Welcome Saline Conference/TORCHSince 1912Since 2012

Thanks to: Morton SaltEd FasuloJoy Global Corp.Dan FlournoyMr. Ben E. JarvisSteen SalineJason Singhurst TPWD co-chairKim Norton BRITClifford Shackelford TPWD moderatorCraig Rudolph USFS Wayne Elisens TORCHAmanda Neill TORCH

TORCHTexas Oklahoma Regional Consortium of HerbariaNSF funded effort at broad scale cooperation

Saline Prairies and Marshes of Inland East Texas

Sources of informationSoil surveysGoogle earthGeology reportsDigital newspaperstoday we know more about the past than they did in the past.Which are goneSignificancesalt running like a thread throughout Texas HistoryCaddoSpanish early grants French Fort LeDout (Woldert site)Anglo Pedro Ellias Bean seed tick springsCivil warOil/gas, salt sulphur (Woldert wells)Salt, sulphurChina? Need cooperative effortResearch questionsOrigin and age?Vicariance or dispersal?Plant Source for phytoremediation?Gene source for engineering?Converting polluted sites to endangered species habitat?

Origin and FormationJurassic saltsDeposited up to 8km deep

Louann Salt

Younger = domesOlder = basins, marshes

Survey map showing Carmona claims in 1838.

Steens SalineSmith County

1864 seven salt makersWith exemption

Veatch, 1902. The salines of north Louisiana. Special Report No.2,In A report on the geology of Louisiana

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