OC Playa Field Day

OC Playa Field Day

Learn about efforts for water stewardship & playa conservation through restoration programs & sustainability initiatives

By Ogallala Commons

Date and time

Thursday, May 16 · 9:30am - 2pm CDT

Location

Floyd County Friends Unity Center

990 Farm to Market Road 786 Lockney, TX 79241

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.

Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Doors Open

Registration and light refreshments

9:30 AM - 9:40 AM

Welcome & Overview

Darryl Birkenfeld, Director, Ogallala Commons, and playa landowner

9:40 AM - 10:10 AM

Playa Ecosystems & TX Playa Conservation Initiative

Heather Johnson, Migratory Game Bird Specialist: Region I, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Lubbock, TX

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

Taking Steps to Regenerate Cotton Ecosystems

Chad Wall, founder, Natural Ecosystem Restoration, Ropesville, TX

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

A Grower’s Perspective: Cotton Inc., SARA, and Playa Conservation

Lacy Cotter Vardeman, Cotter Key Farms, Slaton, TX

11:30 AM - 12:10 PM

Catered Sandwich Lunch by Sweet Treat by Ann-Marie (Amarillo, TX)

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM

Closing Remarks by Jim Steiert

Outdoor Writer and playa enthusiast, Hereford, TX

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Field Tour to restored playa site

2:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Adjourn

About this event

  • 4 hours 30 minutes

Farmers, ranchers, Master Naturalists, agency personnel, educators, and the interested public are invited to attend a Playa Field Day presented by Ogallala Commons (www.ogallalacommons.org) on Thursday, May 16th from 9:30am-2:00pm at the Floyd County Friends Unity Center (990 FM 786) just outside Lockey, Texas. The field day will cover information about playa ecosystems and restoration programs, as well as an overview of steps toward regenerative cotton production to increase water stewardship and playa conservation across the South Plains.  After lunch, a tour will be taken to visit a restored playa in Floyd County.


The workshop is presented by Ogallala Commons and sponsored by High Plains Water District, the Horizon Foundation, and Quarteway Cotton Growers.

Organized by

Ogallala Commons