Women Landowners Focus of October Natural Resource Conference

FREDERICKSBURG (AgriLife Today) – "Women: Taking the Reins in Natural Resource Management,” a two-day conference aimed specifically at women in the Edwards Plateau, will be held Oct. 5-6 at the Inn on Barons Creek.

The conference, funded by the Ruth and Eskel Bennett Endowment, is intended for women who are becoming landowners through inheritance or other means, said Dr. Larry Redmon, co-chair and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Bennett Trust specialist.

Speakers will include wildlife biologists, animal scientists, range scientists, estate attorneys and financial planners. Cost is $75.

For more information, contact Redmon at [email protected] or Dr. Rick Machen at [email protected].