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UGRA Invites Public to Forum on the Value of the
Guadalupe
River
Kerrville
,
TX
,
January 20, 2004
– UGRA today announced that it will be hosting a public forum entitled
“The Value of the Upper Guadalupe” on February 11th at
6:30 p.m.
All
interested persons are invited to attend and participate in the Forum, which
will take place at the
Guadalupe
Basin
Natural
Resources
Center
,
125 Lehmann Drive
in
Kerrville
.
Greg Etter
, UGRA General Manager, said: “The purpose of
the Forum is to provide the opportunity to discuss the value of the
Upper
Guadalupe
River
.
A first-rate panel has been put together, and we are looking for audience
participation in the dialogue.”
The Forum will be moderated by Dr.
Tim Summerlin
, President of
Schreiner University. The focus of
the Forum will be the multiple attributes that make the Guadalupe valuable to
the people of
Kerr
County
.
President Summerlin stated: “We all agree on the critical importance of
the Guadalupe to our community and region. This
Forum will give us an excellent opportunity to consider just how many-sided that
value is. I am looking
forward
to the opportunity to learn from the experience.”
The Panelists, each of whom brings a different perspective
on the River, are:
- Brian
Bondy - President,
Kerrville
Area Chamber of Commerce
-
Sudie Burditt - Executive Director,
Kerrville
Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Dr.
James Dobie - Retired Biology Professor and Volunteer,
Riverside
Nature
Center
- Donnie
Frels - Manager, Kerr Wildlife Management Area
-
Bob Miller - Executive Director, Texas Arts and
Crafts Fair and former Owner, Pico Lures
- Ron
Patterson - City Manager, City of
Kerrville
- Blake
Smith -
Camp
Director
,
Camp
La
Junta
-
Ginger Stehling
- Owner,
Ginger Stehling
& Associates, Inc. and past President
Kerrville Board of REALTORS (2003)
- Roy Walston
-
County
Extension
Agent,
Kerr
County
Agriculture and Natural Resources
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UGRA
aspires to be respected for its efficient, responsive and forthright
stewardship of the
Upper
Guadalupe River and its tributaries.
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