduction Programs Database:
a. Offer on-line input form at Region 8 Roundtable and in bi-annual newsletters – November, May & August
b. Add link to the database on the Peaks to Prairies site (selected topic hubs and/or other logical places) – October
Requests for Proposals (RFP) Clearinghouse
a. Submit possible funding solicitations – on-going
b. Add link to the clearinghouse on the Peaks to Prairies site – October

Peaks to Prairies Region 8 Activities

Regional topic hub enhancement and marketing for Residential Construction, Youth Education, Ski Areas and Public Lands Hubs
   a. Appoint and facilitate workgroup to determine how the Construction Hub and Homes Across America can be used in vocational training – November - March
    b. Implement resulting suggestions to accommodate curricula integration – March
   c. Develop marketing pieces (press release/brochure) for vocational schools to alert them to the availability and functionality of Homes Across America and Residential Construction hub. – April (or when advised by workgroup)
    d. Develop directory of environmental youth education organizations in Region 8 – December
    e. Develop a post card to promote the youth education hub and the EnviroRangers Club and mail to organizations identified – January
    f. Add an additional “group activity” to the EnviroRangers web site – December
    g. Explore complimentary incentives program for activity completion with another youth education organization (like 4-H) – February
    h. Ask two public lands agencies to use the topic hub for a specific purpose (incorporating P2 into a presentation, dealing with concessionaires, adding P2 components to operations, etc.) – October
    i. Follow up on their experience; incorporate suggestions. - January
    j. Present the public lands hub at the Sharing Common Ground conference – May
    k. Develop directory of ski areas in Region 8 - February
    l. Develop marketing brochure for ski areas hub and mail to list – February
    m. Contact ski areas to find out if they used the ski areas handbook and topic hub and what their experience was – April
Regional Network Coordination
    a. Host and maintain the Region 8 P2 list serve, sending at least four messages per month – on-going, weekly
    b. Identify and display regional news and events on the Peaks to Prairies web site – on-going, weekly
    c. Plan and facilitate the annual roundtable according to goals and needs set by state programs – June through August
    d. Organize and facilitate topical bi-monthly conference calls with state programs - November, January, March, May, July, September
    e. Update and maintain regional programs directory to assure that all regional programs are correctly identified and described – on-going
    f. Publish semi-annual report to inform agencies in the region about Peaks to Prairies and state P2 program activities – November & May
Renewable Energy Topic Hub
a. Form focus group to explore alternatives for this hub (with input from Region 7) - March
b. Create topic hub outline and identify stakeholders – May
Agricultural P2 Projects Database
    a. Add 30 new projects to database – January/February
    b. Make database live on web site - March
    c. Explore with regional programs how to most effectively use and enhance the database – August
    d. Explore with other P2Rx Centers the potential to develop a template for a national pollution prevention agriculture topic hub (check on Farm-A-Syst, Landowner stewardship as models) – September
Tribal Initiatives
    a. Participate in FOSTTA conference calls and meetings – as arranged
    b. Assist with creating a database of tribal P2 efforts and needs – March
    c. Volunteer to lead P2Rx workgroup to explore national tribal P2 conference – November
Annual Partnership Conference for Public Land Managers/P2 Assistance Providers
    a. Participate in planning conference for May, 2004 – bi-weekly beginning October
    b. Facilitate participation of P2 program representatives – October through May
    c. Lobby for P2 content in sessions – October through May
Homes Across America Development and Annual Report
    a. Add 40 new homes – (USDA/HUD grant will fund this activity) – on-going
    b. Produce year-end report examining technology adoption by region, sales market, and features – September
    c. Explore partnership opportunities with NAHB Resource Center and vocational schools – January

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