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Integrating “Connectedness to Water” into Water-Related Extension Programs

Laura Warner, John Diaz, Jamie Loizzo, Nicole Pinson, Lorna Bravo, Peyton Beattie, andCaroline Barnett


Release Date: 10/14/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-wc394-2021

Water Resources

Abstract

This new 5-page publication of the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication describes the research used to develop the Concise Connectedness to Water Scale (CCWS), a new tool that can be used for both planning and evaluation of water-related Extension programming. It discusses findings, provides recommendations for using the tool, and shares the tool itself. This document is intended for Extension professionals and other practitioners who work on water issues.

About this Publication

This document is AEC733, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date August 2021. Revised February 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

Authors

Laura Warner
Laura Warner
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and Extension specialist, program evaluation and social marketing, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, and UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency, Gainesville, FL

John Diaz
John Diaz
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor and Extension specialist, program development and evaluation, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Plant City, FL

Jamie Loizzo
Jamie Loizzo
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor and e-learning coordinator, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

Nicole Pinson
Nicole Pinson
external
University of Florida

former Extension agent II, M.S., residential horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County

Lorna Bravo
Lorna Bravo
County agent
University of Florida

Extension agent II, M.S., urban horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, Davie, FL

Peyton Beattie
Peyton Beattie
Specialist
University of Florida

Extension assistant professor, Extension education, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, Gainesville, FL

Caroline Barnett
Caroline Barnett
student
University of Florida

graduate assistant, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

Publication #AEC733

Peer Reviewed
Academic