BE WET PROGRAM VS

THIS WEEK THE OCEAN HAS BEEN ONCE AGAIN THE FOCUS OF SEVERAL EFFORTS BY REPRESENTATIVE SAM FARR. FARR WAS THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF THE LEGISLATION THAT CREATED THE U.S. OCEAN COMMISSION, WHICH RELEASED THEIR FINAL REPORT THIS WEEK. THE LOCAL CONGRESSMAN ALSO LAUNCHED A PROGRAM THAT WILL HELP LOCAL STUDENTS BECOME EDUCATED AND APPRECIATE OUR ENVIRONMENT, CALLED B-WET. AT SEASIDE HIGH SCHOOL EARLIER THIS WEEK, FARR ANNOUNCED 15 GRANT RECIPIENTS ON THE CENTRAL COAST WITH A TOTAL OF $480 THOUSAND DOLLARS. 2 OF THE 15 PROGRAMS WILL BE IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. THE OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WILL INCLUDE STUDY OF THE OCEAN AND SLOUGHS, AS WELL AS ORGANIC FARMING, FORESTS, AND SEA LIFE. FARR SAID, AFTER ALL YOUNG PEOPLE WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE NEXT CARETAKERS OF OUR COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES.