Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Specialists welcome local park practitioners, community leaders, and park advocates to celebrate Park & Recreation Month and to explore how Extension connects to communities to support parks, green/blue infrastructure, and open spaces. Light refreshments will be served.
WHEN: July 25 10:30am – 12:00pm
WHERE: Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas
17360 Coit Rd, Dallas, TX 75252
AGENDA:
- Registration (10:00am – 10:30am)
- Welcome
- Forum: Build Together Play Together, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Parks
- Roundtable discussions: connecting Extension to Parks and Recreation
- Closing
EXTENSION SPECIALISTS IN ATTENDANCE:
- Jamie Rae Walker, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist – Urban and Municipal Parks
- Dean Minchillo, Program Specialist – Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI)
- Fouad Jaber, PhD, PE, Professor and Extension Specialist – Urban Ecological Engineering
- Laura Miller, Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent for Tarrant County
- Mike Sills, Regional Urban Forester, Dallas – Urban Forestry at Dallas
- Pablo Boeri, Assistant Professor, Extension Turfgrass Specialist – Sustainable Turfgrass Management
- Erin Fogarty, Program Coordinator – Family and Community Health (FCH)
- Valeria Jauregui, Program Director of the Working on Wellness Environments (WOW-E)