Urban Riparian, Stream Restoration Workshop

The Texas Water Resources Institute’s Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host a workshop from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Aug. 16 in The Woodlands for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects in and around the Houston area.

The workshop is co-hosted locally by the Houston-Galveston Area Council, Harris County Flood Control District and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Harris County.

The morning session will be in the Live Oak Room of the Recreation Center at Bear Branch Park, 5310 Research Forest Drive. The afternoon session will be outdoors along a branch of Upper Panther Creek and will involve learning stream surveying techniques.

Registration for the workshop is $100 and includes all training materials, lunch and a certificate of completion at the end of the course.

Clare Entwistle, research associate at the institute’s San Antonio office, said attendees must register by Aug. 13 online or by contacting her at 210-277-0292, ext. 205 or clare.entwistle@ag.tamu.edu.

Attendees are encouraged to register early as the workshop is limited to 40 people.