About TRA

The Texas Riparian Association is a statewide organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in Texas communities, by promoting an appreciation of the benefits of healthy rivers.

Mission Statement

The Texas Riparian Association’s mission is to improve and enhance the health of water quality and quantity in Texas’s streams, by encouraging sustainable and balanced riparian ecosystems for the people and the environment of Texas through the exchange of knowledge and expertise, and the dissemination of information.

TRA pursues its mission by identifying and filling information needs, and by communicating with professionals in the field of land and water conservation, public officials, landowners, academia, and the people of Texas.

Vision Statement

Our vision is that the network of rivers and creeks in Texas is protected and preserved for and by the people of Texas, who recognize and appreciate their reliance on healthy riparian ecosystems for an improved quality of life.  TRA’s vision is that landowners, academics, public agencies and conservationists work together as partners, sharing best practices and knowledge that result in public policy and funding for the preservation and restoration of Texas’s water resources, stream habitat and recreational areas.

Organizational Goals:

• Education Goal: To promote statewide education on the health of riparian systems.
• Riparian Management Goal: To promote actions statewide that conserve, restore, and maintain healthy riparian systems.
• Research and Demonstration Goal: To promote research and demonstration projects that foster improved systems.

Texas Riparian Association

PO Box 9804,  Austin, TX 78766

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