Category: 2016
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Wagner named TWRI deputy director of engagement
Dr. Kevin Wagner has been named the deputy director of engagement of the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI). Formerly TWRI associate director, Wagner’s new role will include engaging with the water resources community in Texas and the nation and coordinating TWRI’s outreach activities with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and The Texas A&M University System.…
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A helpful harvest: TAMU conserves with rainwater collection
Over the last decade, Texas A&M University has become a leader in water conservation and sustainability through its campus-wide rainwater harvesting strategies. Rainwater harvesting, or the practice of capturing and collecting rainfall for reuse on-site instead of allowing it to runoff, is an effective strategy for reducing water use. “This campus is doing some pretty…
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Meet a scientist: Ashley Long
Based on her extensive avian research record, one might assume Dr. Ashley Long, Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources (IRNR) research scientist, has been fascinated with birds her whole life. However, Long’s interest in ecology and wildlife didn’t begin until she was in college. “Science was not on my radar during the first two…
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Free publications for utilities: AMI primer and customer profile guide
Water utilities and municipalities have access to an array of technologies to help consumers save both water and money. The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) recently published two free guides to assist utilities managers as they navigate the possible technologies and look to improve water conservation strategies and implementation. The Utility Customer Profile Guide for Water…
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Riparian and stream ecosystem workshops set for March
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI)’s Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program is hosting two free workshops in March for area residents interested in land and water stewardship. The riparian program will have one workshop from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 3 in Lampasas for area residents in the Lampasas River watershed. The workshop’s morning…
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Try these 4 simple ways to celebrate World Water Day
World Water Day will be recognized on March 22 all around the globe. The United Nations (UN) General Assembly first designated March 22 as World Water Day in 1993, creating an international observance and an opportunity to learn more about water-related issues and take action. This year’s World Water Day theme is water and jobs,…
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Geographic Information Systems training course coming to San Antonio March 30-31
The Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources (IRNR) will conduct an Introduction to ArcGIS 10 training course March 30-31 in San Antonio. The course will be 8 a.m.-5 p.m. both days at IRNR’s San Antonio office, 1919 Oakwell Farms Parkway, Suite 100. The course teaches the range of functionality of the software and the essential tools…
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GPRI hosting Wastewater Short Course in April
The Global Petroleum Research Institute (GPRI) is hosting its Semiannual Water and Wastewater Short Course: Issues, Challenges, Solutions, and New Technologies, at Texas A&M University April 19–20. The course program will include demonstrations and will cover filtration technologies used in municipal and industrial water treatment systems, analytical technologies, treatment procedures for process optimization, monitoring techniques and equipment selection. It is…
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TCEQ offers paid internships for college students
Applications are open for the Mickey Leland Environmental Internship Program (MLEIP) at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The paid, full-time summer internship program offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to work in one of 16 Texas cities and complete an internship at TCEQ, at other state agencies or in the private sector. March 11 is the application deadline…
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Hill Country landowners invited to stewardship conference April 14-15 in Kerrville
The third annual Bennett Trust Land Stewardship Conference is scheduled for April 14-15 at the Inn of the Hills Resort and Conference Center in Kerrville. The conference is funded by the Ruth and Eskel Bennett Endowment and hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, said Dr. Larry Redmon, co-chair and Bennett Trust AgriLife Extension specialist. Cost…
