AT 24-139 Lone Star Healthy Stream Program, Floresville

Event Title: Lone Star Healthy Streams Program, Floresville

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Event Date: 3/27/2024
Event Time: 8:00a-12:30p

Event Summary:

Event will focus on watershed health, minimizing bacteria contamination originating from grazing livestock and feral hogs

Event Description:

Focusing on Cibolo Creek watershed area, participants will be able to learn more on how to improve and protect the watershed from bacterial contaminants. Topics covered will include basic watershed function, water quality and voluntary best management practices to minimize bacterial contamination originating from grazing livestock and feral hogs. There will also be a focus on managing small acreage properties.

“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, 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.”

Protecting the Watershed

In addition to the sessions on best management practices for grazing livestock and feral hog management, technical and financial opportunities will be discussed by representatives of the local Soil and Water Conservation District and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Funding for this effort is provided through a Clean Water Act Section 319(h) nonpoint source grant administered by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The deadline to RSVP to the AgriLife Extension office in Wilson County at 830-393-7357 is March 22.

Cost: No cost

Register @: The deadline to RSVP to the AgriLife Extension office in Wilson County at 830-393-7357 is March 22.

Event Location:
Wilson County Expo and Community Center
435 Tx 97
Floresville, Tx 78114

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Contact Information: Samantha Shannon, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Wilson County, at 830-393-7357 or samantha.shannon@ag.tamu.edu.

Organization Website: Workshops (tamu.edu)

Sponsoring Organization: Texas A&M Agrilife