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Friday, July 27 2012, 8:00am - 4:00pm |
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Dallas Land Management Workshop Focusing on Needs for Small Rural Properties (AT)
Friday, July 27 8:00 - 4:00
Press release 5/29/2012
North Texas Master Naturalist Chapter
10056 Marsh Lane, Suite B-101
Dallas, Texas 75229-6066
www.ntmn.org
214-904-3050
DALLAS LAND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP FOCUSING ON NEEDS FOR SMALL RURAL PROPERTIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2012
MEDIA CONTACTS: Fred Burrell 214-904-3050, Brett Johnson 972-293-3841, Pauline Schafer 469-371-3256
Dallas, Texas – Landowners interested in learning methods to preserve or rehabilitate wildlife habitat will want to plan on attending a land management workshop presented by Texas Parks & Wildlife and Texas AgriLife Extension Service, with support from the North Texas Master Naturalist chapter, to be held on Friday, July 27, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Urban Solutions Center, 17360 Coit Road, in north Dallas. Workshop topics will include maintaining habitat quality for wildlife, pond management and aquatic weed control, prescribed burning, erosion control and drought management, and wildlife tax valuation. The cost for the day-long workshop is $50 and includes lunch.
Presenters include:
(A) Dr. Dale Rollins, quail expert and founder of the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch in Roby, who is a wildlife specialist at the AgriLife Extension & Research facility in San Angelo, Texas, and will share his expertise on managing habitat for wildlife.
(B) Billy Higginbotham, Professor and Extension wildlife and fisheries specialist headquartered at the AgriLife Research & Extension Center at Overton, will speak on pond management and weed control.
(C) David Sierra of the East Texas Ecological Education Center in Tyler, will cover techniques for prescribed burning, and Michael Brooks of the Natural Resources Conservation Service will speak on drought management and erosion control.
(D) Additionally, Brett Johnson of Texas Parks & Wildlife will speak about the fundamentals of Wildlife Tax Valuation.
The event is being presented by the Texas Parks & Wildlife and Texas AgriLife Extension, in cooperation with the North Texas Master Naturalist Chapter. Sponsors include Long Star Ag Credit. Vendor booths and information tables are available. More information and registration are available online at www.ntmn.org/landownerwkshp or by calling Fred Burrell, County Extension Agent 214-904-3050 or Brett Johnson, TPWD Urban Biologist 972-293-3841.
The North Texas Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists is a corps of trained volunteers who provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas in Dallas County. Monthly meetings with speakers are open to the public, and are held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. For more information about the North Texas Master Naturalists, visit www.ntmn.org, or contact Pauline Schafer at publicity@ntmn.org or 469-371-3256.
Approved AT (6 hours max) - JEV 6/5/2012
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