Project Goals/Objectives: TWRI will continue to coordinate the Riparian Team for this project that is composed of TFS, TPWD, NRCS, TRA, NRA, TSSWCB, TCEQ, TRWD, AgriLife Research and Extension and others to assist with program development, marketing, and delivery. TWRI will continue conducting riparian trainings in targeted watersheds and providing access to the program through web-based outreach and tools, including the addition of an online training program. TWRI will organize instructor teams for each event, composed of members of the Riparian Team, contractors, and others as needed to deliver the Riparian Education Programs. The program will be adapted as needed to meet local needs such as addressing riparian issues in watersheds dominated by agriculture, forestry, urban, or a combination thereof.
Project Location: Statewide with priorities for the following: Buck Creek - Childress, Collingsworth and Donley Counties; Cedar Creek - Henderson, Kaufman, Rockwall and Van Zandt Counties; Dickinson Bayou - Brazoria and Galveston Counties; Geronimo Creek - Guadalupe and Comal Counties; Gilleland Creek - Travis County; Hickory Creek - Denton County; Lampasas River - Bell, Burnet, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills, and Williamson Counties; Little Cypress Creek - Harris County; Pecos River in Texas - Crane, Crockett, Pecos, Reeves, Terrell, Upton, and Ward Counties; Plum Creek - Caldwell, Hays, and Travis Counties; San Bernard River - Austin, Colorado, Wharton, Fort Bend, and Brazoria Counties; Upper Llano River - Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Menard, Real, and Sutton Counties; Oso Creek/Bay - Nueces County; Adams and Cow Bayou - Orange, Jasper, and Newton Counties; Upper Oyster Creek - Fort Bend County; Atascosa River - Atascosa, Bexar, Frio, Live Oak, McMullen, Medina, Wilson Counties; Brady Creek - McCulloch, Concho, Menard, and San Saba Counties; Mill Creek in Van Zandt County; Navasota River - Brazos, Grimes, and Washington Counties; Leon River - Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Mills Counties; Concho River - Irion, Runnels, Sterling, Coke, Reagan, Tom Green, Schleicher, Concho Counties; Lower/Mid Cibolo Creek - Bexar, Guadalupe, Karnes, and Wilson Counties; Peach Creek - Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales Counties; Lower San Antonio River - DeWitt, Goliad, Karnes, Refugio, Victoria Counties; Cypress Creek - Hays County; Clear Creek - Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, and Harris Counties; Richland Chambers Reservoir - Navarro and Freestone counties
Project Partners: Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas Water Resources Institute, Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS), Texas A&M AgriLife Research and AgriLife Extension, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Texas Riparian Association (TRA), Independent Contractor: Nikki Dictson (IC)
Total Costs: $341,924 (Federal); $227,949 (Non-Federal); $569,873 (Total)
Project Workplan: 22-08