Category: 2018
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Educating students on water conservation: Groundwater conservation district takes on the challenge
Did you know that the water pumped from an aquifer may have taken up to 2,000 years to get to your sink? The Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (BVGCD) presents this and much more information in Brazos Valley school districts as part of its water education and conservation outreach program. Created by the Texas Legislature, the BVGCD…
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Mills Scholarships awarded to four TAMU students
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has awarded 2018 Mills Scholarships to four graduate students conducting water-related research at Texas A&M University.The scholarship winners are: TWRI administers the Mills Scholars Program, an annual competitive scholarship program supporting graduate research in water at Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University-Galveston and Texas A&M University-Qatar. This program is funded through the W.G. Mills…
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Ogallala Aquifer Program research featured in journal
Article originally written by Kathy Wythe. The OAP, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), is a research-education consortium seeking solutions from problems arising from declining water availability from the Ogallala Aquifer in western Kansas and the Texas High Plains. The consortium is led by the ARS laboratories in Bushland and…
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Water quality training focused on Carancahua Bay, Tres Palacios watersheds set for Feb. 15 in Palacios
A Texas Watershed Steward workshop on water quality related to the Carancahua Bay and Tres Palacios watersheds will be held from 1-5 p.m. Feb. 15 at the First United Methodist Church, 209 Lucas Ave., Palacios. The workshop is presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board in cooperation with the Texas Water Resources…
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Rio Grande Basin project leaders attend D.C. meeting
Dr. John Tracy, Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI)’s director; Dr. Allen Berthold, TWRI research scientist; and Dr. Askar Karimov, research associate in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, recently attended the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative project directors’ meeting for the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) in Washington, D.C. TWRI…
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Rainwater harvesting and turf management training set for Feb. 22-23 in Kyle and San Antonio
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters (HLHW) Program is hosting two residential rainwater harvesting and turf management trainings in Kyle and San Antonio on Feb. 22 and 23, respectively. Both events are free and open to the public. Participants at either training can also have their soil tested free of charge. Both trainings…
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Conference report outlines status, challenges, opportunities for Southern Plains ag, forestry
The report of the Resilient Southern Plains Agriculture and Forestry in a Varying and Changing Climate conference, held in July 2017 in El Reno, Oklahoma, is now available online. The conference was jointly organized by Kansas State University, Oklahoma State University, Texas A&M University, and the USDA Southern Plains Climate Hub and hosted by Redlands Community College. It served as…
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Institute to hold third meeting on improving Carancahua Bay water quality
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) is hosting a Feb. 13 meeting in Lolita for anyone interested in becoming involved in a partnership to improve and protect water quality in Carancahua Bay. The free meeting will be at 1:30 p.m. at the Lolita United Methodist Church, 94 College St. in Lolita. Michael Schramm, TWRI research…
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TWRI still seeking input on Lower Rio Grande Valley water conservation from ag producers, irrigation districts
A survey for agricultural producers and irrigation district managers and board members in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) will continue until the end of February. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and project partners are conducting the survey regarding water conservation programs and opportunities. Dr. Lucas Gregory, TWRI research scientist, said…
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Texas Water Journal publishes new website
The Texas Water Journal has launched a new website on a new url: https://twj.media. The new website is more dynamic and makes all of the journal’s information easier to access. Check out the ease of viewing past issues and the Water Events Calendar. The Texas Water Journal is an online, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the timely…
