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Land Stewardship Subcommittee
(Formerly Habitat, Parks and Agriculture Subcommittee)

Upcoming Meeting:

Thursday, May 13 at 10:00 am

Past Meetings:

             Thursday, April 8 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm at Woodcreek City Hall

             Tuesday, February 23 from 10:00am-12:00pm at the Woodcreek City Hall (meeting notes)

             Tuesday, January 26 (meeting notes)

Subcommittee members:

Chair: Rachel Ranft (The Nature Conservancy)
Seth Terry (Texas Farm Bureau)
Carolyn Vogel (Vogel Environmental Consulting)
Malcolm Harris (Wimberley Parks and Recreation Board)
Dell Hood (Master Naturalist, Wimberley Parks and Recreation Board)
Chuck Curtis (Master Naturalist) Sam Rivers (Rancher)
Ryan McGillicuddy (TPWD)
Kasey Mock (Texas Agrilife Extension: Hays County)
Staff Liaison: Hayat Qurunful (River Systems Institute Research Assistant) hq10@txstate.edu

Past Meetings:

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009, 6:30 - 8:30 pm (meeting notes)

Thursday, November 12 at 6:30 - 8:30 at the Dancing Waters Inn

Agenda

• Housekeeping – Meeting Times
• Subcommittee Membership Overview
• Current Members
• Chair Replacement
• Are we missing anyone?
• TX AgriLife Extension - Kasey Mock
• NRCS
• Mike Reagan – TPWD Biologist
• Focus Groups
• Review of plan
• Who is in charge of planning
• How to recruit focus group attendees
• What to present to them
• What to collect from them
• Surveys?
• Questionnaire?
• Multiple Choice: (i.e. “Prioritize this list of agricultural management practices that you would be willing to adopt.”)
• Resources
• Where we keep them
• What we need
• Watershed Characterization
• Cypress Creek Nature Preserve Conservation Easement
• Database of BMPs (online and in hard copy at library/city chambers
• List of land owners in the watershed
• What next

Thursday, October 8th at 6:30pm in the Cypress Room at the Wimberley Community Center

Agenda

• Overview of Subcommittee Tasks
  • What are we aiming to accomplish over the next year?
  • Recruiting more subcommittee members
• Discussion on getting the community involved
  • Proposal of Focus Group approach
  • Identify and reach out to stakeholders
  • What information do we present them with?
  • What information do we collect from them?
• Core group discussion – covering the subcommittee tasks (see below)
  • Agriculture
  • Parks
  • Habitat
• What is the subcommittee’s focus statement?
• Wrap-up
  • Schedule reoccurring meetings for the year
  • Individual task responsibilities
  • Next meeting agenda ideas

Land Stewardship Subcommittee members:

Chair:  Seth Terry (Texas Farm Bureau)
Rachel Ranft (The Nature Conservancy)
Don Snodgrass (The Nature Conservancy)
Carolyn Vogel (Vogel Environmental Consulting)
Dell Hood (Master Naturalist, Wimberley Parks and Recreation Board)
Malcolm Harris (Wimberley Parks and Recreation Board)
Staff Liason: Mary Waters (River Systems Institute, waters@txstate.edu)

 

Land Stewardship Subcommittee Tasks:

• Consider other stakeholders/ individuals that should be part of subcommittee and recruit members of the community.
• Identify areas of concern within watershed
• Identify Best Management Practices that will help improve or maintain water quality/quantity. For example:
1. Habitat restoration
2. Plant native grasses
3. Buffer Strips
4. Identify Ag areas and ensure using right measures to filter runoff
5. Provide pet waste cleanup stations near parks (provide bags)
6. Public access to river. Mostly private land along water, maybe another park or trail
7. Install more trashcans/recycle bins near creek and swimming holes

• Feasibility of implementation of Best Management Practices
• Work with Outreach and Education subcommittee

Resources:

The Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program Now Accepting Applications 

The Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program (TFRLCP) at the Texas General Land Office is accepting applications for agricultural conservation easement projects, contingent upon the receipt of funds from the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP), for projects up to $1 million. 

To view the request for applications, please visit the program website at:  www.texasfarmandranch.org and link to the "How to Apply" section.  Included in the Request for Applications NO. 00868-SG is an application form, guidance document and instructions on how to complete the application package.
 
The application must come from a qualified land trust in partnership with a willing landowner.  
Deadline for Submission:  November 6, 2009@ 3:00 p.m. Central Time  
For further information, please contact Scott Campbell at (512) 463-5824 or at scott.campbell@glo.state.tx.us.

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