Archive for October 2005
- Water Conservation for Nursery/Floral Growers Evaluated
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The Water Conservation Project, a joint project of the Texas Cooperative Extension, Department of Horticultural Sciences, the Texas Water Development Board and the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association, officially started during the TNLA’s EXPO industry event on Aug. 18-21, 2005.
The project will evaluate the amount of water used for the production of nursery/floral crops and [...] - Project Evaluates 60-day Drought Survival of Turfgrass Species
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Texas Cooperative Extension in cooperation with the San Antonio Water System and the Turfgrass Producers of Texas recently began a two-year research project. The project will construct a rainout shelter and evaluate the 60-day drought survival of turfgrass species and cultivars in San Antonio. David Chalmers, associate professor of soil and crop sciences and state [...]
- Small Water Systems Seminar Set for Oct. 28
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The Texas Water Resources Institute and Texas Cooperative Extension are offering a workshop on homeland security issues for small water systems on Oct. 28 in Houston. The workshop is funded through Southeastern Technical Advisory Center and the Environmental Protection Agency.
“The workshop will provide information about homeland security issues to small water systems managers,” said Monty [...] - New Water Resources Faculty
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Texas A&M University has added several water resources faculty members in the past year. New faculty include:
Georgianne Moore, Assistant Professor, Rangeland Ecology and Management. Dr. Moore, with expertise in ecohydrology and woody vegetation management, joined the department in February 2005. Her particular interest is the role of vegetation in the water cycle and how vegetation [...] - New Waves E-letter Launched
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The Texas Water Resources Institute is launching an e-mail newsletter to provide Texas water resources professionals with brief, timely information about university-based water resources news, results of projects and programs, and new water-related publications and faculty. “New Waves” will supplement the new “txH2O” newsletter, which contains more in-depth articles. TWRI will distribute the e-newsletter as [...]
