Category: 2018
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TWON water well owner training, screenings set for July 26 in Bellville, Panhandle
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) program has scheduled several trainings and screenings in July. Dr. Drew Gholson, AgriLife Extension program specialist, said TWON was developed for Texas residents who depend on household wells for their water needs, allowing them to learn more about how to improve and protect their community water…
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The Brazos: Legacy of a Mighty River exhibit opens
Article originally written by Alexandra Hoskins. Can water, humans and animals coexist while competing for one resource? A new exhibit at the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History dives into the competition and collaboration surrounding the Brazos River. The exhibit, The Brazos: Legacy of a Mighty River, opened on June 29 with a lecture by Dr. Robert Mace, deputy…
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Rainwater harvesting and turf management training July 12 in Seguin
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters (HLHW) Program is hosting a residential rainwater harvesting and turf management training July 12 in Seguin. The free event will be from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Irma Lewis Seguin Outdoor Learning Center, 1865 U.S. Highway 90 East. The training is offered in collaboration with the Geronimo and…
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Institute to offer two trainings for water resource professionals in July
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) is holding two trainings in College Station in July for water resources professionals as part of its Texas Watershed Planning Program. The Texas Watershed Coordinator Roundtable is set for 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. July 24 at Texas A&M University’s Thomas G. Hildebrand Equine Complex, 3240 F&B Road. This free event is for water…
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New issue of txH2O spotlights global impact of Texas water research
The Texas Water Resources Institute recently published the Spring 2018 issue of its magazine, txH2O, highlighting the global impacts of Texas water research. Staff writers interviewed former USGS and Mills scholarship recipients to find out where they are now as leaders in the water industry, Texas A&M University researchers studying the water cycle in the tropics and Texas Tech researchers developing…
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Rainwater Harvesting for Large Systems workshop set for Junction
A Rainwater Harvesting for Large Systems workshop will be 9 a.m. to noon June 9 at the Texas Tech University – Junction Center, 254 Red Raider Lane in Junction. The Llano River Field Station, Texas Water Resources Institute, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board are hosting the free workshop.…
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Ogallala Water Summit gathers stakeholders to work on next steps to sustain aquifer
By Amy Kremen More than 200 leaders in water management from all eight states that overlay the Ogallala Aquifer traveled to Garden City, Kansas in April to attend the Ogallala Aquifer Summit. Over two days, the group shared its expertise and perspectives on effective management practices and support systems, including local, state and federal policies,…
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EPA accepts Tres Palacios Creek Watershed Protection Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently accepted the Tres Palacios Creek Watershed Protection Plan, developed by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI). Part of the Matagorda Bay system, the Tres Palacios Creek watershed, covers 268 square miles in Matagorda and Wharton counties and empties into the Tres Palacios Bay. The plan was accepted as it…
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Research article identifies transboundary hydrogeological units shared between Texas, Mexico
By Kathy Wythe Dr. Rosario Sanchez, a senior research scientist for the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI); Laura Rodriguez Lozada, TWRI graduate research assistant and graduate student in the Water Management and Hydrological Sciences Program at Texas A&M University; and Dr. Cecilia Tortajada, senior research fellow for the Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of…
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AgriLife Extension offers hurricane preparedness, recovery information
With June 1 marking the start of hurricane season, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is reminding Texans the agency provides a wealth of disaster and emergency preparedness and recovery information. “The Texas Extension Disaster Education Network website and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Bookstore website have a variety of this type of information, most of it available free…
