Author: Leslie Lee
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Meet a scientist: Ying Li
While some children may find their passion by studying art or history, Ying Li, Ph.D., was fascinated by math and science in his earlier years — a zeal that has continued into the rest of his life. Now a professor in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, Li pursued…
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Research roundup: recent water research from TWRI and around Texas
Read the latest peer-reviewed research on Texas water by scientists from universities throughout the state and by Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) researchers. Peer-reviewed publications by TWRI and Texas A&M University System scientists Effective transboundary aquifer areas between Mexico and the United States: A border-wide approach: Texas Water Resources Institute scientists identified regions within the…
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Texas Watershed Planning Program honored with UCOWR Education and Public Service Award
Kevin Wagner, OWRC, Lucas Gregory, TWRI, and Gerald J. Kauffman, UCOWR past-president. The Texas Watershed Planning Program received the 2024 Education and Public Service Award from the Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) during the 60th Anniversary Joint Water Resources Conference in St. Louis, Missouri earlier this month. The joint conference was hosted by UCOWR, the National…
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Landowners invited to feral hog workshop Nov. 19 in Rosebud
Local landowners are invited to a free feral hog management workshop Nov. 19 in Rosebud, provided by Texas A&M AgriLife to help landowners address the impacts that wild pigs have on agriculture, water quality, ecosystems and the health of humans and animals. The program will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Caywood Center…
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Public comment period opens for Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Protection Plan
The Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Protection Plan has been approved by stakeholders and is now available for public comment. The voluntary, stakeholder-driven watershed protection plan was created to improve water quality in Middle Yegua Creek, a tributary in the Brazos River Basin. The partnership was initiated when water samples collected in Middle Yegua Creek by the Brazos River…
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Riparian and stream ecosystem program workshop for Richland-Chambers Reservoir watershed set for Nov. 14
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, and the Texas Riparian Association will host a free Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program on Nov. 14 in Blooming Grove. The program is for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the Richland-Chambers Reservoir watershed, and it will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The…
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Thompsons Creek watershed protection meeting set for Nov. 11
The public is invited to attend a Thompsons Creek Watershed Partnership meeting on Nov. 11 at 2:30 p.m. at the Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Dr, in Bryan. This partnership serves as the forum for public input, which will drive the development of a voluntary, stakeholder-driven watershed protection plan (WPP) for Thompsons Creek watershed. Ward Ling, program…
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Environmental education impacts and measurement workshop set for Oct. 22 in Dallas
Extension, outreach and education professionals from all fields are invited to an Environmental Education Measuring Impacts Workshop on Oct. 22 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas. The training will cover how to use mapping tools, surveys and storytelling to both evaluate the impacts of science education programs and boost program…
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Riparian and stream ecosystem workshop for Matagorda Bay watersheds set for Oct. 30
The Texas Water Resources Institute, or TWRI, will host a free Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Oct. 30 near Bay City for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the watersheds of Matagorda Bay. The morning session will be at the Matagorda County Birding Nature Center, 1025 Texas State…
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Medina River watershed protection meeting set for Oct. 15 in Castroville
The Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI will host a stakeholder meeting for the Medina River Below Medina Diversion Lake Watershed Protection Plan on Oct. 15 in Castroville. The free, public meeting will be from 1-3 p.m. at the Braden Keller Community Center, 1410 Amelia St. This meeting will begin covering the final components of the…
