Texas Watershed Steward Workshop
Name:
Texas Watershed Steward Workshop
Date:
May 15, 2018
Time:
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Event Description:
Register Here:
A Texas Watershed Steward Workshop on water quality related to Big Elm Creek will be held from 8am to noon on May 15th at the Yards of Cameron.
The workshop is presented by the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board in cooperation with the Texas Water Institute. The training is free and open to anyone interested in improving water quality in the region. Participants are encouraged to preregister at the Texas Watershed Steward website at:
http://tws.tamu.edu
This training is designed to help watershed residents improve and protect their water resources by becoming involved in local watershed protection and management activities.
The workshop will include an overview of water quality and watershed management in Texas, but will primarily focus on area water quality issues, including current efforts to help improve and protect Big Elm Creek.
The training will include a discussion of watershed systems, types and sources of water pollution, and ways to improve and protect water quality. There also will be a group discussion on community-driven watershed protection and management.
A portion of Big Elm Creek is on the state list of impaired waters for elevated levels of bacteria. The Texas Water Resources Institute in College Station will be working in partnership with local stakeholders to develop a non-regulatory watershed protection plan for Big Elm Creek. The plan will seek to identify potential sources of pollution in the watershed and outline a strategy for protecting and improving water quality. More information on this project will be presented at the workshop.
In addition to discussing Big Elm Creek, the workshop will offer a variety of continuing education credits for multiple professional disciplines, in the hopes of encouraging local residents and other stakeholders to attend the workshop to gain more information about water resources and water quality improvement and protection.
Attendees of the workshop will receive a copy of the Texas Watershed Steward Handbook and a certificate of completion.
For more information on the program and to preregister, go to the website or contact :
Michael Kuitu (979)-862-4457
mkuitu@tamu.edu
-OR-
Floyd Ingram (254)-697-7045
floyd.ingram@ag.tamu.edu
For more information about watershed protection efforts for Big Elm Creek, contact:
Edward Rhodes (979)-458-5663
edward.rhodes@agnet.tamu.edu
http://tws.tamu.edu/workshops/registration/
A Texas Watershed Steward Workshop on water quality related to Big Elm Creek will be held from 8am to noon on May 15th at the Yards of Cameron.
The workshop is presented by the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board in cooperation with the Texas Water Institute. The training is free and open to anyone interested in improving water quality in the region. Participants are encouraged to preregister at the Texas Watershed Steward website at:
http://tws.tamu.edu
This training is designed to help watershed residents improve and protect their water resources by becoming involved in local watershed protection and management activities.
The workshop will include an overview of water quality and watershed management in Texas, but will primarily focus on area water quality issues, including current efforts to help improve and protect Big Elm Creek.
The training will include a discussion of watershed systems, types and sources of water pollution, and ways to improve and protect water quality. There also will be a group discussion on community-driven watershed protection and management.
A portion of Big Elm Creek is on the state list of impaired waters for elevated levels of bacteria. The Texas Water Resources Institute in College Station will be working in partnership with local stakeholders to develop a non-regulatory watershed protection plan for Big Elm Creek. The plan will seek to identify potential sources of pollution in the watershed and outline a strategy for protecting and improving water quality. More information on this project will be presented at the workshop.
In addition to discussing Big Elm Creek, the workshop will offer a variety of continuing education credits for multiple professional disciplines, in the hopes of encouraging local residents and other stakeholders to attend the workshop to gain more information about water resources and water quality improvement and protection.
Attendees of the workshop will receive a copy of the Texas Watershed Steward Handbook and a certificate of completion.
For more information on the program and to preregister, go to the website or contact :
Michael Kuitu (979)-862-4457
mkuitu@tamu.edu
-OR-
Floyd Ingram (254)-697-7045
floyd.ingram@ag.tamu.edu
For more information about watershed protection efforts for Big Elm Creek, contact:
Edward Rhodes (979)-458-5663
edward.rhodes@agnet.tamu.edu
