Category: 2024
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Systematic review of best management practices shows water quality results nationwide
Fencing for grazing management is an agricultural BMP that can impact water quality. (TWRI photo.) A team of Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and Texas A&M AgriLife researchers recently published a nationwide systemic review of best management practices (BMPs) for nonpoint source pollutant reduction and found that BMPs effectively reduced common pollutants, including fecal indicator…
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Turf management and rainwater harvesting training set for Oct. 4 in New Braunfels
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service‘s Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program will host a residential rainwater harvesting and turf management training on Oct. 4 for Comal County. The free event will be at the Comal County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office, 325 Resource Drive, in New Braunfels, from 1-5 p.m. Attendees can RSVP at hlhw.tamu.edu/workshops or by contacting…
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Riparian and stream ecosystem workshop set for Oct. 17 in Eastland
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. Oct. 17 in Eastland for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the Leon River watershed. The morning session will be at the Judge Scott Bailey Event Center on 102 North Lamar Street. The…
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Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters training set for Oct. 3 in Comfort
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program will host a residential rainwater harvesting and turf management training on Oct. 3 for Kendall County. The free event will be at the Comfort Public Library, 701 High Street, in Comfort, from 1-5 p.m. Participants can RSVP at hlhw.tamu.edu/workshops or by contacting John Smith, AgriLife Extension program specialist…
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TWRI staff named Rising Stars by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service faculty and staff gathered from across the state to celebrate outstanding colleagues at the agency’s Superior Service Awards ceremony July 31 in Bryan-College Station. Two Texas Water Resources Institute staff members received honors during the ceremony. Audrey McCrary, TWRI program specialist, was named a 2023 Extension Rising Star and Alexander Neal, TWRI program specialist…
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TWRI staff named Rising Stars by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service faculty and staff gathered from across the state to celebrate outstanding colleagues at the agency’s Superior Service Awards ceremony July 31 in Bryan-College Station. Two Texas Water Resources Institute staff members received honors during the ceremony. Audrey McCrary, TWRI program specialist, was named a 2023 Extension Rising Star and Alexander Neal, TWRI program specialist…
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New article published in Texas Water Journal Volume 15
Cover image for Texas Water Journal, Volume 15, Number 1: The Narrows on the Blanco River. ©2020 Erich Ross Schlegel, Texas Water Foundation. The Texas Water Journal has published a new article in Volume 15, titled Differences in the Hydration State of Riparian Pecan Trees Between Rural and Urban Settings, by Michael H. Snook, Ashley M. Matheny, Ana Maria…
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Rainwater harvesting, turf management training set for Oct. 1 in Medina
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program will host a residential rainwater harvesting and turf management training on Oct. 1 for Bandera County. The free event will be held in the Medina Community Library, 13948 State Hwy 16 N., in Medina, from 1 – 5 p.m. Participants can RSVP at hlhw.tamu.edu/workshops or by contacting John…
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Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters training set for Oct. 3 in Comfort
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program will host a residential rainwater harvesting and turf management training on Oct. 3 for Kendall County. The free event will be at the Comfort Public Library, 701 High Street, in Comfort, from 1-5 p.m. Participants can RSVP at hlhw.tamu.edu/workshops or by contacting John Smith, AgriLife Extension program specialist…
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Rainwater harvesting, turf management training set for Oct. 1 in Medina
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program will host a residential rainwater harvesting and turf management training on Oct. 1 for Bandera County. The free event will be held in the Medina Community Library, 13948 State Hwy 16 N., in Medina, from 1 – 5 p.m. Participants can RSVP at hlhw.tamu.edu/workshops or by contacting John…
