Tag: TWON
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Texas Well Owner Network trainings and screenings scheduled for April
Anyone interested in private water well management is invited to attend upcoming Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) trainings and screenings around the state. TWON Well Educated trainings are free, half- to one-day educational trainings for Texas residents who depend on household wells for their water needs. Well Educated trainings are for private well owners who want to become…
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Texas Well Owner Network receives AgriLife Extension Superior Service Award
The Texas Well Owner Network has received a Superior Service Award in the team category from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Superior Service Awards recognize AgriLife Extension faculty and staff members who provide outstanding performance in Extension education or other outstanding service to the agency and to Texans. The award was presented Jan. 12 during the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Conference awards dinner…
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Texas Well Owner Network publication wins educational materials award
The educational publication “Texas Well Owner Network: Well Owner’s Guide to Water Supply” has received a 2015 Extension Education Community Education Materials Award from the American Society of Agronomy. The award was presented at the 2015 ASA Educational Materials Awards Program held recently in Minneapolis. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service personnel identified in the award…
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The Cattleman magazine features Texas Well Owner Network
Published by the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, The Cattleman magazine’s annual water issue recently featured the statewide education and water well screening work of the Texas Well Owner Network (TWON). Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service personnel conducted 14 free, 6-hour Well Educated TWON trainings during 2013, with about 750 participants. The program continues through 2016, and additional trainings are…
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Well owners: Subscribe to new TWON resource
The Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) educates private well owners throughout the state and is now publishing an email newsletter, Well-Read, with timely information on protecting groundwater and water wells and details about upcoming TWON trainings and screenings. To subscribe to Well-Read, visit twon.tamu.edu and provide your contact information on the home page. The TWON website also includes numerous resources and…
