#60 - Lori Olson, the Texas Land and Water Conservation Fund
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English - April 07, 2023 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsNews water rivers aquifers groundwater flood drought policy conservation watershed wetlands Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Lori Olson, Executive Director of the Texas Land Trust Council, about two bills, HB 3165 and HJR 138, in the current legislative session that, if passed, would create the Texas Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Olson has served as the Executive Director of the Texas Land Trust Council since July 2011, working to strengthen the coalition of land and water conservation organizations working across Texas. In her work with the Council, she engages in state and federal advocacy, strategic outreach and research projects that promote the many benefits of conservation, and offers training and technical assistance, including hosting the annual Texas Land Conservation Conference. Olson has over two decades of experience in land conservation, working with land trusts in Oregon, North Carolina, Georgia, and Texas.
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