2012 Statewide Land Conservation Conference
Each year, the Texas Land Trust Council hosts the premier land conservation conference in Texas. The Statewide Land Conservation Conference offers three days of concentrated training and education on a wide range of topics relevant to the Texas conservation community, as well as fabulous opportunities for collaboration and networking.
Keynote speakers and session leaders from all over the United States and Texas offer updates and perspective on numerous Texas conservation issues. Experts offer in-depth workshops on conservation easements and stewardship, organizational capacity building and fundraising, and other topics geared for conservation professionals, interested landowners and members of the general public.
Opening night receptions and a networking dinner are part of the event. Come join nearly three hundred land conservation professionals and landowners at the Texas Land Trust Council’s annual Statewide Land Conservation Conference!! Register today at the
Texas Land Trust Council website!
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Date:
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - Friday, February 24, 2012
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Location:
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Hilton Austin Airport Hotel
9515 Hotel Drive
Austin Texas, 78719
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Cost:
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$95 - $245
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Water Conservation Conference & Xeriscape EXPO
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS AND TOPICS:
Doug Bennett, Southern Nevada Water Authority –
A Memoriam to Scott Varner
William DeBuys, Author and Advocate for Wild Places
Judy Mielke, Author and Designer for Logan Simson Design –
Moveable Deserts
Karlis Viceps, House Designer with Positive Energy Alternative/Integrated Homes – House and Site Integration
Nate Downey, Permaculture Designer– Patterning
Nan Sterman, Author and Landscape Designer – Edible Landscapes
Miguel Santistevan, Acequia Advocate – Adaptive Agriculture
Catherine Hart & Daniel Wallach – The Greensburg Kansas Story
Clayton Chapman, Chef. Grey Plume - The Most Sustainable
Restaurant in North America
Kathy Wolf, Univ. of Washington – Human Responses to Urban Trees
Dave Gutzler, The Climate Report
Danielle Pieranunzi, Sustainable Sites Initiative – A Sustainability Update
For more information, visit the conference website
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Date:
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 - Friday, February 24, 2012
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Location:
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Crowne Plaza
Albuquerque, NM
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Cost:
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$100 - $200
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Get Outdoors
Join the San Antonio River Authority and National Park Service San Antonio Missions National Park for Get Outdoors! 2012. Learn about how you and your family can take advantage of outdoor recreation in our area through:
Exhibits from over 50 organizations and businesses
Hands on activities
Prizes given away throughout the day
Presentations
FREE Explorer Backpacks loaded with goodies will be given away to the first 1,500 kids over the age of 3. A special Radio Disney performance is also scheduled.
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Date:
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
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Time:
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10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Location:
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Mission San Jose
6701 San Jose Drive
San Antonio, TX
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Cost:
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Free
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Rainwater Harvesting
Northside Independent School District presents an overview of rainwater harvesting.
Our most precious commodity is water yet we seem to know so little about conserving it. Texas Rainfall Catchment is helping people design and build affordable rainwater systems so we can use this scarce resource 'water' in an environmentally friendly way. An overview will be given on rainwater harvesting, water conservation, different grades of water and what types of containers can be used for catching rainwater.
For more information, visit the NISD Adult Education website.
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Date:
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Thursday, March 22,2012
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Time:
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6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Location:
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Northside Learning Center
6632 Bandera Rdn on the corner of Bandera Rd and Grissom
San Antonio, TX 78238
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Cost:
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Free
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Rainwater Harvesting Hands-On
Northside Independent School District presents a workshop on how to build a rain barrel.
Rainwater is something we take for granted. This past year has been one of the worst droughts. What if you had a rainwater harvest system at your home so when it did rain you were able to use that resource to it fullest? Texas Rainfall Catchment program will show you how to make a rain catchment system out of a recycled food grade 55 gallon barrel. You can have a try at drilling a hole for the fittings and installing them onto a barrel. Handouts and instructions will be provided. Depending on the interest level you may be able to order rain barrels at a fee of $95 each.
For more information, visit the NISD Adult Education website.
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Date:
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Saturday, March 24,2012
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Time:
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10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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Location:
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Northside Learning Center
6632 Bandera Rdn on the corner of Bandera Rd and Grissom
San Antonio, TX 78238
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Cost:
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$10
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