Category: 2021
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Fares of Prairie View A&M to receive Soil Science Society of America’s top award
The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) in June announced Ali Fares, Ph.D., endowed professor of water security and Water Food Energy Nexus at Prairie View A&M University, as one of its 2021 SSSA Fellows. The award will be presented during the society’s annual meeting in November. Fares received a Bachelor of Engineering in horticulture engineering from…
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Texas Water Journal publishes new article in Volume 12
The Texas Water Journal has published a new article in Volume 12, titled Pricing Options on Water in Texas, by Quinn McColly, Ph.D., Robert Mace, Ph.D., Philippe Tissot, Ph.D. and David Yoskowitz, Ph.D. Water scarcity is a growing concern globally, in the U.S. and in Texas. To meet this challenge, it is important to introduce new tools to…
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txH2O highlight: Off and running
Experts have learned that urban landscapes can lose about one-third of irrigation water to runoff. Urban landscape irrigation runoff can be a big problem, according to the article Off and running in the spring 2016 issue of txH2O magazine. A team co-led by Benjamin Wherley, Ph.D., associate professor in Texas A&M’s Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, and Jorge Alvarado, Ph.D.,…
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Take care of Texas
Take care of Texas is a new campaign from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. It provides helpful information about environmental protection, encouraging all Texans to help keep the air and water clean by conserving water and energy and reducing waste. The campaign has free resources for educators with interactive content to include with classroom lessons. There is also…
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Lucas Gregory discusses E. coli reduction in La Nana Creek
Lucas Gregory, Ph.D., assistant director of TWRI, spoke to KTRE 9 News of Lufkin and Nacogdoches, Texas. He spoke to reporters during the Aug. 11 La Nana Bayou stakeholder meeting about E. coli in the creek. “The simplest way to look at it is everything with hair, fur and feathers is a source of E. coli,” Gregory told KTRE. “Basically, the…
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TWRI publishes 2020 Annual Report
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has published its latest Annual Report, focusing on accomplishments and project highlights during the 2020 pandemic. Just as the COVID-19 pandemic changed everyday life in 2020, it also changed how TWRI tackled water research and conservation outreach. We began conducting trainings and holding conferences in a remote, online format. Far from just…
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Rio Grande farmers have a unique relationship with irrigation technology
Article originally written by Kerry Halladay Researchers at the Texas Water Resources Institute, or TWRI, recently completed a phase of research in the Rio Grande Coordinated Agriculture Project. The effort looked at area farmers’ use of scientific irrigation scheduling technology and what prevents some from adopting it. “Irrigation scheduling is a science where we try to find…
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Meet a scientist: Stephanie deVilleneuve
Article originally written by September Martin Stephanie deVilleneuve has been interested in environmental science since she was a child. She grew up in Sacramento, California, where ideas like recycling and environmental conservation were emphasized in school and the community. When she was in second grade, she was so surprised that her school did not have…
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Upcoming riparian and stream ecosystem trainings in September
The riparian education program, managed by Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), will be co-hosting free riparian and stream ecosystem trainings in September 2021 with the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute (NRI), the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Riparian Association (TRA). Event details RSVP online through the marketplace or by email to clare.entwistle@ag.tamu.edu. Dress is casual and comfortable for…
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Texas Water Development Board adopts 2022 State Water Plan
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) unanimously voted to adopt the 2022 State Water Plan on July 7, 2021. “Adopting this new state water plan is a tremendous accomplishment for Texas,” said TWDB Chairwoman Brooke Paup. “The plan provides a clear and credible path to address the state’s long-term water needs while protecting its growing economy and population. It…
