SEGUIN – The Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority and Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board will hold a Geronimo and Alligator Creeks Watershed Partnership meeting from 6-8:30 p.m. on Feb. 8.
A Geronimo and Alligator Creeks Watershed Partnership meeting will be held Feb. 8 in Seguin. The meeting is presented by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority and Texas AgriLife Extension Service. (Texas AgriLife Extension Service photo)
The meeting, which is free and open to the public, will take place at the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority’s River Annex, 905 Nolan St. in Seguin. Sign-in and refreshments will begin at 5:30 p.m. with proceedings to immediately follow.
“The area watershed protection partnership has already held several informational and work-group meetings, and the public’s further participation is essential to ensure the success of this important project,” said Ward Ling, AgriLife Extension program specialist in College Station.
He added that AgriLife Extension agents in Guadalupe and Comal counties have been instrumental in helping coordinate and support area partnership activities.
Ling said topics for the next meeting would include the environmental impact of feral hogs and livestock on Geronimo and Alligator creeks. The creeks flow through Comal and Guadalupe counties and were identified for watershed protection plan development due to concerns about high levels of nitrogen and bacteria, according to a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality study.
An agenda and more information on the meeting will be available at http://geronimocreek.org, he said, as well as information and materials from previous watershed protection planning meetings.
A Clean Water Act nonpoint source grant was provided to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to facilitate the development of this watershed protection plan. Other key partners supporting watershed protection efforts include Comal and Guadalupe counties, the cities of Seguin and New Braunfels, New Braunfels Utilities and the Comal-Guadalupe Soil and Water Conservation District.
For more information on the meeting, contact Ling at 979-845-6980 or wling@ag.tamu.edu.
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