February 26, 2005
Rainwater Harvesting – Capturing Nature's Best for your Landscape

Speaker Presentations and Web sites

Rio Grande Basin Water Use Study
Bruce Lesikar & Valeen Silvy, Texas Cooperative Extension
See also: Rio Grande

Xeriscape & Green Technologies
George Radnovich, Landscape Architect
Sites Southwest, Albuquerque, New Mexico
http://www.sites-sw.com
http://www.xeriscape.com

Using Native Shrubs in your landscape
Keith Owens, Professor of Range Ecology
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Uvalde, Texas
http://uvalde.tamu.edu/ornamental
http://uvalde.tamu.edu/herbarium

Lawn Irrigation: How, When and Where to Water
Roger D. Havlak, Program Specialist-Turfgrass and Water Management Texas Cooperative Extension
http://aggieturf.tamu.edu

Rainwater Catchment Systems in Texas
Hari Krishna, Texas Water Development Board
Texas Water Development Board, Rainwater Harvesting Publication
International Rainwater Catchment System Association
http://www.eng.warwick.ac.uk/ircsa/
American Rainwater Catchment System Association
http://www.arcsa-usa.org/

Rainwater Catchment Systems for Landscapes & Wildlife
Billy Kniffen, Texas Cooperative Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Menard County

Exhibitor Web sites

Texas Metal Cisterns
http://www.texasmetalcisterns.net/

Spec-all Products & Timber Tanks
http://www.timbertanks.com
http://specallproducts.com

Wylie Sprayers - Includes plastic storage tanks
http://www.wyliesprayers.com

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