Tag: Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program
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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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Urban Riparian Symposium discusses challenges of urban streams
Riparian and natural resource professionals discussed current innovations and issues in riparian restoration and management at the Urban Riparian Symposium: Balancing the Challenges of Healthy Urban Streams Feb. 15-17 in Houston at Rice University’s BioScience Research Collaborative Building. More than 48 presentations, 10 posters and three workshops were included in the symposium, as well as…
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Urban Riparian Symposium brings together riparian professionals
Even in cities, amidst the tall buildings, fast cars and busy people, there are still natural resources that need protection — particularly urban riparian areas, according to Nikki Dictson, Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) Extension program specialist. These vegetative buffers found along rivers and streams are complex ecosystems that include the land, plants, animals and network…
