April

A Texas A&M professor of political science explains how the federal government might end shutoffs & keep water flowing during the COVID-19 crisis.

April 22, 2020 is the 50^th anniversary of Earth Day. To commemorate this occasion, we have made a list of 10 ways to celebrate. 

More than just water users, trees are an essential part of the water cycle by drawing up water from the ground and transferring it to the atmosphere through transpiration.

Fieldwork is fun but taking water training online means TWRI’s educational reach has expanded. Online formats also offer the opportunity for greater accessibility.

If you’ve never heard of “ecohydrology,” you’re not alone. The relatively new, intersectional discipline combines elements of ecology and hydrology to look at how water, soil and life interact.

The Texas Water Resources Institute has awarded two U.S. Geological Survey graduate student research grants for March 2020 – February 2021.

TWRI has a lot of new faces lately.

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) staff shifted to working remotely, sheltering in place with their families and roommates. As TWRI staff members have adjusted to this temporary new normal, they’ve found new ways to work and stay connected.

In the summer 2015 issue of txH₂O, the article Satellites, sensors and soil explains how NASA, the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University use different monitoring strategies, including satellites and in-ground sensors, to research soil moisture.

The Texas Water Journal published a new article in the Volume 11, Number 1, 2020 issue titled “Runoff Inflow Volumes to the Highland Lakes in Central Texas: Temporal Trends in Volumes and Relations between Volumes and Selected Climatic Indices” by Raymond M. Slade, Jr.

Enjoy the Ecological Integration Symposium from your couch! The XXI Ecological Integration Symposium, held April 2-3, is going virtual this year and invites attendees to join from the comfort of their own home.