Category: 2023
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Call for student entries: 2024 National Geographic Slingshot Challenge opens
Students learning science communication skills. (Photos by Kelly Albus.) Do you have a big idea to improve the environment? If you’re a teacher or a student between the ages of 13-18, the National Geographic Society wants to help you share it. The National Geographic Slingshot Challenge is open for 2023-24 submissions, and student participants can receive up…
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Medina River watershed protection planning meeting set for Jan. 9
The Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, is hosting a meeting for anyone interested in becoming involved in a partnership to improve and protect the Lower Medina River watershed. The meeting will be held on Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. at the St. Louis Braden Keller Community Center, 1410 Amelia St., in Castroville. Jason Gerlich, TWRI research…
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Kick-off Middle Yegua Creek watershed protection meeting set for Jan. 9
Middle Yegua Creek. (Photo by Cameron Castilaw, TWRI.) The public is invited to attend a project kick-off meeting and join the Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Partnership on Jan. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lee County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office, 310 South Grimes Street, in Giddings. This partnership will serve as the forum…
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Research roundup: new water research from across Texas
Peer-reviewed publications by Texas A&M AgriLife scientists Simulating the Effect of Climate Change Scenarios on Surface Water Quality in the Bosque Watershed, Central Texas, United States: Coauthored by Texas A&M AgriLife’s Vijay P. Singh, Ph.D., this research used robust climate change scenarios and hydrological modeling to simulate the impacts of climate change on the Bosque…
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Graduate research assistant positions open at TWRI
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) is seeking interested and qualified early career graduate students for graduate research assistantship position(s) available at the start of the Spring 2024 semester. Students in these positions will assist TWRI research scientists, specialists, associates, and assistants with program and project-related activities that support the mission of the institute. Job…
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New research quantifies how much ag best practices help protect water quality
Articles originally written by Cameron Castilaw TWRI staff install a water quality sampler station for this research project in 2017. (Photo courtesy of Lucas Gregory, TWRI.) Do best management practices actually work? Sure, they sound nice, but can small land management changes really improve waterways for everyone? Yes, says recently published research co-authored by the Texas Water…
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Water well screenings set for Llano, Lampasas, Mills counties Dec. 11-14
The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, is hosting “Well Informed” water well screening events in Llano, Lampasas and Goldthwaite, Texas, Dec. 11-14 to allow residents to have their well water screened for possible contaminates. John Smith, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist, College Station, said the Texas Well Owner Network program is for Texas residents who depend on…
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Little Bay water quality public discussion set for Dec. 12 in Rockport
The Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, is hosting a meeting on Dec. 12 in Rockport for anyone interested in a brief presentation and discussion of ongoing research in the Little Bay watershed involving microbial source tracking and human health risk analysis. The meeting will be held at 2 p.m. at the Bay Education Center, 121…
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Riparian and stream ecosystem program workshop for Paluxy River watershed set for Dec. 6
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) will host a free Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Dec. 6 in Glen Rose for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the Paluxy River watershed. The morning session will be at the Glen Lake Camp and Retreat Center on 1102 Northeast Barnard…
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Most Americans are oblivious to ‘forever chemicals’ and risks
Texas A&M AgriLife scientists conducting the first generalized U.S. study on public awareness of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, found most Americans do not know what the substances are or have knowledge of any potential associated risks. PFAS are a category of thousands of manufactured chemicals and an emerging concern to environmental and human health.…
