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September 24, 2011 6:30 PM Aluminum National Championships Banquet & Awards
Beginning at 6:30 pm, the public, racers and their families are invited to the National Championship Awards Ceremony Banquet and a wonderful presentation by the evenings Guest Speaker.
The Texas Canoe & Kayak Association along with the United States Canoe Association is proud to present:
Guest Speaker - Mr. Andrew Sansom
Executive Director, River Systems Institute, Texas State University – San Marcos
Topic: Texas Waters
Andrew Sansom will present a unique viewpoint on Texas waters and the role they play in our lives in Texas, past, present and future.
Andrew Sansom serves as Executive Director of the River Systems Institute and Research Professor of Geography at Texas State University-San Marcos. He is a former Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Executive Director of the Texas Nature Conservancy, and founder of The Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas. Under his leadership at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Mr. Sansom spearheaded several important programs, including creating the Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas; acquiring hundreds of thousands of acres of important lands for State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas; creating new programs to promote awareness of conservation issues in urban areas; slashing the backlog of deferred maintenance in the Texas State Parks System; and increasing the Department’s efforts to protect and interpret non-game species of wildlife. Mr. Sansom is a past recipient of the Chevron Conservation Award, The Chuck Yeager Award from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, The Pugsley Medal from the National Park Foundation, and the Seton Award from the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. His articles have appeared in Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Monthly, Cowboys and Indians, Texas Highways, and The Texas Observer. He is the author of four books and has a fifth due to be published in the fall of 2012.
Mckinney Roughs is located immediately off Hwy 71 (sign on North side of Hwy) between Austin and Bastrop (approx. 18 mile east of Austin). Call Pete Binion @ 979 218-4947 for additional information.
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