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Land Stewardship and Riparian Education Healthy, functioning, riparian areas keep Nueces Basin headwater streams clean and sustain their flow, but they are underappreciated and their function is not widely understood. The Nueces River Authority’s Riparian Network, with initial funding from the Dixon Water Foundation, is aimed at bringing that information to landowners and other decision makers through mailings, workshops and on-the-ground visits. The goal is a critical mass of people who interact with each other and manage riparian resources based on shared knowledge.
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Riparian Summit Ahead!
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Save the Date & Register Today!
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Where:
Blue Star Contemporary Art Center
116 Blue Star
San Antonio, TX 78204
Driving Directions
When:Thursday, October 6, 2011
By Popular Demand:
Riparian Workshop on Oct 5
If you've been unable to attend one of NRA's Riparian Work-shops or simply want to hone your riparian understanding, the San Antonio River Authority is hosting a special one-day workshop presented by NRA's riparian teaching team. The workshop is Wed, October 5,
9 am to 4 pm, in the SARA Board Room, 100 E. Guenther, SA 78204. Click here to register for this pre-Summit workshop with Laura Waldrum, SARA Community Relations Coordinator.
One-Hour Webinar
Another way to brush up on riparian principles and values is through a one-hour webinar, Understanding Your Remarkable Riparian Areas led by Sky Jones-Lewey, part of Texas Wildlife Association's Wildlife for Lunch webinar series.
Click here to view the webinar.
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Greetings!
Mark your calendar to join us for a gathering of passionate riparian people! The Remarkable Riparian Summit presents a new opportunity to Map the Future for Functional Creeks & Rivers in Texas.
Hosted by the Nueces River Authority (NRA), the Summit will kick off with presentations by the National Riparian Service Team who will focus on the importance and ecological values of riparian resources, share their experience from other states, and provide an overview of the riparian movement shaping up around the country.
Sky Jones-Lewey, NRA's Resource Protection and Education Director, will highlight the Riparian Landowners' Network program with an overview of the principles and practices that led to a successful effort in the Nueces River basin.
Following a provided lunch, the afternoon will center on facilitated roundtable discussions that will contribute to the development and growth of a thriving riparian movement in Texas. The resulting ideas, strategies and actions will be compiled in a proceedings document for distribution to agencies, educational institutions, and policy-makers around the state.
The Remarkable Riparian Summit is a free event thanks to our sponsors: Dixon Water Foundation, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, River Systems Institute at Texas State University, LCRA, SARA, GBRA, Guadalupe Blanco River Trust, John Newman Family Charitable Trust of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Shield-Ayres Foundation, Save the Laja, Inc. honoring Susan Porter Smith, Braun & Gresham, Land Water Sky, Texas Riparian Association and Hill Country Alliance. |
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The event is free, but space is limited.
Be Remarkable & Register Today. | | Click here to Register! | | I can't make it |
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If you need further information, please contact us at the phone or email below. Thank you for your response and we hope to see you in October at the Summit.
Sincerely,
Sky Jones-Lewey
Resource Protection and Education Director
Nueces River Authority
830/278-6810
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