Over the past 20 years, the Chatham Environmental Forum (CEF) has addressed complex issues, such as air quality in the Savannah area and its potential impact on community cancer rates, and the long term protection of the Floridan aquifer as the area’s primary drinking water source. For each issue undertaken by the CEF, the final analysis has been a consensus product based on the best available science with recommended solutions that all sectors within the community could support.
Challenge
Through the public and private school systems, university and technical school system, Chatham County’s educational institutions reach tens of thousands of tomorrow’s workers, leaders, and residents. There are over 30,000 students and 3,000 employees in the Savannah-Chatham Public School System alone. By setting the right example as organizations, and by providing students with the right opportunities, these students will grow into local environmental, civic, and business leaders.