The Texas Water Resources Institute, or TWRI, in collaboration with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, will host meetings Nov. 21 in Woodville and Jasper for anyone interested in joining a partnership to improve and protect water quality in the Sandy and Wolf creeks. The first meeting will be at 1 p.m. at 201 Veteran’s…
Starting Nov. 11, Kloey Cargill Painter will be the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural resources agent for Shackleford County. “We are excited to have Kloey as the Shackelford County agent,” said Marty Gibbs, District 7 AgriLife Extension administrator, San Angelo. “Her experiences in Brewster, Jeff Davis and Throckmorton counties will be invaluable…
Topics to include wild pigs, post-anthrax deer management
Texas Watershed Steward program will focus on Lake Granger, San Gabriel River A Texas Watershed Steward workshop on water quality related to Lake Granger and the San Gabriel River will be held from 8 a.m.-noon Nov. 19 in Georgetown. The workshop will be held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office for Williamson County,…
The Texas Water Resources Institute will host a free Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program training from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 6 in Bishop for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the Petronila Creek and San Fernando Creek watersheds. The morning session will be at the American Legion Post 185, 440…
The Texas Water Resources Institute’s Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host an Urban Stream Processes and Restoration Training from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 19 in Corpus Christi for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects in that area. The morning session will be at the South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 8545…
A group of 46 scientists from around the world, led by Joseph Veldman, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University, are urging caution regarding plans to address climate change through massive tree planting. These scientists teamed up with Veldman,…
Do you have unwanted agricultural surplus pesticides? Dispose of them properly at the Agricultural Pesticide Waste Collection event presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Weslaco, 2401 E. Business 83 — at the corner of Business 83 and Farm-to-Market Road 1015. The event is free and open to the public 8 a.m to…
The Lone Star State has spiders, bats and pumpkins
Texas A&M Forest Service, the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Lubbock County Soil and Water Conservation District, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, High Plains Underground Water Conservation District and Texas Parks and Wildlife will present the second in a series of conservation workshops on Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. at the Lubbock Lake Landmark, 2401 Landmark…
