FLORESVILLE — A Feral Hog Management Workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. May 31 at the Floresville Event Center, 600 W. Highway 97 in Floresville. The workshop is presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Wilson and Karnes counties. The cost is $10, including a catered lunch, and [...]
CASTROVIILE — A Water Day event called “Let’s Talk About Water” will be presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Nueces River Authority, from 9 a.m.-noon on May 21 at the Landmark Inn, 402 Florence St., Castroville. “Even places that historically have been able to provide adequate water to their population face occasional [...]
NACOGDOCHES – The Attoyac Bayou Watershed Partnership will meet May 16 to discuss water quality findings related to the watershed’s protection plan, said partnership participants. The meeting, hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, will be from 6-8 p.m. at the Nacogdoches County Farm Bureau [...]
Research on endangered African species transplanted to Texas should aid in its survival UVALDE – How do you track dama gazelles across more than 20,000 acres of Texas range to gather insights to help ensure their survival here and in their native Africa? To answer that question, Dr. Elizabeth Cary Mungall, science officer for the [...]
Gardening shown to improve student behavior, achievement EDINBURG – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold its 13th annual Health and Habitats Teacher training on May 10 in Lyford, according to an AgriLife Extension horticulturist. The training will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hilltop Gardens, 6.5 miles north of La [...]
SAN ANTONIO — The Texas A&M Institute of Natural Resources will conduct the “Social Media 101—Raising Stakeholder Awareness in an Information Age” training workshop May 15 in San Antonio. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Texas Wildlife Association offices, 3660 Thousand Oaks Drive, Suite 126. The institute is part of [...]
LOCKHART — Anyone interested in private water-well management in the Plum Creek watershed area is invited to attend a Texas Well Owner Network training May 9 in Lockhart. The no-cost training will be held from 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at the First Lockhart Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 315 W. Prairie Lea St.in Lockhart, said Drew Gholson, [...]
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Blake Alldredge, 979-845-0916, balldredge@tamu.edu ENNIS – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will partner with several other agencies and entities to conduct a grazing workshop to focus on riparian areas from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Cowboy Church of Ennis. The church is located at 429 S.E. [...]
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: James Jackson, 325-453-2461, JamesR.Jackson@ag.tamu.edu SAN ANGELO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present a Livestock and Rangeland Revitalization Program from 1:30-4:30 p.m. May 28 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo, 7887 U.S. Highway 87 North. “We’re a long way from optimal [...]
Public asked for input on phase two update WESLACO – The award-winning cleanup efforts to help revitalize a highly polluted yet very important waterway in South Texas are entering their second phase, and state officials want public input as they begin updating the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Protection Plan, according to the program coordinator. Jaime Flores, [...]
