Camp Bullis land conservation program focus of Sept. 21 workshop
AgriLife Extension event to focus on Bexar, Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Kendall, Medina county landowners
The Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute and the Hill Country Alliance will host a conservation-focused landowner workshop on Sept. 21 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Cibolo Center for Conservation, 140 City Park Road, Boerne.
The workshop is designed for landowners, agricultural producers, wildlife managers and others who own or manage land in portions of Bexar, Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Kendall and Medina counties and would like to learn more about the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape Regional Conservation Partnership Program, RCPP.
The workshop is free, but registration is required at tx.ag/CampBullis26. For more information, contact Hunter Parker, project specialist with the Natural Resources Institute, at [email protected].
Workshop topics and speakers
The event will feature expert speakers on land stewardship’s role in recharging the Edwards Aquifer, conservation easements and landowner resources offered through the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape RCPP.
The event will feature the following topics and speakers:
- Overview of the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape– Daniel Oppenheimer, land program director, Hill Country Alliance.
- Edwards Aquifer recharge and the importance of land stewardship – Mark Hamilton, executive director of aquifer management services, Edwards Aquifer Authority.
- Opportunities for financial and technical resources available through the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape RCPP – George Clendenin, project coordinator of Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape RCPP, Natural Resources Institute.
- How conservation easements help landowners – Clay Thompson, director of land conservation and stewardship, Green Spaces Alliance.
A Q&A session will conclude the workshop.
About the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape program
The Camp Bullis RCPP is a voluntary program that supports private landowners within the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape, a regional conservation effort surrounding Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. Through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Regional Conservation Partnership Program, the effort provides resources to support land stewardship practices that benefit working lands, natural resources and the broader region.
