For the Public:

Classes

Title.......................Eco-Friendly Land-Management Method Workshops.

Description…….....Workshops on "Hill Country Land Stewardship" (cedar

management, watershed health, tree planting, wildlife

management); "Grasses, Range Management and

Conservation" (using native grasses to build soil and water

supplies); "How To Get Water On Your Land Without

Drilling A Well"; "Trees and Shrubs: Identification and

Management"; "Advanced Grasses Field Day."

Target

Audience...............Ranchers, farmers, rangeland property owners.

Cost......................$100. Includes coffee break, lunch, ranch tour.

Location................Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve, 2341 Blue Ridge Drive,

Johnson City, Texas.

Dates/Times..........8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on various dates. Contact sponsor

for schedule.

Special

requirements........Ranch tour is on a covered, open-sided trailer with hay

bales. Participants should be able to take bumpy ride, make

short hikes. Dress for weather and outdoor activity.

Sponsor/POC.......Bamberger Ranch Preserve, 2341 Blue Ridge Drive,

Johnson City, Texas 78636. Tel. 830-868-2630. Fax (830)

868-4638 (same). E-mail brp@tstar.net. Website for

registration and schedule:

http://www.bambergerranch.org.

Other Notes.........Selah is a 5,500 acre ranch described as the largest habitat

restoration project on private land in Texas. Includes

dinosaur tracks, a man-made bat cave ("Chiroptorium"), and

world's largest herd of endangered Scimitar-Horned Oryx.