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The Texas Water Development Board continues to have funding for public works infrastructure. Funding is available for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater projects. All phases of the projects are eligible; acquisition, planning and design, and construction. Construction projects include new facilities and repair and rehabilitation of existing facilities. In addition, the TWDB has $90 million designated for disaster recovery for the region impacted by Hurricane Harvey. For more information, visit twdb.texas.gov. To register, please email your name, title, entity, email, telephone contact information and the workshop location you are planning to attend to srfworkshops@twdb.texas.gov. General questions may be directed to your Regional Project Team Manager. Please register as soon as possible as venues are subject to capacity limitations.
Join Urban Harvest for a series of fun and informative garden classes. Upcoming classes in the “Be Waterwise With Low Volume Irrigation Series” include:
Sat. June 9:Â Low Volume Irrigation (HMNS*)
Sat. June 16:Â Starting a Community or School Garden Workshop
Sat. July 21:Â Fall Vegetable Gardening (HMNS*)
Sat. Aug 11:Â Waste Not, Want Not – Bokashi and Vermicomposting
Times vary form workshop to workshop. Find more information and register here
2)Â Review proposed bicycle and pedestrian routes
3)Â Learn about design options and discuss trade-offs
Join Urban Harvest for a series of fun and informative garden classes. Upcoming classes in the “Be Waterwise With Low Volume Irrigation Series” include:
Sat. June 9:Â Low Volume Irrigation (HMNS*)
Sat. June 16:Â Starting a Community or School Garden Workshop
Sat. July 21:Â Fall Vegetable Gardening (HMNS*)
Sat. Aug 11:Â Waste Not, Want Not – Bokashi and Vermicomposting
Times vary form workshop to workshop. Find more information and register here
WHO
- Educators: 6 – 8th, HS EE, Biology & Ag Science
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Volunteers:Â TX Master Naturalists or Gardeners, Private Biologist, Retired teachers, College Students
COST
$225 per person
Includes: Food, lodging for two nights, and materials
For more events by the Texas Wildlife Association (TWA), visit their Events page!
In this three-day workshop, Carol Burton, Kelly Karavias, Irene Nava, and Urban Harvest Garden Educators will provide classroom educators, parents and garden coordinators with hands-on experience that will help you use your Outdoor Classroom as an exciting educational tool! Explore lessons in gardening and basic cooking techniques that support TEKS objectives in earth science, social studies, health, nutrition, physical education and other core subjects. Use lessons in the garden to make learning memorable, and tasty too! The workshop cost includes transportation for a 4-hour field trip to other school gardens on the third day and lunch on Tues. and Weds.
Tuesday and Wednesday: 8am-3pm
Thursday: 8am-noon
$100 (A $375 value generously underwritten by Sysco)
Limited to 25 participants maximum. CPE credits: 15
Join us for the next CWI workshop to discuss Water Quality & Public Health on Wednesday, June 20, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at the Houston-Galveston Area Council Conference Rooms B and C (second floor).
Please join the Native Prairie Association of Texas for our Pollinator Workshop to enjoy the wildflowers and wildlife at Deer Park Prairie.  Come watch the sun set and see a land that looks much as it did in 1836, when the soldiers marched to San Jacinto.
Join Urban Harvest for a series of fun and informative garden classes. Upcoming classes in the “Be Waterwise With Low Volume Irrigation Series” include:
Sat. June 9:Â Low Volume Irrigation (HMNS*)
Sat. June 16:Â Starting a Community or School Garden Workshop
Sat. July 21:Â Fall Vegetable Gardening (HMNS*)
Sat. Aug 11:Â Waste Not, Want Not – Bokashi and Vermicomposting
Times vary form workshop to workshop. Find more information and register here