Tag: Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program
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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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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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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.…
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TWRI to offer urban riparian training Nov. 29 in Belton
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI)’s Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host an Urban Stream Processes and Restoration workshop from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Nov. 29 in Belton. The workshop is for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects around the Lampasas River watershed. It will be at the AgriLife Extension office in Bell County,…
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Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program workshop set for Sept. 27 in Bryan
The Texas Water Resources Institute’s Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host a workshop from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 27 in Bryan for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects around the Bryan-College Station area. The morning session will be at the Brazos Center, Assembly Room 4, 3232 Briarcrest Drive. The afternoon session will be outdoors…
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Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration program workshop set for May 15 in Houston
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) is hosting another Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program workshop from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. May 15 in the Woodlands for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects around the Houston area. The morning session will be at the Recreation Center at Bear Branch Park – Live Oak Room, 5310 Research Forest…
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Photo essay: Planting day at the Urban Riparian Demonstration site
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) water team along with Ward Ling, Geronimo and Alligator Creek watershed coordinator, and volunteers recently planted native species along the Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program demonstration site located on Geronimo Creek at the Irma Lewis Seguin Outdoor Learning Center in Seguin, Texas. Two demonstration sites along the stream that have moderate to…
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Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration program workshop set for April 11 in Austin
The Texas Water Resources Institute’s Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host a workshop from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. April 11 in Austin for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects around the Austin area. The urban riparian stream education program is managed by the Texas Water Resources Institute, part of Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and…
