What's Happening With WHAT

Winter Wheat Now Available

It's time again to get ready for this year's fall/winter conservation seed plantings.  WHAT is again offering winter wheat seed to individuals at a reasonable cost.   Quantities are limited, and orders are filled on a first come-first serve basis.  For more information on WHAT's conservation seed program and how to order follow this link.  Stay tuned for updates on the availability of spring seed coming in the early part of 2001.

Houston Chapter Banquet Set For October

The fifteenth annual Houston Chapter banquet is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, October 10, 2001.  This year's event will be held at the River Oaks Country Club located at 1600 River Oaks Boulevard.   Tickets for the banquet are $100 per person, $1,000 for reserved tables of ten, and $2,000 for Sponsor tables.  The evening will include cocktails, dinner, raffles, and live and silent auctions.  Please call us at 800-962-WHAT (9428) for tickets or for more information.  We look forward to seeing you at the banquet.

Dallas Chapter Banquet Set For September

 The thirteenth annual Dallas Chapter banquet is set for Thursday, September 27, 2001.  This year's event will be held at Eddie Deen's Ranch in downtown Dallas.  Tickets for the banquet are $100 per person and $1,000 for a reserved table seating ten.  The evening will include cocktails, dinner, raffles, and live and silent auctions.   Please call us at 800-962-WHAT (9428) for tickets or for more information.  We look forward to seeing you at the banquet.

Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Awards Scholarships

WHAT annually donates $1,000 to the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society to be used in the scholarship program.  Each year the TCAFS awards these funds to deserving undergraduate and graduate students.  This year's awards were made at the annual meeting of the TCAFS held January 23-25.  This year's recipients were Mandy Cunningham and Calub Shavlik.  Each student received $500 a scholarship to be used towards their education.

This year's recipients.

WHAT Receives Pipe Donation

ENRON Corporation generously donated over 3,800 feet of steel pipe to WHAT last fall.  The pipe was transported from Belen, New Mexico and distributed to several holding facilities across the State.  Some of this pipe has already been employed in an ongoing WHAT project near Garwood, Texas.  The remainder of the pipe will be used in future wetland restoration, creation, and enhancement projects throughout the State.  This donation will allow WHAT to significantly reduce its costs associated with such projects.  A special thanks to ENRON for this donation.