Southern Edwards Plateau Habitat Conservation Plan
The SEP-HCP Citizens Advisory Committee will be holding a meeting the evening of Monday, September 13, 2010.
Agendas and additional meeting materials are posted on the
SEP-HCP website. All meetings of the CAC are open to the public.
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Date:
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Monday, September 13, 2010
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Time:
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6:00PM - 8:00PM
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Location:
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Casa Helotes Senior Citizens Center
12070 Leslie Road
Helotes, Texas 78023
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30 Bugs Every Gardener Should Know
For anyone working outside or with a garden, there are about 30 insects every gardener will run across at one point or another in their outdoor career. Learn the good, bad, and ugly and how to avoid, manage, and encourage them! Please RSVP to Molly at mekeck@ag.tamu.edu.
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Date:
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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Time:
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2:00PM - 4:00PM
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Location:
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AgriLife Extension Office
3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 208
San Antonio, TX
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Cost:
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Free
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Seminar on Karst Aquifers
Dr. Ralph O. Ewers will present a one-day workshop on karst aquifers,
discussing the means by which we can understand their characteristics
and the transport and storage of contaminants within them.
Discussions will focus on:
karst aquifers, a few fundamental ideas;
the problem of prediction- contaminants, models,
assumptions, and authority;
wells, tracers, and electronics, and what they can tell us;
the behavior of floating and sinking hydrocarbons in karst
aquifers; and
how not to diagnose contaminant problems in karst.
To register, contact
contact Elida Bocanegra
at (210) 222-2204; (800) 292-1047;
or ebocanegra@edwardsaquifer.org. The registration deadline is Tuesday, September 14, 2010.
For more information, go to the Edwards Aquifer Authority website.
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Date:
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Friday, September 17, 2010
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Time:
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9:00AM - 4:30PM
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Location:
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Southwest Research Institute
6220 Culebra Road
San Antonio, TX
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Cost:
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$20 (includes lunch)
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Fredericksburg Green Living Fair
The 11th annual renewable energy roundup and green living fair will be held in Fredericksburg September 24 - 26, 2010
Activities:
Exhibits and on-going demonstrations
Over 55 Speakers
Eco Friendly Products
Green Building
Electronic Recycling thanks to FBG Cares!
Fun learning activities for kids
Musical performances
For more information, visit the Green Living Fair website.
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Date:
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Friday September 24 - Sunday September 26, 2010
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Time:
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varies each day
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Location:
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Market Square
101 W. Main Street
Fredericksburg, TX
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Cost:
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$10 - $20
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Riparian Zone Workshops
San Geronimo Nature Center, Helotes Creek Nature Center, and San Antonio River Road Neighborhood Association present workshops on the riparian zone, the interaction between land and its adjacent body of water. These workshops will help participants understand how creeks work and the vital role that the adjacent riparian area plays in protecting water. Participants will be introduced to the basic interaction of hydrology, sediment movement, and vegetation—and how these can work together to stabilize creeks, improve water quality, and provide sustained flow during dry periods.For most of the last half century, landowners and conservation agencies have neglected the critical importance of creeks and riparian areas. Now that water has emerged as the number one natural resource issue in Texas, people are beginning to pay more attention to creeks and rivers and how to maintain or restore a healthy, functional riparian zone. The creek/riparian zone is a complex and sensitive part of the landscape and often poorly understood.
For more information, visit the Helotes Creek Nature Center website. To register, email contact information to info@helotescreeknaturecenter.org.
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Workshop Leader
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Workshop Date and Location
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Wayne Elmore
Founder, National Riparian Service Team
Bureau of Land Management, Retired
#1 Riparian Expert in the USA
Oregon
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Saturday, Sept. 25th
San Geronimo Creek
at Rancho Blanco
18744 Bandera Road, Helotes 78023
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Janice Staats
Hydrologist
National Riparian Service Team
US Forest Service
Oregon
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Sunday, Sept. 26th
Helotes Creek
at Rancho Blanco
18744 Bandera Road, Helotes 78023
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Steve Nelle
Wildlife Biologist
National Riparian Service Team
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Society for Range Management
Texas
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Monday, Sept. 27th
San Antonio River
at Tri-Point YMCA Meeting Rooms
N. St. Mary’s and US 281, San Antonio 78212
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Time:
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All workshops begin at 10am, include lunch and creek/river tour, and conclude at 4pm
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Cost:
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Each workshops is $20
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2010 Conference of the Texas Society for Ecological Restoration
The Texas Society for Ecological Restoration will be holding its 2010 Annual Conference on November 5-7, 2010. It promises to be an informative conference with great conversation, fun and camaraderie. The theme this year is “Restoration in Forests and Woodlands”. Five instructional field trips are being arranged for Friday, November 5th, including a biological overview while kayaking on Caddo Lake.
The keynote speaker is Dr. Dave Creech, Regent’s Professor at Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas. His research effort has focused alternative crop/alternative technology work, crop nutrition studies, new plant introductions for the ornamental horticulture industry, endangered plant rescue, research and reintroduction, and finding sustainable solutions to environmental concerns. Dr. Creech has authored numerous scholarly and trade articles and lectures widely. As an outreach of his position, Dr. Creech has accumulated a long list of international consultancies since 1981 to Pakistan, Guatemala, Mexico, Nepal, Israel and China. His latest work in China focuses on development of salt tolerant Taxodium distichum (bald cypress) for estuarine restoration.
Registration is NOW OPEN and Abstracts are being accepted. Please send abstracts to Jayne Neal. Abstracts should address a topic related to restoration. Preference will be given to abstracts that address the conference theme, "Restoration in Forests and Woodlands”.
For more information, visit the Texas Society for Ecological Restoration website.
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Date:
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Friday November 5 - Sunday November 7, 2010
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Location:
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Camp Tyler
15143 Camp Tyler Road
Whitehouse, Texas 75791
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