Tag: urban riparian
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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…
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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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Call for abstracts: 2017 Urban Riparian Symposium
The Urban Riparian Symposium will be held Feb. 15-17, 2017, in Houston, and natural resource professionals are invited to attend, share ideas and discuss management and policy issues. Discussions and presentations will include lessons learned in urban riparian and stream planning, assessment, design, construction, and evaluation. The symposium will feature panel discussions, receptions, presentations and workshops. Early/student registration is $150 until Jan.…
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TWRI monitors progress of White Creek tributary restoration efforts
On the sprawling Texas A&M University campus, a tributary of White Creek begins near the Horticulture/Forest Science Building and flows into White Creek just before the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The land around this tributary is part of the recently established Gardens at Texas A&M and is home to native plants and wildlife, including over…
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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…
