Tag: ecology
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ICYMI: Financial, ecological benefits of conservation easements on working lands
A recent report by the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, Texas Water Resources Institute and Texas Land Trust Council shows state-funded conservation easements in Texas provide numerous financial and ecological benefits. The purpose of the 2020 Evaluation Report was to examine the benefits of conservation easements established on privately-owned lands under the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program, TFRLCP, a state-funded program…
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What is ecohydrology?
Article originally written by Kerry Halladay Just like water touches all parts of life, ecohydrology is a discipline that overlaps a plethora of other fields to better understand how water interacts with the soil, the Earth and living things. Dr. Brad Wilcox, professor in Texas A&M University’s Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, likened ecohydrology to…
