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AT23-340 Every Drop Counts, Kerrville
October 21, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Event Title: Every Drop Counts
VMS-AT: AT: Riverside Nature Center (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, and Presenter)
Comments: AT23-340 Every Drop Counts, Kerrville, Presenters: Peggy Sechrist, Tara Bushnoe, Sean Boerner, Richard McAllister (AT=3.75h)
Texas Water Specialists use: AT: TX Waters Certification Training (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)
Event Date: 10/21/2023
Event Time: 12:00p-5:00p
Event Summary:
Join us for an afternoon of water conservation and preservation, talks and exhibits
Event Description:
Join Riverside Nature Center, Native Plant Society of Texas, Kerrville Chapter and the HIll Country Master Naturalists for an afternoon of water conservation and preservation.
Exhibitors from Native Plant Society (NPSOT) Kerrville Chapter, Texas Master Gardener, Land Management Assistance Program (LMAP), Pollinator Garden Assistance and Recognition Program (PGARP), Rainwater Harvesting, Upper Guadalupe River Authority and Hill Country Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists will be available at noon.
How do aquifers work and how are they recharged? Is our water cycle broken? Are there landscape techniques we can implement to lessen the burden of drought? Get answers to your water-related questions.
Presentations start at 1:00pm
Topics covered:
- Is our water cycle broken? (AT=1h)
- Landscape techniques to conserve water (AT=.75h)
- Aquifers 101 (AT=1h)
- Weather Forecast: Will El Nino be our friend? (AT=1h)
Cost: no charge
Register @: not required
Location:
Riverside Nature Center
150 Francisco Lemos
Kerrville, TX
Presenters:
Peggy Sechrist, Certified Professional Educator in Holistic Management
Tara Bushnoe, UGRA
Sean Boerner, Retired Geophysicist
Richard McAllister, American Red Cross Meterorologist
Contact Information:
https://riversidenaturecenter.org/about-rnc/contact-us/
Organization Website:
https://riversidenaturecenter.org/2023/10/03/every-drop-counts/
Sponsoring Organization:
NPSOT Kerrville
Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter
Riverside Nature Center
