Texas Riparian & Stream Ecosystem Workshop – Cypress Creek & Blanco River Watersheds – October 28th,

Name: Texas Riparian & Stream Ecosystem Workshop – Cypress Creek & Blanco River Watersheds – October 28th,
Start: 2025-10-28T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-28T16:30:00-05:00
Location: Wimberley Community Center

Schedule

Tue Oct 28 2025 at 08:00 am to 04:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Wimberley Community Center | Wimberley, TX

October 28, 2025

8 am – 4:30 pm
RSVP required by October 21, 2025: https://tamu.estore.flywire.com/products/wimberley25

Wimberley Community Center
14068 Ranch Road 12, Wimberley, TX 78676

This workshop is being co-hosted by Hays County, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension & Research and the Texas Water Resources Institute. The training will focus on the nature and function of stream and riparian zones and the benefits and direct impacts from healthy riparian zones. 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.

These one-day trainings in watersheds across the state include both indoor classroom presentations and outdoor stream walks. Instructors are experts from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Texas A&M Forest Service and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

The goal is for participants to better understand and relate to riparian and watershed processes, the benefits that healthy riparian areas provide and the tools that can be employed to prevent and/or resolve degradation and improve water quality. At the conclusion of the training, participants will receive a certificate of completion.

Continuing Education Units Available:

Texas Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicators License – 3 CEUs
Texas Nutrient Management Planning Specialists – 6 hours
International Society of Arboriculture – 8.25 CEUs (Certified Arborist: 2.75, Municipal Specialist: 2.75, BCMA – Science: 0.75, BCMA – Practice: 2)
Texas Forestry Association – 6 hours
Society of American Foresters – 6 hours
Society for Range Management – 7 CEUs
Certified Crop Advisor- 7 CEUs (Nutrient Mgmt: 1, Soil & Water: 1.5, IPM: 1.5, Crop Mgmt: 2.5, Manure Mgmt: 0.5)
Texas Board of Architectural Examiners “Acceptable for HSW credit”
Texas Floodplain Management Association – 7 CECs
The program may also be used for CEUs for Professional Engineers.
Check with your Chapter for Master Naturalist and Master Gardener to see if it is approved for your area.
This course is approved for the Texas Waters Specialist certification program.

Registration is required by October 21, 2025. A catered lunch will be available to participants for $15. Lunch can be paid for in advance by credit card or in cash on-site the day of the event. Participants may also choose to bring their own lunch. Dress is casual and comfortable for the weather as we will be outside along a nearby stream during the afternoon.

For more information or questions please contact Alexander Neal at [email protected] or 979-314-2351. This workshop is free because the program is funded through a Clean Water Act grant provided by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.