The Three Rivers Wildlife Management Association will hold their first meeting on Saturday, April 9 at 1 p.m. at the Three Rivers Community Center.

Anyone interested in cooperative wildlife management and education, particularly in Live Oak and McMullen Counties is invited to attend. The Membership/Meeting Fee is $10 per person Note: cash and checks only.

TRWMA is a non-profit organization. Proceeds go exclusively towards community center rental, postage, guest speaker travel and other operating costs.

If possible, please RSVP by contacting us at: threeriverswildlifemanagement@yahoo.com or by telephone at (210) 355-6460 or (361)-522-9868. U.S. mailing address: Luke Foster; 1110 E St.; Floresville, TX 78114.

Itinerary

1 p.m.: Registration

1:30 p.m. Welcome and Introduction: Eric Grahmann and Luke Foster.

2 p.m.: Guest Speaker: Dr. Tim Fulbright (Managing White-tailed Deer Habitat: A Focus on Small Landholdings)

Dr. Fulbright is a professor in semi-arid land ecology and wildlife habitat management at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. He has authored and co-authored several books, including”White-tailed Deer Habitat: Ecology and Management on Rangelands”, “Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management Application and “Texas Bobwhites: A Guide to their Foods and Habitat Management.”

2:30 p.m.: Guest Speaker: Paula Maywald (Protecting your Surface: Negotiating Oil and Gas Exploration Surface Rights with Wildlife in Mind).

Paula Maywald is co-owner of :Land Steward Consultants” (San Antonio, TX. which specializes in wildlife-friendly surface use negotiations for oil and gas exploration and wildlife habitat restoration. She is past coordinator for the “South Texas Natives Program” at Texas A&M Univerisity-Kingsville and has co-authored a native plant restoration manual titled “Restoration Manual for Native Habitats of South Texas.”

3 p.m. Business: Eric Grahmann and Luke Foster.

4 p.m.: Conclusion.