Tag: Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program
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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 and Stream Restoration program set for Aug. 16 in Nacogdoches
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host a workshop from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Aug. 16 in Nacogdoches for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects in East Texas. The morning session will be at Liberty Hall, and the afternoon session will be outdoors in and along La…
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Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration program workshop set for April 25 in Temple
The Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host a workshop 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. April 25 in Temple for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects around central Texas. The morning session will be at the Seaton Star Hall, and the afternoon session will be outdoors in and along a creek…
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Urban riparian and stream restoration program workshop set for April 18 in Austin
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host a workshop from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 18 in Austin for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects around central Texas. The morning session will be at the Regus Austin – Barton Springs, 901 Mopac Expressway South. The afternoon…
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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 demonstration site in Seguin approved for three more years
For the past three years, the Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program has been conducting research at a demonstration site along Geronimo Creek located within the Irma Lewis Seguin Outdoor Learning Center in Seguin, Texas. The project, which is funded by a three-year grant cycle through the Clean Water Act nonpoint source grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and…
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The surprising success of online water training
Article originally written by Kerry Halladay The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world in many ways, especially when it comes to education. The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has a large offering of educational programs focused on water that have moved to an online format in the past month to keep Texans both safe and informed. As…
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CANCELED: Urban stream processes, restoration training set for March 18 in Austin
The morning session will be at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department office, 4200 Smith School Road. The afternoon session will be outdoors along Williamson Creek where participants will learn stream surveying techniques. Workshop presentations will be given by representatives of TWRI and Texas A&M AgriLife Research. Early registration is encouraged as the workshop is limited…
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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…
