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The Texas Watershed Steward Program
A WATER RESOURCE TRAINING CURRICULUM
Nikki Dictson, Jennifer Peterson, Mark McFarland, Ward Ling, Diane Boellstorff, and Lisa KordosTexas AgriLife Extension Service
Texas Watershed Coordinator Roundtable January 25, 2011
TWS PROGRAM GOALS
1. Increase citizen awareness, understanding, and knowledge of the nature and function of watersheds, potential impairments, and watershed protection strategies.
2. Empower and inspire individuals to take leadership roles involving community water issues.
3. Enhance stakeholder involvement in local watershed protection planning initiatives (WPP/TMDL).
TWS EDUCATIONAL TRAINING
• 1-day training (8 hours)– Reach a broader audience– Stimulate initial interest and
involvement
• Interactive ‘stations’– Enviroscape– NPS containers– Rainfall simulator– WQ monitoring equipment– Macroinvertebrate ID– Google Earth…
INCENTIVES FOR PARTICIPATION
• FREE (for now, anyways)
• Educational credits:– 7 AICP CM hours (planners)– 7 TBPE CPEs (engineers)– 7 CCA CEUs (soil & water
management)– 7 SBEC CPEs (teachers)– 3 TFMA (floodplain mgr)– 3 TDA CEUs (general)
• Lots of free stuff…
26 completed workshops
12 planned through 2011
UPCOMING TWS WORKSHOPSWatershed Type Date City County
Cibolo Creek, Lower Other 1/27/2011 Panna Maria Karnes
Adams/Cow Bayous TMDL 3/24/2011 Orange Orange
Carters/Burton Creek TMDL 3/29/2011 College Station Brazos
San Antonio Bay Other April 2011 Victoria VictoriaUrban Watersheds in City of Temple Other May 2011 Temple Bell
Lower Nueces River WPP June 2011 Bluntzer Nueces
Leona River Other July 2011 Uvalde Uvalde
Pecos River 1 WPPAugust
2011 Pecos Reeves
Pecos River 2 WPPAugust
2011 Sheffield Pecos
Concho River WPPSeptember
2011 San Angelo Tom Green
Cedar Bayou WPPOctober
2011 Baytown HarrisUrban Watersheds in City of Dallas Other Dallas Dallas
Future Watersheds• Colorado River • Dickinson Bayou • Lower San Antonio River • Onion Creek/Barton Springs • Armand Bayou • Atascosa River • Chocolate Bayou• Copano Bay & Mission &
Aransas Rivers • Double Bayou • Highland Bayou
• Leon River 2 • Richland-Chambers
Reservoir • Colorado River Watch
Network • Urban Watersheds in City of
San Antonio • Lampasas River 2 • Upper San Marcos River • Oso Creek/Bay
ADDITIONAL TOOLS AND MATERIALS
• Online version of TWS is live– Available at http://tws.tamu.edu/online-course
THE TEXAS WATERSHED STEWARDPROGRAM
http://tws.tamu.edu
Nikki DictsonTexas AgriLife Extension Service
Tel: [email protected]