Events

POSTPONED. The March 18 seminar has been postponed. We will update you when the seminar is re-scheduled.

Seminar: Development by Design – Where Energy and Conservation Meet

March 18 • 6:30 PM • Sul Ross State University

This seminar is second in a series is designed to engage a broad constituency of Big Bend community members to better inform them on recent energy projections, potential impacts on communities and conservation values, and to develop creative strategies to conserve the unique resources and communities of the region.

Featured speakers Dr. Joe Kiesecker and Melinda Taylor will discuss the development by design, an approach to prospective energy development that involves community, industry and landowner engagement.

Register online for this event at: https://respectbigbend.org/p/seminar-series.

Seminar: Potential Community Impacts from Energy Development

April 22 • 6:30 PM • Sul Ross State University

This seminar is third in a series is designed to engage a broad constituency of Big Bend community members to better inform them on recent energy projections; potential impacts on communities and conservation values; and to develop creative strategies to conserve the unique resources and communities of the region.

Featured speakers David Iannelli and Mike Teague will discuss the results of public opinion research conducted in the Trans-Pecos region and highlight other communities’ engagement with energy industries of all types – oil and gas, wind and solar.

Registration coming soon.