PowerPoint Presentations for Double Bayou Watershed Workshop
Riparian Presentations on September 24, 2014 for Double Bayou Watershed Agenda
8:00 Meeting Registration
8:30 Welcome – Honorable Cheryl Sanders, Mayor of the City of Anahuac
8:35 Texas Riparian and Stream – Intro Double Bayou
– Nikki Dictson, Texas Water Resources Institute
9:00 Riparian Functions
– Steve Nelle, Retired Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
9:45 Stream Processes and Hydrology
– Melissa Parker, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
10:30 Break
10:45 Riparian Vegetation
– Steve Nelle, Retired USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
11:30 Management Practices, Local Resources and Photo Monitoring of Streams
– Nikki Dictson, Texas Water Resources Institute
12:00 Lunch – Sponsored by Samson Energy
12:15 Lunch Time Presentation: Double Bayou Watershed Planning Process
– Linda Shead, Double Bayou Watershed Partnership
12:30 The Importance of Forests to Watershed Protection Double Bayou 2014
– Hughes Simpson, Texas A&M Forest Service
1:30 Trip to the River for Stream Walk (If large group split into 2 or more groups)
– Lane’s Balance Demonstration Activity
– Ag. Nonpoint Source Incentive Programs: R. Castro, NRCS
– Feral Hog Education: M. Tyson, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
4:00 Wrap Up and Head for Home!