Demonstration Reports

Demonstration Reports for Each Location

The Water for Texans program during 2003 was funded by Soil and Water Conservation funds. This added support allowed continuation of previously installed and operational watershed demonstrations in 15 counties including 48 demonstration plots (Figure 1). Paired catchments were established this year in cooperation with County Extension Agents in Menard on Farm Bureau's property in Menard County and on the Cerrito Prieto Ranch in Webb County.

County Name	Site Name	Plot Name
Bastrop	Lower Colorado River Authority	Bastrop A
Bastrop	Lower Colorado River Authority	Bastrop B
Blanco	Bamberger Ranch	Blanco A
Blanco	Bamberger Ranch	Blanco B
Brazos	Texas Instruments Property	Brazos A
Brazos	Texas Instrument Property	Brazos B
Ellis	Durant Rodrigue	Rodrigue A
Ellis	Durant Rodrigue	Rodrigue B
Hays	Freeman Ranch	Hays A1
Hays	Freeman Ranch	Hays B1
Hays	Freeman Ranch	Hays A2
Hays	Freeman Ranch	Hays B2
Hays	Freeman Ranch	Hays A3
Hays	Freeman Ranch	Hays B3
Jim Wells	La Copita Ranch	La Copita Gazed 1A
Jim Wells	La Copita Ranch	La Copita Gazed 1B
Jim Wells	La Copita Ranch	La Copita Gazed 2A
Jim Wells	La Copita Ranch	La Copita Gazed 2B
Kaufman	Star Brand Ranch	Star Brand A
Kaufman	Star Brand Ranch	Star Brand B
Kaufman	W. R. Braziel	Braziel A
Kaufman	W. R. Braziel	Braziel B
Kaufman	Garry Hawes	Hawes A
Kaufman	Garry Hawes	Hawes B
Kendall	Guadalupe State Park	Guadalupe A
Kendall	Guadalupe State Park	Guadalupe B
Kerr	Kerr Wildlife Management Area	Kerr 1
Kerr	Kerr Wildlife Management Area	Kerr 2
Kerr	Kerr Wildlife Management Area	Kerr 3
Kerr	Kerr Wildlife Management Area	Kerr 4
Kerr	Kerr Wildlife Management Area	Kerr 5
Kerr	Kerr Wildlife Management Area	Kerr 6
Mason	Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area	Mason OFA
Mason	Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area	Mason OFB
Mason	Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area	Mason MPA
Mason	Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area	Mason MPB
Menard	Menard County	Menard A
Menard	Menard County	Menard B
Travis	City of Austin	Austin Baker 1
Travis	City of Austin	Austin Baker 2
Travis	City of Austin	Austin Hafif East
Travis	City of Austin	Austin Hafif West
Webb	Webb County	Webb A
Webb	Webb County	Webb B

Table 1. County, Sites, and Plots that the RLEM Extention on campus maintains.

A paired watershed approach is being used for each demonstration site. Procedures follow EPA Paired Watershed Study Design (1993, US EPA, Office of Water, Washington, D. C. 841-F-93-009). During the calibration phase, all catchments will receive the same treatment (current management by the landowner). A minimum of ten runoff events for all catchments at a given location is required for calibration. Folowing calibration, one catchment in each pair of watersheds will receive a BMP for that situation based on resource needs and landowner objectives. The other catchment will continue with the landowner management practices. These demonstrations will continue for a minimim of five years. This length of time is necessary for normal successional change to occur following treatment and to allow "stabilization" before concluding effects.

BMPs were established on additional catchments in Hays county, Mason county, and Kerr county this past spring (Table 2). BMPs will be established on the catchments in Bastrop, Brazos, Kendall/Comal, and Jim Wells (La Copita) county demonstrations this winter/spring 2003.

Location	Treated/Untreated	Plot	Date	Typeof Treatment
Braziel Braziel Star Brand Star Brand Mason Mtn. Mason Mtn. Mason Mtn. Mason Mtn. Hays Co. Hays Co. Hays Co. Hays Co. Hays Co. Hays Co. Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr La Copita La Copita La Copita La Copita Hawes Hawes Durant Durant	Untreated Untreated Treated Untreated Untreated Treated Treated Untreated Treated Untreated Treated Untreated Treated Untreated Treated Treated Untreated Untreated Treated Untreated Untreated Untreated Untreated Untreated Untreated Treated Untreated Treated	A B A B OFA OFB MPA MPB A1 B1 A2 B2 A3 B3 1 2 3 4 5 6 A1 B1 A2 B2 A B A B	March-01 March-01 April-02 April-02 March-02 March-02 March-02 February-03 March-02 March-02 April-02	Established a grass nursury with 6 different native grasses near the plots. Established seeding with native grasses. Established seeding with native Grasses. Removed all woody vegetation including cactus and treated stumps with remedy. Simulatin Grazing every 90 days and raking material. Removed all of the juniper after cutting it down. Cut all of the juniper with a bobcat and left it lay in the plot. The plot was burned during a prescribed burn. Cut down all woody vegetation in the plot. Removed all understory leaving mature live oak and white shinoak on the plot. Total deferment of grazing by steers and horses. Mowing of plot but landowner has infrequently shredded the property.

Table 2. Treated and untreated plots on watershed catchments.

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