YES! We WILL meet this month!
Meet Zack Davis, our new Extension Agent,
and learn about saving our aquifers and water wells.
Monday, February 9th, 6:30 pm Citizens Center
in Glen Rose, 209 SW Barnard
Free and open to the public! Bring a friend!
What do you know about conserving our water supply? Our aquifers? Monitoring your well?
Answer all your questions at the next CHES meeting! Shawn Davis and Karen Siddall from Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District will present general information about the district, its activities and background including aquifer studies & well monitoring, upcoming public education events & opportunities.
Shawn Davis is the Field Technician for the Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District located in Cleburne, TX. Mr. Davis, the former Texas AgriLife county agent for Somervell County, has 20 years of experience with the Texas Department of Agriculture Pesticide Division in various positions throughout the state. He has a bachelor’s degree from Tarleton State University in Agribusiness. As field technician, Mr. Davis monitors water well drilling, develops sites for the placement of monitor wells, and tracks groundwater levels in the aquifers underlying the district’s four counties: Ellis, Hill, Johnson, and Somervell.
Karen Siddall is the Public Relations and Education Administrator for Prairielands GCD. Ms. Siddall worked in the municipal sector for 34 years spending the last 20 as the stormwater program coordinator for the City of Irving, Texas, where she gained extensive experience in regulatory compliance, public education and outreach. She has undergraduate and graduate degrees in Criminal Justice from the University of Texas at Arlington, and her tasks include developing and presenting water conservation education and outreach programs to residents, schools, and civic groups.
Our next CHES meeting will be June 8th. Go ahead and mark your calendar. Details coming up next month.