Come join us for a FREE 1-day training about riparian and stream ecosystems and how healthy riparian zones provide direct benefits.  This training program will be co-hosted by the Texas Waters Resource Institute (TWRI), AgriLife Extension (Washington County Office), and the Mill Creek Watershed Partnership.

Program runs from 8am-4pm and includes indoor and outdoor presentations. FREE catered lunch provided

The TWRI website states, “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. ”

For more information about this event, including available Continuing Education Units (CEUs), please see the Riparian Flyer, Agenda for Mill Creek, or visit TWRI Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Workshop

RSVPs are required by October 26, 2017 – You can register online or via the flyer:  both found on the website:  TWRI Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Workshop

The primary contact for this workshop is Nikki Dictson (979-575-4424, n-dictson@tamu.edu) but you’re also welcome to contact the Mill Creek Watershed Coordinator Jennifer Cary (979-862-8070, milllcreek@tamu.edu)

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