Tag: training
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TWRI program trains professionals to improve Texas’ degraded urban rivers, streams
Rivers and streams are the veins that carry surface water. Have you given much thought to their health? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 55% of U.S. rivers and streams are in poor health partially due to insufficient vegetation cover and streamside disturbances, such as quickly developing areas, land conversions and the loss…
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Rainwater harvesting and turf management training set for Sept. 20, 21 in Boerne, San Antonio
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program is hosting two residential rainwater harvesting and turf management trainings in Boerne and San Antonio on Sept. 20 and 21, respectively. Both events are free and open to the public. Participants at either training can also have their soil tested free of charge. Both trainings will…
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Water well owner training set for Sept. 25 in Carthage
A Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) training has been scheduled for Sept. 25 in Carthage. The training, which is free and open to the public, will be from 8 a.m.-noon at the Panola County Expo Center, 2 Ballpark Road. A lunch, sponsored by the Panola Soil and Water Conservation District and Panola Groundwater Conservation District, will be provided immediately following…
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Rainwater harvesting and turf management training July 12 in Seguin
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters (HLHW) Program is hosting a residential rainwater harvesting and turf management training July 12 in Seguin. The free event will be from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Irma Lewis Seguin Outdoor Learning Center, 1865 U.S. Highway 90 East. The training is offered in collaboration with the Geronimo and…
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Water well owner training set for April 24 in Stephenville
A free Texas Well Owner Network training has been scheduled for April 24 in Stephenville. The training is set for 1-5 p.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 1229 N. U.S. Highway 281. It is being offered to area private water well owners through collaboration with the Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. “The Texas Well…
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Institute launches new program to restore urban streams
The new Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program, coordinated by the Texas Water Resources Institute in collaboration with the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center in Dallas, is bringing awareness, education and the value of stream restoration to urban areas around Texas. The program, funded through a Clean Water Act nonpoint source grant from the Texas Commission…
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Rainwater harvesting and turf management training set for Feb. 22-23 in Kyle and San Antonio
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters (HLHW) Program is hosting two residential rainwater harvesting and turf management trainings in Kyle and San Antonio on Feb. 22 and 23, respectively. Both events are free and open to the public. Participants at either training can also have their soil tested free of charge. Both trainings…
