NACOGDOCHES – The Attoyac Bayou Watershed Partnership will hold its next meeting June 7 to continue discussions on the development of the Attoyac Bayou watershed protection plan. The meeting, presented by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, will be from 6-8 p.m. at the Nacogdoches County Courthouse [...]
COLLEGE STATION – Two Texas Nutrient Management Certification Short Courses will be held in August and hosted by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, according to Dr. Sam Feagley, AgriLife Extension state soil environmental specialist and program coordinator. The first conference will be Aug. 14-17 in the College Station Conference Center, 1300 George Bush Drive, College [...]
COLLEGE STATION — The Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources recently received the Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s 2012 Superior Service Award in the team category for its Military Sustainability Program. Team members are Brian Hays, AgriLife Extension program specialist; Roel Lopez, the institute’s associate director; and Todd Snelgrove, AgriLife Extension program specialist; Bill Ross, [...]
Writer: Rod Santa Ana, 956-968-5581, r-santaana@tamu.edu Contacts: Allen Berthold, 979-845-2028, taberthold@ag.tamu.edu Kevin Wagner, 979-845-2649, klwagner@ag.tamu.edu REFUGIO – Residents in the Copano Bay watershed area will have an opportunity to discuss the next steps in the process to improve watershed quality at a meeting May 30. The meeting will be held 5:30-7:15 p.m. at the Refugio [...]
SMITHVILLE – A no-cost Texas Watershed Steward Workshop on water quality issues related to the Lost Pines Region will be held from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. on June 12 at the American Legion Hall, 145 American Legion Road, Smithville. The workshop is open to anyone interested in improving water quality in and around Bastrop [...]
LEAKEY/ROCKSPRINGS — A multi-county water-well screening and results program will be offered through the Texas AgriLife Extension Service offices in Real and Edwards counties and the Real Edwards Conservation and Reclamation District. One Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education unit will be offered in laws and regulations for results clinic participation. Program participants must [...]
AgriLife Research monitoring defoliation of “water-hog” plants VIDEO: Salt cedar beetle study AMARILLO – Dr. Jerry Michels, a Texas AgriLife Research entomologist in Amarillo, is hopeful this will be the year major defoliation occurs on salt cedar that lines the banks of the waterways leading into Lake Meredith. Plum Creek recreational area at Lake Meredith [...]
LOCKHART – The quarterly meeting of the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership will be May 3 at Lockhart State Park Recreation Hall, 4179 State Park Road and Farm-to-Market Road 20 in Lockhart. Sign-in and refreshments will be at 6 p.m. with presentations to begin at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the general public. “We [...]
HAMILTON – The Lampasas Watershed Partnership will host a one-day “Proper Functioning Condition Riparian” workshop May 3 at the Texas Game Warden Training Center, 4363 Farm-to-Market Road 1047 in Hamilton. The workshop will deal with assessing riparian and wetland conditions, and will offer three continuing education units for holders of Texas Department of Agriculture private [...]
Paul Schattenberg, 210-467-6575, paschatteberg@ag.tamu.edu Galen Roberts, 979-862-8070 or groberts@ag.tamu.edu Brian Hanson, 575-646-2642 or BHanson@nmda.nmsu.edu EL PASO – A Texas-New Mexico Watershed Steward Workshop on water quality issues related to the Paso del Norte watershed will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. May 9 at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 1380 A&M Circle in [...]
