Tag: Middle Yegua
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Middle Yegua Watershed Protection Plan published
An hour west of College Station lies Middle Yegua Creek, a tributary of the Yegua Creek system and part of the larger Brazos River Basin. The area surrounding the creek is rural, with a mix of agricultural pastures and wooded areas. Native wildlife can be found at every twist and turn. Since the land provides…
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EPA accepts Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Plan, stakeholders invited to March 31 meeting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently reviewed and accepted the Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Protection Plan (WPP). Acceptance is a major accomplishment for the coalition of local stakeholders and state officials who collaboratively created the science-based plan, led by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI). The WPP outlines a strategy to implement management measures that will…
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Public comment period opens for Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Protection Plan
The Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Protection Plan has been approved by stakeholders and is now available for public comment. The voluntary, stakeholder-driven watershed protection plan was created to improve water quality in Middle Yegua Creek, a tributary in the Brazos River Basin. The partnership was initiated when water samples collected in Middle Yegua Creek by the Brazos River…
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Middle Yegua Creek watershed protection meeting set for July 9
The public is invited to join the Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Partnership and attend a project meeting on July 9. The meeting is the partnership’s sixth and will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office for Lee County, 310 S. Grimes St., in Giddings. The meeting is a forum for public…
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Middle Yegua Creek watershed meeting set for June 11 in Giddings
The public is invited to join the Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Partnership and attend a project meeting on June 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lee County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office, 310 South Grimes Street, in Giddings. This partnership will serve as the forum for public input, which will drive the development of…
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Middle Yegua Creek watershed protection meeting set for May 14 in Giddings
The public is invited to attend a project meeting and join the Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Partnership on May 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lee County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office, 310 South Grimes Street, in Giddings. This partnership will serve as the forum for public input, which will drive the development of…
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Middle Yegua Creek watershed protection meeting set for March 12
The public is invited to attend the third project meeting and join the Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Partnership on March 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lee County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office, 310 South Grimes Street, in Giddings. This partnership will serve as the forum for public input, which will drive the development of a…
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Middle Yegua Creek watershed protection meeting set for Feb. 13
The public is invited to attend the second project meeting for the Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Partnership on Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lee County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office, 310 South Grimes Street, in Giddings. Interested stakeholders are invited to join the partnership, which will serve as the forum for the…
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Kick-off Middle Yegua Creek watershed protection meeting set for Jan. 9
Middle Yegua Creek. (Photo by Cameron Castilaw, TWRI.) The public is invited to attend a project kick-off meeting and join the Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Partnership on Jan. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lee County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office, 310 South Grimes Street, in Giddings. This partnership will serve as the forum…
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Middle Yegua Creek water quality training set for Sept. 26
A Texas Watershed Steward workshop on water quality related to the Middle Yegua Creek watershed will be held from 1:00-5:00 p.m. on Sept. 26 at the Lee County Junior Livestock Show Exhibit Hall, located at 2591 US 290 in Giddings. The event will be presented by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board in…
