AT: Texas Riparian & Stream Ecosystem Training – Mill Creek Riparian Training

Riparian and Stream Ecosystems – Mill Creek

October 1, 2021
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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Millheim Harmonie Verein
4460 FM 949
Sealy, TX 77474 (map)

This workshop is being co-hosted by the Texas A&M Soil and Crop Sciences, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Austin County, Texas Riparian Association (TRA), and Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI). The training will focus on the nature and function of stream and riparian zones and the benefits and direct impacts from healthy riparian zones. The riparian education programs will cover an introduction to riparian principles, watershed processes, basic hydrology, erosion/deposition principles, and riparian vegetation, as well as potential causes of degradation and possible resulting impairment(s), and available local resources including technical assistance and tools that can be employed to prevent and/or resolve degradation.

The Mill Creek Watershed begins in southwest Washington County and flows through Austin County to its confluence with the Brazos River. The 256,000-acre watershed contains cropland, rangeland, forest and developed land. The Mill Creek watershed is the focus of watershed planning implementation efforts by stakeholders to improve water quality, specifically elevated bacteria levels.

These one-day trainings in watersheds across the state include both indoor classroom presentations and outdoor stream walks. Instructors are experts from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas A&M Natural Resource Institute, TRA, and TWRI.

The goal is for participants to better understand and relate to riparian and watershed processes, the benefits that healthy riparian areas provide, and the tools that can be employed to prevent and/or resolve degradation and improve water quality. At the conclusion of the training, participants will receive a certificate of completion and appropriate professional development hours/ continuing education hours.