Tag: water

• Water Stewardship Reading List

  To understand the future of water in Texas (and beyond), you need to understand how water works. These books will help explain water stewardship, how the water cycle works, and how water affects our ecosystems.

  Erin Stenzel

  December 4, 2025

  Reading Lists, Water Stewardship

  book, conservation, list, master naturalist, reading, water

• Nature Experiments / STEM Reading List

  To be clear, this is a listing of experiments for all ages, not just kids. I often find one of the best ways to understand a concepts is by seeing it in action. Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty, these should be fun for all ages!

  Erin Stenzel

  December 4, 2025

  Experiments/STEM, Nature, Reading Lists

  book, conservation, ecology, experiment, list, master naturalist, nature, reading, stem, water

• Oceans Reading List

  While oceans aren’t a main part of our ecosystem here in central Texas, it’s still good to learn about the world around us. Oceans impact the weather, filtration of freshwater, and is a major aspect of migrating birds and animals.

  Erin Stenzel

  December 4, 2025

  Oceans, Reading Lists, Water Stewardship

  book, conservation, ecology, list, master naturalist, ocean, reading, water

• Riparian Plants: The Heroes of Our Urban Landscapes

  Deep dive into Riparian plants and how they help us to control floodwaters and clean up pollution. We’ll look at riparian plant ratings and actual plants found in these zones.

  Erin Stenzel

  August 13, 2025

  riparian

  diy, flood, master naturalist, native-plants, pollution, riparian, water

• Riparian Reading List

  The riparian area is the area where water and land meet. It is enormously important in order to ensure that water can stay in recharge zones long enough to make it to the aquifers, reduce fast moving waters during flood events, and to ensure a healthy aquatic and land based ecosystem. Unfortunately, even though these…

  Erin Stenzel

  July 7, 2025

  Reading Lists, riparian

  book, list, management, master naturalist, reading, riparian, water, watershed

• CER Lecture Reading List

  Austin Water Center for Environmental Research or CER promotes this lecture series, led by Dr Kevin M. Anderson. This year the topic is the Geography of Urban Nature. The CER lectures are year long series of lunchtime talks held monthly in several locations in and around Austin – here is a list of the sessions…

  Erin Stenzel

  July 7, 2025

  Reading Lists, riparian, Urban EcoSystems, Water Stewardship

  Austin Water, book, CER, lecture, list, management, master naturalist, reading, riparian, water

• Building a Bee Spa

  Did you ever wonder why bees hang around your A/C unit or try to fly into your drink? Bees need water too, and if it’s not available, they will get creative. This project will help you create a bee spa which keeps bees in a desirable location for them and for you!

  Erin Stenzel

  April 10, 2025

  entomology

  bath, bee, bees, craft, diy, drought, entomology, garden, gardening, master naturalist, native-plants, nature, pollinator, pollinators, spa, water