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AT23-239 AgriLife: Texas Watershed Steward, Buda
August 15, 2023 @ 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Event Title: Texas Watershed Steward
VMS-AT: AT: Texas A&M AgriLife (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)
Comments: AT23-239 AgriLife: Texas Watershed Steward, Buda, Presenter: Annalee Epps, Michael Kuitu, Jake Mower (AT=h)
Event Date: 8/15/2023
Event Time: 1:00p-5:00p
Event Summary:
The Texas Watershed Steward (TWS) program is a statewide one-day educational program designed to improve the quality of Texas’ water resources by educating and informing local stakeholders about their watershed, potential impairments, and steps that can be taken to help improve and protect water quality in their watershed.
Event Description:
The goals of the TWS program include the following:
Promote healthy watersheds by increasing citizen awareness, understanding, and knowledge about the nature and function of watersheds, potential impairments, and watershed protection strategies to minimize nonpoint source pollution
Enhance interactive learning opportunities for watershed education across Texas and establish a larger, more well-informed citizen base
Empower individuals to take leadership roles involving community and watershed-level water resource issues
Facilitate local efforts and activities to implement practices to improve water quality
Increase stakeholder involvement in watershed protection and management efforts including development and implementation of Watershed Protection Plans (WPPs) and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) by educating and organizing local citizens.
Please register to ensure that we have enough training materials available. Those that register ahead of time will receive a pre-printed name tag and certificate of completion. Those that register late will have their certificate mailed to them after the workshop has been completed.
Please submit a separate registration form for each person attending the training.
There is NO cost to attend a Texas Watershed Steward workshop.
Cost: no charge
Location:
Cabela’s Buda
Palo Duro – White Tail Conference Room
15570 S I-35 Frontage Rd.
Buda, TX
Instructor/Presenter:
Annalee Epps
Michael Kuitu
Jake Mower
Contact Information:
mkuitu@tamu.edu
979.862.4457
Organization Website:
https://tws.tamu.edu/workshops/registration/?fbclid=IwAR3TamHE702DpjZ3beYIjVtbO369I-q-J3UrXN0KDexV3UMe8VUIDXmYLVQ
Sponsoring Organization:
AgriLife
