Conservation groups will host a one-day workshop in Marfa on Oct. 22 focused on practical, low-cost methods to improve watershed and stream health.
The event, Restoring West Texas Streams: A Collaborative Workshop for Low-Tech Watershed Solutions, will take place at the Marfa USO Building. Registration is free.
Organizers — Rio Grande Joint Venture, Borderlands Research Institute and Dixon Water Foundation — said the program will introduce participants to Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration (LTPBR), an approach that uses natural materials and simple structures such as one-rock dams and brush weirs to restore water flow, reduce erosion and improve habitat.
The daylong session includes presentations, site visits to Alamito Creek restoration projects, and opportunities to learn from practitioners, researchers and local landowners. Coffee, lunch and a post-event mixer are included.
The workshop is open to contractors, landowners, land managers, restoration practitioners and members of the public interested in watershed stewardship.
Sponsors include Silla Marfa, Cactus Liquors, Maxwell Real Estate Group, City of Marfa and Visit Marfa.
