The Watershed Association

Conservation Easement Workshop
2019-08-16 13:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Cibolo Nature Center Auditorium

Managing Our Stormwater - A FREE Green Infrastructure Workshop
2019-08-13 13:00 - 16:00 | one texas center, 505 Barton Springs Rd, Room 325, Austin, Texas
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service and City of Austin Watershed Protection are hosting a free half‐day workshop on Green Infrastructure, nature based techniques to clean and conserve stormwater.
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
1pm – 4pm
One Texas Center
505 Barton Springs Rd, Room 325
Austin, TX 78704
Speakers will focus on the why and how of green infrastructure practices using case studies from Texas.
Register for the workshop at GIFT-TCWP.eventbrite.com

Final Hearing for the Needmore Water, LLC Permit
2019-07-29 16:00 - 18:00 | buda city hall, 405 Loop St., Buda, TX, 78610
Read the notice here.
The BSEACD Board will hear public comments on Needmore’s proposed permit. Comments must not be repetitive and must be limited to three minutes per person. TESPA is encouraging landowners who will be affected by the permit, or who are concerned about over production of groundwater resources in Hays County, to attend the hearing and make comments. For more information about the proposed permit, read this flyer or visit the Needmore page on our website.
Together, the Electro Purification and Needmore proposed permits will cause significant drawdown in the Middle Trinity Aquifer. The cones of depression associated with these two permit requests actually overlap, and if BSEACD grants both permits, pumping will exceed the modeled available groundwater. Now, more than ever, we need to fight to protect our groundwater resources from over pumping!

Know Your Plants: Native plant identification for common grasses, ﻿forbs & wildflowers
2019-07-17 08:00 - 17:00
Native vegetation is much more than aesthetics and can provide habitat, food, and shelter for wildlife. We will discuss an overview of the native plant families of Central Texas and some common members of each, as well as some of the flora-fauna mutualistic benefits created.
Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Mlse6yRWSeig022pshM7Kg

CAMPO: Transportation Policy Board Meeting
2019-07-08 18:00 - 20:00 | UT Thompson Conference Center, 2405 Robert Dedman Dr., Austin, TX, 78712, United States
July 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The Transportation Policy Board Meeting takes place in Room 3.102 of the University of Texas Thompson Center.

CURRENT OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
Community outreach and input are a key part of CAMPO’s transportation planning efforts. CAMPO’s planning studies include in-person and online input through open houses.
Current Comment Opportunities
The Transportation Policy Board receives public comment at every meeting. Check the calendar page for upcoming meetings and call 512.215.8225 to sign up to make comments during the public comment period.
CAMPO is hosting a series of in-person open houses providing information for the Regional Arterials Study, MoKan/Northeast Subregional Plan, and the Transportation Demand Management Plan. The comment period is open from June 10, 2019 to July 15, 2019. View the CAMPO calendar for all information regarding the in-person open houses. You can access each online open house via the links below:

Jacobs Well Community Garden Potluck
2019-06-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Jacobs Well Community Garden
Hello Dear Garden Lovers!
We invite you to join us for our upcoming JWCG Garden Party and community gathering Saturday, June 29 at 6pm.

This is Farm to Table at its best! We will harvest and cook on the spot!

Please bring a folding chair, water to drink and a dish to contribute to our community meal.

It looks like we will have basil and other herbs, tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, peppers, squash, green beans, potatoes, chard, kale and carrots, and who knows what else?The garden looks like a jungle of fruit and veggies exploding these days! So beautiful and abundant!

This is a time for us to join in community and celebrate the abundance of the garden! We would love to share our joy with you.

Keys to a Healthy, Resilient valley
2019-06-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Wimberley Village Library, 400 FM 2325, Wimberley, 78676, United States
“Keys to a Healthy, Resilient valley”
with Daniel Oppenheimer – Hill Country Alliance

Monday, June 24, 6 – 7:30 pm

Whether you live up on the hillside or down by the creek, there are great opportunities to steward your “Little Bit of Heaven.” Good land stewardship provides interconnected benefits for people, plants, animals and water. Daniel Oppenheimer is the Land Program Manager at Hill Country Alliance, where he works with landowners and communities across Central Texas on land stewardship projects. He will discuss simple steps we can all take to enhance the natural beauty of our land, protect our groundwater, encourage our natives, and increase the resilience of our valley.

Groundbreaking Ceremony: One Water Elementary School
2019-06-24 17:00 - 18:00
Wimberley ISD’s groundbreaking ceremony for the first one water school in Texas is set for Monday, June 24th, at 5pm. The ceremony will take place at the school’s location at the intersection of Winter’s Mill Parkway and RR12 in Wimberley.

The River and the Wall Screening & Potluck
2019-06-04 18:30 - 21:00 | Wimberley Village Library, 400 FM 2325, Wimberley, 78676, United States
Documentary Night features

“The River and the Wall”

Tuesday, June 4,
Healthy Potluck at 6:45 pm
Film starts promptly at 7 pm

At 1,759 miles, the Rio Grande is the fourth-largest river in the United States, beginning in Colorado and running down to South Texas.The overwhelming beauty and pristine awesomeness of Big Bend and the Rio Grande Valley is explored on foot, bicycle, horseback and canoe by five adventurers as they travel the river assessing the ecological and social impact of a border wall.

Violet Crown Trail Ribbon Run
2019-06-01 07:30 - 22:00 | Slaughter Trailhead, 5011 Slaughter lane, Austin, Texas, 78749
Thank you for your support of the Violet Crown Trail!
Hill Country Conservancy is proud to announce the grand opening of the Violet Crown Trail’s latest trailhead at Slaughter Lane. This milestone is 13 years in the making and would not be possible without the continued support, generosity and hard work of donors like you. Thanks to each of your contributions, the VCT will be a natural amenity serving Austinites for generations to come.
Join us on National Trails Day, June 1st, to celebrate the grand opening of the Slaughter trailhead for an inaugural 5K trail run and 1k walk-and-talk, followed by a party at Sendera Mesa Neighborhood Park.

Register Now!

The morning will begin with a press conference and ribbon cutting at the VCT Slaughter trailhead at 7:30 a.m. The run and walk will then end at nearby Sendera Park for food, fun and festivities. The party will kick off at 8:45 a.m. with tacos, coffee, water and goody-bags generously provided by REI.
Be part of history and help HCC break the ribbon to celebrate this milestone. See you on the trail!
*Parking available at Sendera Mesa Neighborhood Park
4717 Davis Ln, Austin, TX 78749

Austin Regenerative Practitioner Meet & Greet
2019-05-31 17:30 - 19:30
Friday, May 31, at 5:30 pm at Casa de Luz hosted by local practitioners of regenerative development. Regenerative development works to align human activities with the continuing evolution of life on Earth, reversing ecosystem degradation while growing community wellbeing.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/austin-regenerative-practitioner-meet-greet-tickets-61742797369

A number of us were part of the 2018 Austin Regenerative Practitioner cohort and have been continuing to foster a learning community here in Austin. At the heart of this work is a shift from problems to potential, and cultivating the field of caring, creativity and co-responsibility that can unlock innovative solutions to our most pressing challenges. The Regenerative Practitioner Series is being offered again in Austin in 2019 and this gathering is a chance to explore the potential intersections of the work that all of us are doing in our various realms and how regenerative frameworks might support even greater positive impact.

If you can make it, you can click here to register (free of course!) so you can get it on your calendars. Hope to see you then!

Readiness for Resilience: A Smart Technology Roadmap for Texas
2019-05-20 - 2019-05-21 | Galveston Island Convention Center
Join us for this two day workshop as we continue our commitment to post-Harvey long-term community resilience,through the Smart Technology Roadmap for Texas. Community leaders, stakeholders, and technology partners will convene to discuss post-Harvey regional project directions, case studies, public-private partnerships, and funding opportunities as we work together to build a more resilient Texas through smart technologies.

Who should attend? County and municipal leaders, long-term recovery groups, emergency management, public works, utilities, hospitals, levee and flood control districts, community planners, technology and engineering firms, and representatives from regional, state and federal agency programs.
For more information about this event contact Steven Mikulencak (smikulencak@tamu.edu), Charriss York (cyork@tamu.edu), or Madeline Jones (mljones@tamu.edu)

A Texas Myth Screening
2019-05-11 15:00 - 17:00 | AFS Cinema
In this new documentary, West Texas landowners and Native Americans band together to resist the Trans Pecos oil pipeline

14th Annual Central Texas Funders Forum
2019-05-06 08:00 - 16:30
Organized by the Austin-Central Texas Chapter of the Grant Professional Association and the Austin Community College Center for Nonprofit Studies, and presented by the St. David’s Foundation, this event provides professional development and networking for grant, development, and executive professionals in the Texas nonprofit sector. This year’s theme, “Grants and The Art of Storytelling,” will provide all participants the opportunity to hear directly from grant-making organizations about what makes a grant application narrative really stand out.
Monday, May 6 at Austin Community College Eastview Campus
Ticket prices range from $30-$80.

Talk on the Texas Coastal Exchange, a new carbon offset program for the Gulf Coast.
2019-05-05 14:00 - 16:30 | The King Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Blvd, Houston, Texas
Presented by Jim Blackburn
There will be a talk on Sunday, May 5 at 2 p.m. in Houston, and online, about how you, and/or your house of worship, can participate in the Texas Coastal Exchange, a new carbon offset program for the Gulf Coast. You may participate by purchasing offsets, or selling them, if you have land you can manage for carbon storage. Check them out at: https://www.texascoastalexchange.org/. Lisa Brenskelle.

It's Not a Done Deal Fest
2019-04-24 16:00 - 20:00 | Real Ale Brewing, 231 San Saba Ct., Blanco, Texas
We want to get this pipeline moved out of the Texas Hill Country. It’s NOT a Done Deal, but we can’t fight Kinder Morgan without your help.
Rub elbows with your neighbors, enjoy live music, learn what you can do to help protect our Hill Country communities. Tap room will be open and food available.
Bring your friends and neighbors!
Live Music By Cameran Nelson, Zydeco Blanco, Avalee featuring Stacia Woods & Colin Clark
Learn Your Rights
Find out how to take action
Speakers from across our 4 county region
(We still need a few more volunteers. Please email us if you’d like to help: https://BlancoSTP.com/volunteer )

Earth Day Austin
2019-04-13 12:00 - 18:00 | Huston-Tillotson University, 900 Chicon St., Austin, Texas, 78702
Earth Day ATX is a zero waste event, which means we will have many opportunities to lower your carbon footprint, conserve, recycle and upcycle. Stay tuned to find out more important details about the event.

Annual Lende Lecture Series at Cibolo Creek Featuring Andy Samson
2019-04-13 02:00 - 17:00 | Cibolo Nature Center Auditorium
A community lecture on critical water issues in Texas.
Cibolo Nature Center & Farm and the Cibolo Preserve invite you to learn about water conservation in the delicate Cibolo Creek and beyond.
This second installment in the Lende Lecture Series will address critcal water issues and provide valuable insight on local water conservation and efficiency practices.
RSVP by April 10th

Cypress Creek Nature Trail Stakeholders Meeting
2019-04-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Road 12, Wimberley, TX, 78676, United States
There will be a second meeting for Cypress Creek Nature Trail (CCNT) stakeholders. The meeting will be facilitated by a third-party specialist and is designed to take stakeholders through an assessment of the status of the CCNT and Preserve.

Plant Diversity and a Healthy Native Landscape
2019-04-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Wimberley Village Library, 400 FM 2325, Wimberley, 78676, United States
Michele Bertelsen, an ecologist from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, will be speaking about plant diversity and the ecological functions needed to sustain a healthy native landscape using work done at our own Blue Hole Park as an example.

Spicewood Ranch Spring Native Plant ID Workshop
2019-04-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Spicewood Ranch
Friends,
We are excited to announce the first of two ESC Spicewood Ranch Spring Native Plant ID Workshops for Spring 2019!
Instructor– Bill Carr, Acme Botanical Services
Location– Spicewood Ranch
Time: 9 am to 1 pm, Sunday, April 14, 2019
Registration Details: Registration required. $25 to be paid in person at the workshop (cash, check, credit cards OK). Workshop limited to 15 participants.

Register Now

Spicewood Ranch is a 1,200 acre ranch about 1 hour west of Austin where Environmental Survey Consulting has been doing habitat restoration and research for almost 30 years.
The workshop will be conducted by Bill Carr, a plant expert with 35 years of field experience in Texas.

Those who wish to stay and visit a bit longer can join us at 1 pm for an informal lunch at Del Nanno (the “grandpa house”). Please bring your own lunch, snacks, and water.

Jacobs Well Garden Party
2019-03-31 18:00 - 19:30 | Jacobs Well Community Garden
please bring a pot luck dish to share, and cold drinks as well.

Blanco County Town Hall - Permian Highway Pipeline
2019-03-28 17:30 - 19:30 | Old Blanco County Courthouse, 300 Main St., Blanco, TX, 78606, United States

Texas Water Syposium: Water and the 2019 Legislative Session: The Outlook for Hill Country Water Resources
2019-03-28 08:00 - 17:00
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Join state representatives from the Hill Country as they engage in a conversation and public question and answer session to discuss bills that address flooding, treated effluent discharges, water well protection, growth, and support of sound science oriented natural resource policy.
The program, titled Water and the 2019 Legislative Session: The Outlook for Hill Country Water Resources, will be held at 7pm on Thursday, March 28 at the Texas Capitol Extension room E1.014 in Austin, Texas.
Moderator: Vanessa Puig-Williams – Puig-Williams Law PLLC, and Executive Director, TESPA
Panel members will include:

Representative Kyle Biedermann – District 73; Comal, Kendall, & Gillespie Counties
Representative Vikki Goodwin – District 47; Western Travis County
Representative Andrew Murr – District 53; Western Hill Country Counties
Representative Erin Zwiener – District 45; Hays and Blanco Counties

Very inexpensive parking right next door at the Capitol parking garage.
Please distribute this flyer to your contacts!
For over 10 years the Texas Water Symposium has broadcast radio programming about our most precious resource.

Stop the Permian Highway Pipeline
2019-03-27 16:00 - 20:00 | Vista Brewery, 13551 FM 150, Driftwood, Texas
A FREE Gathering of Central Texas people concerned about the proposed Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline. We will have experts speaking, yard signs and stickers, a raffle and other ways to engage.
Vista brewery is a quintessentially beautiful Hill Country venue. There will be craft beer, cider, wine and farm-to-table dinner from the restaurant available for sale. Live music by Big Cedar Fever!
This project sets a very dangerous precedent for our region as it threatens landowner rights, our tourism economy, our water, endangered species and much more.
This is an opportunity for landowners and residents to learn more about the science behind our unique ecoregion and why this route poses enormous threats to our livelihood.
People standing together for what they believe in are more powerful than any corporation. Let’s come together and learn what we can do to take the stewardship of our homeland into our own hands.
This event is a fundraiser for the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association‘s Defense Fund.
Support the Online Resistance: savethehillcountry.org

Social Justice Forum: Stop the Permian Highway Pipeline!
2019-03-03 09:30 - 23:00 | San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship .
Our San Marcos-based group focuses on educational awareness of the pipeline, the route, the implications, the companies track record, & what we can do about it as citizens.
Free coffee, professional childcare & parking!
Optional service at 11AM, following the forum.
https://www.facebook.com/events/489959418200339/

Great Texas River Clean Up
2019-03-02 08:30 - 13:00
The 2019 Great Texas River Clean Up is Saturday, March 2nd! Registration will begin at 8:30 am at your clean up location’s headquarters and the clean up will begin at 9 am. Lunch and a free T-shirt will be provided.
A map of the clean up locations can be found here: https://goo.gl/bFnq5S
T-shirts are avaiable on a first come, first serve basis. If you want your size, make sure to show up early! Please carpool if you can and if you would like to, bring a filled waterbottle.
If you are volunteering in the Cottonwood Creek area, please wear waders or shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting wet.
If you are signing up as an organization, please sign up with your organization name, an appropriate email address, and number of people expected to attend.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0c48aba72fa5fc1-great

Wimberley Market Days
2019-03-02 07:00 - 16:00 | Wimberley Lion’s Club, 601 FM 2325, Wimberley, TX, 78676, United States
Wimberley hosts the oldest outdoor market in the Texas Hill Country and the second-largest in the state. The Lion’s Club Market Days feature over 475 booths of everything you can’t live without. Come stroll our tree-shaded paths, listen to live music and shop to your heart’s content. Market Days are open the 1st Saturday of the month March-December from 7:00-4:00 p.m. (except during the 3 summer months when we close early at 3:00 p.m.).
Admission is free to our market so come out and enjoy! Market Days feature 3 large parking lots, monthly themes and entertainment, tasty concessions, a great variety of vendors and clean, handicap-accessible restrooms. Pets are allowed if on a leash.

PHP Fundraiser @ the Shady Llama
2019-02-28 16:00 - 20:00 | The Shady Llama, 18325 RR12, Wimberley, Texas, 78676, United States
This is a free and fun event for everyone affected by the Pipeline to network, learn more and fundraise for WVWA’s Legal Defense Fund as they prepare to fight Kinder Morgan.
The pipeline is slated to be constructed 1400 feet from the Shady Llama! You can see the route clearly from their beautiful venue.
Shady Llama has graciously offered to contribute $2 of every drink sold to the cause! They serve local Texas beers and wines. There will be live music, (bands to be announced very soon), as well as food trucks serving food.
We will have yard signs to hand out.
WVWA Executive Director David Baker and other informed experts will speak.
PLEASE CARPOOL – We expect a good turn out and we want to get the most out of the available parking.
This event is RAIN OR SHINE!

2019 Urban Riparian Symposium - Building Community Connections for Healthy Urban Streams
2019-02-27 08:00 - 2019-03-01 17:00 | Grapevine Convention Center
Grapevine Convention Center Grapevine, Texas
February 27 – March 1, 2019
Early Conference Registration is Open! Register Online
Register Online for the afternoon Pre-Conference Workshops on 2/27/19.
Please register for the workshops online. Registration is limited, so reserve your spot early.
1. Green Infrastructure/ Low Impact Development Workshop,
Instructor: Dr. Fouad Jaber
2. Riparian Bullseye Assessment Training,(***Course is Full)
Instructors: Michael Jones and Stacey Haddad.
Pre-conference workshops are on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Both workshops are free to attend and will be held from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM.
** The Riparian Bullseye workshop is now full and registration has closed. If you are interested in being put on a waiting list in case space becomes available — please email clare.entwistle@ag.tamu.edu. There are still seats for the GI/LID workshop. Workshops will be held concurrently at different locations, so please make sure to look at the address for each workshop.**
