March

Early estimates of agricultural losses due to the recent wildfires in the Texas Panhandle are $21 million, but that could change as producers make final reports of their actual damages in the coming weeks, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist.

From working at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, to serving in the White House, to teaching in a lecture hall at Texas A&M University, Dr. Andrew Dessler has served in many roles as a scientist.

Citing the need for heightened interest in water availability globally, Dr. Rabi Mohtar, biological and agricultural engineering professor at Texas A&M University, took center stage March 24 at Vatican City as part of Watershed, a conference to spark global conversations of the importance of water and the future.

The Annual Water Lecture Series: Perspectives on Law and Policy is hosting two upcoming lectures by Karin Krchnak, freshwater director for the World Wildlife Fund – U.S., April 3 in Fort Worth and April 4 in College Station.

The Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources has welcomed Dr. Jim Cathey as an associate director. Cathey previously served as a professor and Extension wildlife specialist and associate department head for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service unit in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University.

The Texas Watershed Planning Program of the Texas Water Resources Institute(TWRI) will hold a social media workshop for natural resources professionals April 13-14 at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, 12100 Park 35 Circle in Austin.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will offer Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) trainings and screenings throughout Texas in April, said program coordinators. The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) partners with AgriLife Extension and the network on these programs.

The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program will host a free workshop from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. April 18 in Bandera for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the Medina and Sabinal rivers.

The Texas Watershed Steward program is bringing workshops on water quality and management to the Lower San Antonio River watershed and the Upper Llano River watershed this spring.

The Global Petroleum Research Institute (GPRI) is hosting a Water and Wastewater Short Course: Challenges and Solutions for Oil, Gas and Industrial Waste Water at Texas A&M University May 17-19.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Research Blackland Research and Extension Center in Temple is hosting a Modeling Agricultural Watersheds Using ArcAPEX course April 18-29 in Temple for interested professionals.