Program will focus on water conservation, quality
Contact: Nathan Glavy, 979-458-5915, nathan.glavy@ag.tamu.edu
RIESEL — The Texas Water Resources Institute, or TWRI, will host an Agricultural Best Management Practices for Watershed Planning Training on Oct 10. in Riesel for watershed coordinators and water professionals.
The training is set for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Riesel Lion’s Club, 1270 E. Frederick St.
Nathan Glavy, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Extension program specialist with the TWRI in College Station, said the training costs $50 and includes all materials, a catered fajita lunch and a certificate of completion at the end of the course.
Registration is required by Oct. 8. Participants can register online at http://bit.ly/2xthmNc or by email to nathan.glavy@ag.tamu.edu.
Glavy said agricultural best management practices help reduce the volume and pollutant load carried by surface stormwater runoff into rivers and lakes.
“This course will cover typical agricultural management measures used in watershed planning,” he said. “It will be an excellent overview for anyone interested in learning more about agricultural conservation practices for both cropping and livestock systems.”
Instructors for this course will include experts with watershed planning and agricultural conservation practices at the federal, state and local levels.
The training will also include a tour of the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service’s Grassland Research Center in Riesel to learn about on-the-ground agricultural best management practices.
Glavy encourages participants to dress casual and comfortable, as they will be walking in the field in the afternoon for the tour.
More information can be found at nrt.tamu.edu/schedule/ or by contacting Glavy.
The training is part of TWRI’s Texas Watershed Planning Program. The program is designed for individuals interested in or responsible for watershed protection and restoration including employees and volunteers with federal, state, county and local agencies; soil and water conservation districts; universities; consulting firms; nongovernmental organizations; and watershed groups. It is managed by TWRI and funded through a Clean Water Act Section 319(h) nonpoint source grant provided by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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