TEMPLE - The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and the Houston Advanced Research Center invite local landowners and neighbors to the public kickoff meeting of the Double Bayou Watershed Partnership. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at White’s Park Community Building, 219 White Memorial Park Road, Hankamer, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

TEMPLE - Soil and water conservation districts in State Districts I, III, and V will be electing Board Members to the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board on May 7, 2013. The elections are being held in the different regions of the State.

TEMPLE - Nueces River Authority and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board are seeking public comment on the Recreational Use Attainability Analysis technical report for Aransas Creek. Aransas Creek is 20 miles long, beginning west of Beeville to its confluence with the Aransas River.

HAMILTON - The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Hamilton County On-Site Sewage Facility Technical Assistance and Financial Incentive Program is offering a free homeowner education event discussing homeowner maintenance of septic systems. The program is from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., May 14, 2013, at the Hamilton County Annex Building, 101 E. Henry St., in Hamilton.

LOCKHART - The Plum Creek Watershed Partnership welcomes the public to a guided nature walk and quarterly meeting May 2 at the Lockhart State Park Recreation Hall. The park is located at 4179 State Park Road and Farm-to-Market Road 20, west of U.S. Highway 183 in Lockhart.