Category: 2024
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Research roundup: new water research from TWRI and around Texas
Article originally written by Madison Pigg The Guadalupe River. (Photo by Sam Craft, Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications.) Peer-reviewed publications by TWRI and Texas A&M scientists Crafting Binational Groundwater Agreements Preconditions for Progress Along the Mexico-U.S. Boundary: Rosario Sanchez, Ph.D., Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) senior research scientist, and co-authors analyzed the obstacles hindering bilateral…
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Texas A&M Water Day 2024 showcases next generation of water scientists
Research posters, students and faculty at Texas A&M Water Day 2024. (Photo by Leslie Lee, TWRI.) March 27 at Texas A&M University, students filled the 12th Man Hall in the Memorial Student Center with research posters featuring innovative and emerging water science. Texas A&M Water Day 2024 brought together faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students…
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Kick-off Thompsons Creek watershed protection meeting set for April 10
The public is invited to attend a project kick-off meeting and to join the Thompsons Creek Watershed Partnership on April 10 at 2 p.m. at the Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Dr, in Bryan. This partnership will serve as the forum for public input, which will drive the development of a voluntary, stakeholder-driven watershed protection plan (WPP)…
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Riparian and stream ecosystem workshop for Arroyo Colorado watershed set for April 30
The Texas Water Resources Institute, or TWRI, will host a free Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program workshop from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. April 30 in Weslaco for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the Arroyo Colorado Watershed. The morning session will be at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center…
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Riparian and stream ecosystem workshop for Adams Bayou watershed set for April 16
A functioning riparian area within Skull Creek, Texas. (Photo by Alexander Neal, TWRI.) The Texas Water Resources Institute, or TWRI, will host a free Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program workshop from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. April 16 in Orange for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the Adams Bayou Watershed. The morning session…
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Lone Star Healthy Streams program set for March 27 in Floresville
A Lone Star Healthy Streams workshop will be held on March 27 at the Wilson County Expo and Community Center, formerly the Wilson County Show Barn, 435 SH 97 East, in Floresville. This is a multi-county event for residents of the counties in the Cibolo Creek Watershed, including Wilson, Guadalupe, Bexar and Karnes counties. The conference is…
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Medina River watershed protection planning meeting set for March 28
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 on March 28 at 2 p.m. at the St. Louis Braden Keller Community Center, 1410 Amelia Street, in Castroville. Lucas Gregory, TWRI associate director,…
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Private water well screenings set for Paducah, Texas March 18-19
The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, is hosting an upcoming event in Paducah Texas on March 18-19 to allow residents to have their well water screened. 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 household wells for their water needs. “The…
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Meet TWRI’s newest staff members
Article originally written by Cameron Castilaw The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) continues to grow in the new year with four additional members joining the team. Marisa Collura began in late January, and is a program specialist II, leading and supporting various watershed management programs on a statewide basis. Also part of the monitoring team, she…
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New internship program connects Aggies with hands-on water science
Article originally written by Cameron Castilaw Students at Texas A&M University are gaining professional research field work experience thanks to a new water internship program by the Texas Water Resources Institute and Texas A&M’s College of Arts and Sciences. “The goal is for these students to get hands-on experience with going out and collecting surface…
