Water quality, land management workshops for Trinity River basin begin Sept. 7

With significant population growth expected in the Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston metro areas, current water quality issues and an increasing demand for clean water will place greater pressure on natural resources of the Trinity River basin.  Private landowners own the majority of the land in the middle Trinity basin, so providing them with the information and resources they need to accomplish conservation goals within the basin is critical.

To meet these challenges, Trinity Waters and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are hosting a series of workshops for landowners and other interested stakeholders within the basin.  The first round of workshops is intended to raise awareness of water and land management issues in the basin and to give participants a better understanding of basic water quality and watershed principles, as well as the strategies state and local organizations use to improve and protect water resources.

Continuing education units will be available at the no cost, half day workshops.  Times and locations for the first round of workshops are:

Sept. 7 from 8 a.m. – noon, IOOF Event Center, 600 N. 45th Street, Corsicana.
Oct. 29 from 8 a.m. – noon, Texas Freshwater Fisheries Conservation Center,5301 County Rd. 4812 Athens (includes reduced entry fee to the visitor center).
Nov. 1 from 8 am – noon, Walker County Storm Shelter, 455 State Highway 75 North, Huntsville.

These workshops will be the exact same, so there is no need to attend all three.  The second round of workshops is tentatively scheduled for early December.

Those interested in attending any of these workshops should contact Alldredge at 979-845-0916 or balldredge@tamu.edu to RSVP and reserve a spot. To RSVP electronically, go to http://naturalresourcestraining.tamu.edu/schedule/and look for “Cooperative Conservation in the Trinity River Basin” and the date and location of the workshop.