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EDUCATION AND OUTREACH members of the public. The ACW Partnership plans to continue collaborating with the TPWD on these events over the 10-year period of the ACW Protection Plan. conservation and providing environmental education in the Lower Rio Grande Valley is provided in Appendix F of this document. Agricultural Education Program Wildlife Expo Strategy 9 - Collaborate with Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) Supporting Environmental Education and Conservation Programs A number of national, state and local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) provide public E&O in the Rio Grande Valley on environmental issues that affect the Arroyo Colorado. The information provided by these organizations varies widely and includes topics such as habitat restoration and protection, endangered species protection, organic gardening, the value of green space and general environmental conservation. As with government agencies providing environmental E&O, NGOs often benefi t greatly from partnerships with local stewardship organizations like the ACW Partnership by leveraging scarce resources available to both organizations. The ACW Partnership has nurtured relationships and established partnerships with several NGOs in the Rio Grande Valley, sharing information and participating in small outreach activities sponsored by the NGOs. The ACW Partnership plans to increase the collaboration with these and other NGOs in the Rio Grande Valley to help disseminate information about the ACW Protection Plan over the next 10 years. A list of NGOs supporting natural resource Education and Outreach (E&O) on agricultural issues has traditionally been provided to farmers and ranchers in the watershed through the TCE, SWCDs, TAES, NRCS, TSSWCB and TAMUK. Through a EPA-funded project administered by the TSSWCB, the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), working through Texas Cooperative Extension (TCE), will organize an integrated team of multiple agencies and groups involved with the project to develop a comprehensive plan to effi ciently achieve the educational goals of the ACW Partnership Agricultural Issues Workgroup. TWRI and TCE will host educational meetings within the three-county area in accordance with priority issues identifi ed by the Agricultural Issues Workgroup. Specifi cally, the educational programs will serve two purposes. First, TCE will utilize existing resources provided under this project to educate producers on proper agricultural management and production techniques. Programs will address cotton, grain sorghum, sugar cane, citrus and vegetable production and proper nutrient management practices including a soil testing campaign. Workshops will be held to discuss water quality issues in the watershed and BMPs for reducing agriculture’s impact on water quality. Information and outreach will be provided at the following events: • Annual Irrigation Conference in McAllen • Water Summits • Cotton Growers Conferences Outreach will also be provided through newspaper articles, public service announcements (PSAs) and articles in newsletters such as the Texas Citrus Mutual Newsletter, FSA Newsletter and others. Second, TCE will promote the cost-share programs associated with water quality protection, for example, cost-share programs to support implementation of BMPs and technologies previously developed in the area that did not reach full potential due to a lack of awareness among producers will be promoted as Arroyo Colorado Watershed Protection Plan 104 January 2007
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH part of the Agricultural E&O effort. TCE will be able to promote these programs and also provide education on the proper use of these technologies following installation. Finally, the ACW Agricultural Education Program will be highly coordinated with the projectspecifi c water quality monitoring so that current, upto-date information on the contributions by agriculture and the effectiveness of BMPs can be transmitted to agricultural producers. These outreach activities will be coordinated with other ongoing information/education programs in the watershed being conducted by SWCDs, TSSWCB, TCE, irrigation districts, TDA’s pesticide applicator license CEU program and through other watershed work groups. One of the goals of the ACW Partnership is to assess the level of BMP implementation outside of conservation plans resulting from educational activities. Conservation tillage Agricultural Education and Outreach event January 2007 105 Arroyo Colorado Watershed Protection Plan
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CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .........
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CONTENTS - FIGURES Habitat Restorat
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TABLES LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Tabl
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Arroyo Colora
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Habitat Approxima
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY management practi
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Elements of the W
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INTRODUCTION In its most pristine c
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INTRODUCTION Colorado, where physic
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THE ARROYO COLORADO WATERSHED PARTN
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THE ARROYO COLORADO WATERSHED The A
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THE ARROYO COLORADO WATERSHED the D
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THE ARROYO COLORADO WATERSHED Figur
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THE ARROYO COLORADO WATERSHED Table
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THE ARROYO COLORADO WATERSHED Resac
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STATE OF THE WATERSHED From a natur
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STATE OF THE WATERSHED resacas loca
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STATE OF THE WATERSHED Water Qualit
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STATE OF THE WATERSHED Table 8. Des
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STATE OF THE WATERSHED Figure 12. L
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STATE OF THE WATERSHED Figure 14. 1
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STATE OF THE WATERSHED Figure 18. T
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STATE OF THE WATERSHED Figure 20. T
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STATE OF THE WATERSHED facilities a
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STATE OF THE WATERSHED controlled.
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APPENDICES HUC HWWS IBWC IMAS km LL
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APPENDICES APPENDIX B Arroyo Colora
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APPENDICES arise necessitating the
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APPENDICES c. Committee Members: Co
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APPENDICES APPENDIX C Arroyo Colora
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APPENDICES FRANK MARTINEZ IBWC JAME
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APPENDICES WESLEY ROSENTHAL TAMU JE
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APPENDICES APPENDIX E Rare Plants a
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APPENDICES Common Name Scientific N
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APPENDICES APPENDIX F Locally Activ
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APPENDICES Gorgas Science Foundatio
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APPENDICES Endangered Species Act T
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APPENDICES APPENDIX H List of Feder
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APPENDICES Common Name Scientific N
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APPENDICES APPENDIX I Selected Mars
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APPENDICES Mid-Depths - 15 to 50 cm
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REFERENCES Arnold, J.G., P.M. Allen
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REFERENCES IBWC, 2003. Hydraulic Mo
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REFERENCES TAES (Texas Agricultural
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REFERENCES USEPA, 1999. Draft Guida
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