Lone Star Healthy Streams workshop set for Feb. 15 in Port Lavaca
Focus on watershed health and best management practices for grazing livestock, weed management and feral hogs
A Lone Star Healthy Streams workshop on the Matagorda Basin Watershed will be held Feb. 15 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Port Lavaca.
The free event, which includes Calhoun and Matagorda counties, will be held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Calhoun County, 186 Henry Barber Way, Port Lavaca. Lunch will be included.
Three Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education credits for pesticide applicators are available in the integrated pest management category. Individuals can RSVP by contacting Hailey Hayes, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent, Calhoun County, at 361-552-9747 or [email protected].
The program is a joint effort by the Matagorda Basin Watershed, AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board.
Program focus
The workshop will focus on basic watershed function, water quality and voluntary best-management practices to reduce bacterial contamination. Additional topics include best practices for grazing livestock, feral hogs, pasture weed management, and technical and financial resources for landowners.
“The goal of the Lone Star Healthy Streams program is to protect Texas waterways from bacterial contamination originating from livestock, wildlife and invasive species that may pose a serious health risk to Texans,” said Leanne Wiley, AgriLife Extension program specialist and Lone Star Healthy Streams coordinator, Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Bryan-College Station. “The aim is to increase awareness of non-point source pollution, provide education materials to Texas producers and landowners, and encourage implementation.”
Topics and speakers
- Lone Star Healthy Streams mission and goal — define a watershed and water quality, Wiley.
- Best management practices for grazing livestock to reduce bacteria contamination, Wiley.
- Matagorda Basin Watershed update, Matt Stellbauer, research specialist and watershed coordinator, Texas Water Resources Institute, Bryan-College Station.
- Feral hog management and demonstration, James Long, project coordinator, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, Bryan-College Station.
- Weed management on pastures, Zach Howard, AgriLife Extension program specialist, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Bryan-College Station.
For more information, contact Wiley at 979-321-5950 or [email protected]; Stellbauer at 979-314-8115 or [email protected]; or Hayes at 361-552-9747 or [email protected].
