The 2008 Texoma Earth Conference is scheduled for August 8 at the Grayson County College, Denison Campus.  The conference is open to the public and is designed to provide information on environmental topics that impact our daily lives. 

There will be demonstrations on rainwater harvesting and composting and sessions on Texas waterways clean-up, recycling, agricultural diversification and whitetail deer habitat management, to name a few. 

Speakers range from Texas A & M to Keep Texas Beautiful to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.  Exhibitors will also be at the event with free information. 

Registration begins at 8:00, and the keynote address starts at 9:00.  Concurrent sessions on Keep Texas Beautiful, Municipal Solid Waste, and Eco-Resources and Marketing begin at 9:50.  You may pick and chose what sessions you would like to attend. 

Registration is $20, and this includes lunch.  Registration forms are available at http://www.texoma.cog.tx.us/ or call 903-813-3550 for more information. 

This event is made possible through a grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texoma Council of Governments and local sponsors. 

Texoma Earth Conference – 2008

Grayson County College, 6101 Grayson Drive (FM 691)  Denison, TX

August 8, 2008

8 am – 3 pm

 

8:00 – 9:00      Registration and Exhibits 

9:00 – 9:45      Welcome and Keynote Address,  Mark Quinn, DVM – Stoney Point AgriCorp 

Track I – Keep Texas Beautiful 

9:50 – 10:45         Drive Clean Across Texas – Leigh Annis Jeans, Clean Air Plan Coordinator, TxDOT

Texas Waterways Cleanup – Hester Bloom, Program Manager, Keep Texas Beautiful 

9:50 – 11:00         Rainwater Harvesting – Dottie Woodson, Dallas Agricultural Research & Extension Center 

11:00 – 12:00       Composting – Dr. Fred Karr, Collin County Master Composter 

12:00 – 1:00          Lunch 

1:00 – 2:00             Dilapidated Housing Demolition Opportunities – Mike Walthall   Planning & Development Director, City of Bonham

SSgt. Jim Levine - Texas National Guard 

1:00 – 2:00              Composting  – Dr. Fred Karr,   Outdoor Presentation 

12:00 – 1:00           Lunch 

Track II – Municipal Solid Waste 

9:50 – 11:00                 Recycling – Cynthia Hackathorn, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Recycling Program, City of Pottsboro – Kevin Farley, City Manager

Recycling Program, City of Sherman – Jeff Miller, Public Works Director

E-Waste – Andrew Hoekzema, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 

11:00 – 12:00      Used Tire Waste –

Cynthia Hackathorn, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Used Tire Products –  J’Lynn Hare, Rumber Materials Inc. 

12:00 – 1:00            Lunch 

1:00 – 2:00               21^st Century Energy Project – Ron Goforth PhD., Progressive Energy Partners

Track III – Eco Resources & Marketing 

9:50 – 12:00     Nature Tourism Resources – Miles Phillips, AgriLife Extension Specialist, Texas A&M

Agricultural Diversification with Nature Tourism – Miles Phillips

Lavender Ridge Farms – Jerry Ware, Cooke County

Bailey’s Berry Patch – Pearce Bailey, Grayson County 

12:00 – 1:00   Lunch 

1:00 – 2:30      Whitetail Deer Habitat Management –

Dr. Billy Higginbotham, Texas A&M - Raising Whitetail Deer & Lease

Hunting – Joel Trammell, Madill, OK

8:00 – 3:00      Exhibits -- “Kilowatt Ours” – Continuous Showing During Lunch