Category: 2024
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Watershed coordinator roundtable highlights importance of wetlands
Article originally written by Cameron Castilaw The Texas Water Resources Institute held its semi-annual Texas Watershed Coordinator Roundtable in Combine, Texas, April 30 – May 1. The two-day tour and roundtable is part of the Texas Watershed Planning Program and brings together watershed coordinators and other water resource professionals from across the state. Hosted at the John Bunker Sands…
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Meet a scientist: Emi Kimura
While people often find themselves inspired by their childhood surroundings, sometimes what is lacking in that environment can be just as impactful. That was the case for Emi Kimura, Ph.D., who grew up in Kyoto, Japan, an urban city a little larger than Dallas. Despite having never seen farming and knowing little about it, she remembers…
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Understanding Matagorda Bay
The Texas coast is known for its seven major bays and five minor estuaries that boast incredibly diverse wildlife and aquatic species and draw tourists from around the country. From popular swim spots like Galveston Bay to world-renowned fishing destinations like Baffin Bay, the variety and beauty of Texas bays have long been known. Tucked…
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Middle Yegua Creek watershed meeting set for June 11 in Giddings
The public is invited to join the Middle Yegua Creek Watershed Partnership and attend a project meeting on June 11 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 for public input, which will drive the development of…
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Riparian and stream ecosystem workshop for Pedernales River watershed set for June 6
The Texas Water Resources Institute, or TWRI, will host a free Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. June 6 in Fredericksburg for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the Pedernales River watershed. The morning session will be at the Gillespie County Extension Office at 38 Business Court.…
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Private water well screenings set for South Texas May 20-23
The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, is hosting five upcoming events in south Texas May 20-23 to allow residents to have their well water screened: a “Well Educated” water well screening in Falfurrias and four “Well Informed” water well screenings in Benavides, Robstown, Kingsville and Zapata/Rio Grande City. Joel Pigg, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist and TWON…
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Meet TWRI’s Urban Water Program team
Kelly Albus, Bardia Heidari, Dean Minchillo, Emily Monroe, and Samantha Murray. The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex faces many water-related challenges in the coming decades, as population growth simultaneously increases water demand and alters the landscape, while impacts from climate change affect the available water supply. Texas A&M AgriLife has teams of experts around the region working to…
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Texas students compete in the Slingshot Challenge
This spring hundreds of middle and high school students in Texas produced educational videos about environmental science for the National Geographic Slingshot Challenge. Thanks to tireless efforts from educators and Texas A&M AgriLife professionals supporting the students’ ingenuity and hard work, their videos and ideas could help slingshot communities into a more sustainable future. Kelly Albus, Ph.D.,…
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Water quality monitoring during an eclipse
Article originally written by Cameron Castilaw TWRI Research Associate Amanda Tague at Deer Creek during the total eclipse. (Photo by Cameron Castilaw, TWRI) Texas experienced a total solar eclipse for the first time in decades on April 8. A few members of the Texas Water Resources Institute water team got a unique view of the…
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Watershed Planning Program recognized with UCOWR award
2017 Texas Watershed Planning Shortcourse. (Photo by Ed Rhodes.) The Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) recently named the Texas Watershed Planning Program the recipient of the 2024 UCOWR Education and Public Service Award. The Texas Watershed Planning Program was developed by the Texas Water Resources Institute in 2006 with input from content experts around the United States,…
