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!