Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Trainings have been approved for the Texas Water Specialist Certification program. Two upcoming trainings are scheduled: (1) Lockhart on September 26 (2) Brenham on November 8, 2017.
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 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.
More information on these programs can be found at:http://naturalresourcestraining.tamu.edu/schedule/ and the Texas Riparian Association Website: http://TexasRiparian.org. We will have a general sign in sheet and certificate that will be provided at the end of the program.
**See the September 11 posting on Texas Riparian & Stream Ecosystem Workshop for more information on the upcoming trainings being held in Lockhart on September 26 and in Brenham on November 8, 2017.