AT21-431 Texas Legends IIPlant ID and Grazing Workshop, Comfort

Event Title: Texas Legends IIPlant ID and Grazing Workshop

VMS-AT: AT: Hill Country Chapter Other Approved Training (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)

Comments: AT21-431 Texas Legends IIPlant ID and Grazing Workshop, Comfort, Presenters: Steve Nelle, Bill Carr, Daniel Oppenheimer, Ryan McGillicuddy, Peggy Sechrist, Kara Kroeger (AT=6h)

Event Date: 9/11/2021

Event Time: 10:00a-5-30p

Event Summary:

Join us for a day-long plant ID and grazing workshop with legendary wildlife biologists, botanists, riparian

specialists, and grazing experts at the beautiful Roberts Ranch in Comfort, TX.

Event Description:

Join us for a day-long plant ID and grazing workshop with legendary wildlife biologists, botanists, riparian specialists, and grazing experts at the beautiful Roberts Ranch in Comfort, TX. Feel free to stay after the workshop for a short BYOB happy hour to get to know other producers.

We will also:

• Learn to identify common grasses and forbs in your pastures.
• Understand the value these plants offer to wildlife and livestock.
• Discover how to monitor pasture biodiversity and ground cover.
• Talk with other local producers about what grazing strategies work well for them.
• Understand how to apply active riparian revegetation techniques.
• Gain knowledge of how to optimally graze riparian areas.
• Learn techniques to improve soil infiltration/water holding capacity and prolong forage.

Agenda

	Upland Group	Riparian Group
10:00-10:15	Welcome	Welcome
10:30-12:00	Monitoring/Plant ID	Active Revegetation Techniques/ Riparian Grazing Strategy
12:00-1:00	Peer-to-Peer Grazing Discussion	Water Cycle/Soil Infiltration/Water Holding Capacity
1:15-2:15	Lunch	Lunch
2:30-4:00	Monitoring/Plant ID	Active Revegetation Techniques/ Riparian Grazing Strategy
4:00-5:00	Peer-to-Peer Grazing Discussion	Water Cycle/Soil Infiltration/Water Holding Capacity
5:15-5:30	Closing Remarks	Closing Remarks

Cost: $25.00 (includes lunch)

Register @: Space is limited to 50 participants. Please register in advance to secure your spot.

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Event Location:

Roberts Ranch

1111 Center Point Road

Comfort, TX 78013

Presenters:

Steve Nelle

Bill Carr

Daniel Oppenheimer

Ryan McGillicuddy

Peggy Sechrist

Kara Kroeger

Contact Information:

soilforwater@ncat.org

Organization Website:

http://soilforwater.org/events-calendar/

Sponsoring Organization:

NCAT Soil for Water