Tag: urban riparian
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Buzzing with promise: Grow Zone project in College Station demonstrates stream restoration
Frisbee golf players throw neon frisbees across the bubbling creek, parents push children in strollers around hilly sidewalks and joggers complete laps around the park block — a typical evening at Wolf Pen Creek Park in College Station is full of activity. At the center of it flows the creek, surrounded by lush vegetation, where…
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Urban Riparian Symposium spurs collaboration and innovation
Article originally written by Mackenzie Schneider The 2023 Urban Riparian Symposium brought water professionals from across Texas together to learn about completed, ongoing and future urban stream restoration projects. The annual event was held Feb. 8-10 in San Marcos, co-hosted by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and Texas Riparian Association (TRA). On the first day of the…
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Urban riparian and stream restoration workshop set for March 1 in The Woodlands
Workshop participants practicing stream surveying methods on Bear Branch, in The Woodlands, at a 2018 workshop. (Photo by TWRI.) The Texas Water Resources Institute’s Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host a workshop from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. March 1 in The Woodlands for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects around southeast Texas. The…
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Urban riparian, stream restoration program set for Feb. 20 in San Benito
Article originally written by Paul Schattenberg, A&M AgriLife The Texas Water Resources Institute’s Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host an Urban Stream Processes and Restoration Training workshop 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 20 in San Benito for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects around the South Texas area. The morning session will be at the Texas A&M…
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TWRI to host Urban Stream Processes and Restoration trainings in November
The Texas Water Resources Institute’s Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host Urban Stream Processes and Restoration trainings Nov. 14 in Waco and Nov. 19 in Corpus Christi for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects. The Nov. 14 workshop will be from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. The morning session will be at the Texas A&M AgriLife…
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Urban Stream Processes and Restoration program set for Oct. 29 in New Braunfels
Article originally written by Kathy Wythe The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) ’s Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host a Urban Stream Processes and Restoration Training from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 29 in New Braunfels for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects around the I-35 corridor. The morning session will be at Landa Haus, 360 Aquatic…
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ICYMI: Urban Riparian Program Spotlight
If you follow Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) on social media (@TxWRI), you may have noticed our monthly program spotlights, but in case you missed it, for the month of September the focus was on our Urban Riparian & Stream Restoration Program. Throughout the month, we shared articles about the great work our team is doing…
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Urban Stream Processes and Restoration training set for Sept. 19 in McKinney
The Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program of the Texas Water Resources Institute will host an Urban Stream Processes and Restoration Training from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 19 in McKinney for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects in and around the Dallas area. The morning session will be at The Mill at East McKinney, 407 E. Louisiana St. The afternoon…
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Urban riparian, stream restoration workshop set for Aug. 16 in The Woodlands
The Texas Water Resources Institute’s Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host a workshop from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Aug. 16 in The Woodlands for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects in and around the Houston area. The workshop is co-hosted locally by the Houston-Galveston Area Council, Harris County Flood Control District and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service…
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Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration workshops set for April 17 in Corpus Christi, April 23 in Pearland
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI)’s Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host two workshops in April for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects. The program will host a workshop from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. April 17 in Corpus Christi. The morning session will be at the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center, 8545 S.…
