Category: 2018
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Riparian, stream ecosystem workshop set for April 25 in Goliad
The Texas Water Resources Institute’s Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program will host a free workshop from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. April 25 in Goliad for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the Mission, Aransas and Lower San Antonio watersheds. The morning session will be at The Fire Pit, 144 N. Courthouse Square. The…
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Sanchez to attend international transboundary conference
Dr. Rosario Sanchez, senior research scientist for the Texas Water Resources Institute, will be a facilitator at one of three sessions at an international transboundary conference in May. The conference, Advancing Sustainability of US – Mexico Transboundary Drylands: A Binational Workshop, is set for May 2-4 at the Positino Science and Technology Institute in San…
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Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration program workshop set for April 11 in Austin
The Texas Water Resources Institute’s Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host a workshop from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. April 11 in Austin for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects around the Austin area. The urban riparian stream education program is managed by the Texas Water Resources Institute, part of Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and…
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New Texas+Water newsletter to be launched
The Texas Water Resources Institute is joining with The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University and the Texas Water Journal to launch an electronic newsletter, Texas+Water! The first issue will be released March 22 in celebration of World Water Day. Building on the former Trib+Water newsletter, Texas+Water will be the go-to source for timely,…
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World water expert to speak April 3, 4 at Texas A&M
Article originally written by Kathy Wythe. International water expert Dr. Joan B. Rose, winner of the 2016 Stockholm Water Prize, will speak April 3 at Texas A&M University in College Station and April 4 at the Texas A&M University School of Law in Fort Worth as part of the fifth annual Water Lecture Speaker Series, Perspectives…
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Institute launches new program to restore urban streams
The new Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program, coordinated by the Texas Water Resources Institute in collaboration with the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center in Dallas, is bringing awareness, education and the value of stream restoration to urban areas around Texas. The program, funded through a Clean Water Act nonpoint source grant from the Texas Commission…
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Learn more about groundwater during Groundwater Awareness Week
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) is celebrating National Groundwater Awareness Week March 11-17 along with the National Groundwater Association, the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee and other organizations across the United States to highlight the responsible development, management and use of groundwater. Below are some facts about groundwater and answers to how TWRI and others are responding to…
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Water Daze student poster competition set for April 3 at Texas A&M
The Water Management and Hydrological Science (WMHS) program at Texas A&M University is hosting Water Daze, a student poster competition and water lecture, April 3 on the Texas A&M campus. The poster competition, open to any Texas A&M graduate or undergraduate student, will be in the Rudder Tower Exhibit Hall from 9 a.m. to noon, with judging at 10 a.m.…
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Conference roadmap outlines the needs, next steps for Southern Plains ag, forestry
“Developing Agricultural Solutions for the Southern Plains: Responding to Climate Change and Resource Constraints, A Research and Extension Roadmap for Agriculture and Forestry,” a report based on outcomes 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…
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Texas A&M researchers develop methods to clean polluted groundwater
A new study led by Dr. Itza Mendoza-Sanchez, research assistant professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health, applied experimental data and mathematical models to understand limitations of biodegradation of toxic pollutants frequently found in contaminated aquifers. The study’s results were recently published in the…
