A Lone Star Healthy Streams workshop will be held on July 7 in Brenham, Texas. The workshop is offered as a

joint effort of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation

Board.


The Mill Creek Watershed area is part of the Lone Star Healthy Streams program, a calm stream surrounded by

grassy banks. Small acreage agriculture around the Mill Creek Watershed area will be the focus of the July 7

Lone Star Healthy Streams event. The free workshop will run from 8 a.m. until noon at the Washington County

Expo, 1305 E. Blue Bell Road. Lunch will be provided. Preregistration is required as space is limited. RSVP by

July 5 to the AgriLife Extension Office in Washington County at https://tx.ag/LSHSWashington.


This workshop will feature local efforts to improve water quality. Topics covered will include basic watershed

function, water quality, and specific bestmanagement practices that can be voluntarily implemented to help

minimize bacterial contamination originating from grazing livestock, backyard poultry, or horses.


โ€œThe goal of the Lone Star Healthy Streams program is to protect Texas waterways from bacterial

contamination originating from livestock, wildlife, and invasive species that may pose a serious health risk to

Texans,โ€ said Leanne Wiley, AgriLife Extension program specialist and Lone Star Healthy Streams

coordinator, BryanCollege Station. โ€œThe aim is to increase awareness, provide educational materials to Texas

producers and landowners, and encourage implementation.โ€


In addition to the sessions on livestock and poultry management, Annalee Epps, AgriLife Extension Watershed

Coordinator, BryanCollege Station, will present an update on the Mill Creek Watershed Protection Plan. It will

include a brief background on the project, as well as current water quality monitoring data.


Funding for this effort is provided through a Clean Water Act Section 319 nonpoint source grant administered

by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For

more information on the workshop, contact Wiley at 9792408407 or [email protected]; or Epps at

9798452862 or
[email protected].

Stacie M. Villarreal, MS


Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service


County Extension Agent Agriculture & Natural Resources โ”‚Austin County

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