Although we offer basic fruit tree seminars occasionally, once a year we try to snag an Extension fruit specialist to join us for an intensive workshop. And this year we are honored to be joined by Monte Nesbitt, who serves our entire state regarding fruit crop issues. His specialty is citrus crops, but he'll be covering the gamut, so you won't want to miss it! Of course he'll give you a list of great fruit crop choices for you to choose from, but he'll also discuss fruit crops that may not be the best suited for our area. Along with site selection and cultural practices for various crops.
Please join us for this fabulous workshop. I hope to see you there (and you might just meet the amazing Augie, too!).
WHEN: Saturday, October 19, 2013
TIME: 10am-1pm
LOCATION: Travis County AgriLife Extension Office
1600 Smith Rd., Austin TX 78721
COST: $35
REGISTRATION: AgriLife Register or call 979.845.2604
MORE INFO: Daphne Richards, CEA-Horticulture, Travis County
Gardening information, publications, gardening news and community events from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Travis County.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Texas Watershed Workshop
You're invited to a free Texas Watershed Steward Workshop focusing on water quality issues related to Austin and the Colorado River. The training is open to anyone interested in improving water quality in the Austin area and will be held from 8am-4pm, October 11 at the LCRA Redbud Center at 3601 Lake Austin Blvd. in Austin, TX.
For a map to the workshop
location please visit http://www.lcra.org/about/maps/redbud.html.
This workshop is sponsored by
the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water
Conservation Board as part of the Texas Watershed Steward Program in order to
educate local residents about the hazards of impaired water quality and inform
them of the current state of water bodies in the area. The workshop will also
highlight ongoing efforts to address water quality in the Colorado River and
its tributaries.
The training will include a
discussion of watershed systems, types and sources of water pollution, and ways
to improve and protect water quality. There also will be a group discussion on
community-driven watershed protection and management.
We are also offering
continuing education credit through this training for TDA pesticide license
holders and professional engineers as well as certified planners, teachers,
crop advisors, landscape architects, and nutrient managers. More information on
the continuing education provided through this workshop can be found at http://tws.tamu.edu/workshops/information/
Sorry for the short notice!
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