Longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris) forests once dominated the landscape of the Southeastern United States. …

To celebrate 50 years of the Endangered Species Act this fall is to acknowledge the nation’s wildlife and wild places in its simplest form. At the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, it’s an opportunity to reflect on the research at the nexus of national security, conservation, and healthy working lands…

The Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability (SERPPAS) is a collaboration between state environmental and natural resource officials, the Department of Defense (DoD), and other federal agencies who work together to prevent encroachment around military lands and encourage compatible resource-use decisions. At the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies…

Directly from the field, the Summer 2023 NRI Sourcebook is here — each season, we publish a digital collection of the recently published peer-reviewed scientific publications, research reports, and resources developed to support the improvement of conservation, natural resource management, and private land stewardship. …

The proposed agreement would support ocelot reintroduction, monitoring, habitat management, and research. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is seeking public input on an application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit associated with a proposed Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement with the East Foundation that would support the recovery of…

Director of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit and grants manager for NRI, Debbie Danford, was recognized as part of this year’s CESU Network National Awards for her outstanding leadership and individual contributions to the advancement of the Gulf Coast network. The (CESU) system is a national network of…

In this issue’s Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Dr. Roel Lopez, Director of the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute and Department Head for the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management at Texas A&M University. Dr. Lopez has over 25 years of experience in natural resource and land…

By Azalia Rodriguez, Defenders of Wildlife DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas — As the Texas Hill Country landscape continues to change, local wildlife is being pushed to its limits. Golden-cheeked Warbler populations are declining, indicator species in our waterways are disappearing, and migratory birds are being directed off their natural flight pathway. …

By Joshua Rapp Learn The global COVID-19 pandemic changed the course of education, including how professors taught wildlife management classes. It’s difficult for students to collar a deer or capture frogs when they’re in lockdown in their parents’ basement, after all. But TWS member Shelby McCay, project coordinator at the…