Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Friends of Blue Hole Lecture about "Water in Texas" on Sunday, October 12 at 4 pm




For Immediate Release
October 3, 2014

Friends To Host Lecture by Andy Sansom, Texas Conservation Leader


The Friends of Blue Hole will host a lecture about "Water in Texas" on Sunday, October 12 at 4 pm in the Wood/Grinstead Amphitheater at Blue Hole Regional Park.  Please bring a lawn chair as there is limited seating available.

Sansom Biography
Andrew Sansom is one of the leading conservationists in Texas. As executive director of The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, formerly the River Systems Institute, he leads Texas State’s broad and comprehensive efforts to ensure sustainable water resources.

Before coming to Texas State, Sansom was executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, where in 1997 he was one of the state leaders instrumental in the passage of Senate Bill 1, landmark legislation affecting the development and management of water resources in Texas. He also created the Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas, which funds a number of department programs through private donations, and new urban fish and wildlife programs designed to promote conservation awareness in urban areas.

Early in his career, Sansom worked for the National Recreation and Park Association in Washington, D.C. He has served as environmental coordinator for the White House Conference on Youth; special assistant to Interior Secretary Rogers C.B. Morton; director of conservation education at the Federal Energy Administration; and deputy director of the Energy Institute at the University of Houston.

Sansom has also served as executive director of the Texas Nature Conservancy, and on the board of trustees of the Texas Historical Foundation, Bat Conservation International, KLRU Public Television in Austin, and the National Audubon Society. He has written for numerous publications and is the author of six books.



Director and President Bob Dussler | Founding Director Peter Way| Executive Director Laura Linhart-Kistner Advisory Director Mayor Steve Thurber | Jim Braniff | David Berman | Tevis Grinstead |  Mel Hildebrandt
 Stephen Klepfer | Suzanne McCord | Andy Sansom | Marilee Wood

PO Box 1601 •  Wimberley TX 78676 • 210.867.3939 • www.friendsofbluehole.org • Federal ID# 20-3415046

 

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