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Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership meeting – Weslaco
December 4, 2025, Weslaco, TX Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership meeting – Weslaco The next Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership meeting is right around the corner on December 4 at 9:30 AM. The meeting will be held at the Weslaco AgriLife Research and…
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Meet the New Arroyo Colorado Watershed Coordinator: Samantha Colunga
Samantha Colunga was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley and grew up in Monte Alto, Texas. Throughout elementary and middle school in Monte Alto, Samantha always enjoyed science, hoping to one day become a marine biologist. Her dream…
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Arroyo Colorado Watershed Boundary Update Planned for Early 2026
By Lucas Gregory During stakeholder meetings for the 2017 Update to the Arroyo Colorado WPP, the accuracy of the watershed boundary used in the WPP was questioned. This boundary was delineated using digital elevation models (topography) available at the time.…
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Partnership Spotlight: The Rio Grande Valley Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas
The Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) is a statewide non-profit organization whose mission is “to promote conservation, research, and utilization of native plants and plant habitats of Texas through education, outreach, and example.” The Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership has…
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Environmental Education at Rio Hondo Middle School Benefits More than the Arroyo Colorado
By Lucas Gregory In October 2023, Rio Hondo ISD teachers and students transformed the grass area near the student drop-off zone at Rio Hondo Middle School. Using best management practices (BMPs), they turned the unused space into a native landscape…
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Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership meeting – Weslaco
An Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership Meeting was held May 15, 2025, at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Weslaco.
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Texas Watershed Steward Workshop – Weslaco
January 30, 2025 in Weslaco Texas Attend a Texas Watershed Steward workshop on January 30, 2025 from 8 a.m. – noon in Weslaco. The workshop will be held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center, 2401 Business Hwy 83…
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Agricultural Pesticide Waste Collection Event
December 10 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm in Weslaco, TX Do you have unwanted or surplus agricultural pesticides? Dispose of them freely and anonymously without leaving your Vehicle at the Agricultural Pesticide Waste Collection Event on Tuesday, December 10 from 8…
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Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program workshop
The Texas Water Resources Institute, or TWRI, will host a free Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. April 30 in Weslaco for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the Arroyo Colorado Watershed. The morning…
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Spring 2024 Arroyo Colorado Newsletter
The Spring 2024 Arroyo Colorado Newsletter has been published! Read about the Rio Grande Valley Drought Contingency Irrigation and Water Supply Workshop, Rio Hondo Middle School Native Plant workshop and more in this issue!
