Podcast Ep #11: Restoring the legacy of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem in East Texas
Today, organizations like the Texas Longleaf Team, led by Jenny Sanders, work to promote restorative land management practices to bring back this iconic species. Listen to Episode 11 of The Land Steward Podcast to learn more about their efforts.
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Why feral pig management is essential for new landowners
Texas faces a threat that is adaptable, pervasive, and alarmingly expensive: the feral pig (Sus scrofa), known variously as wild hogs, wild boars, or razorbacks. This invasive exotic species has populations estimated in the millions, and the damage they inflict can be severe. A new publication, "Managing Feral Pigs on Small Acreage Properties and Metropolitan Areas," underscores the urgent necessity of modernized feral pig management strategies, especially as Texas rapidly urbanizes.
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Nationwide effort to protect pollinators gains momentum
Pollinators, including bees, bats, butterflies, and birds, are vital to U.S. ecosystems and food security. These species transfer pollen from a flower’s stamen to its pistil, enabling fertilization and the production of fruits and seeds for plants that cannot self-pollinate. They support biodiversity and enhance crop yields, significantly contributing to the productivity of working lands and the economy.
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NRI Map Store featured in The Austin Chronicle
NRI's new Map Store featured in The Austin Chronicle's Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup
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Texas A&M AgriLife guides solutions where wild and urban lands meet
From wildfire resilience to wildlife management, experts tackle Texas’ growing ‘wildland-urban interface’
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Ram Romance: Passion and Science in Sonora
Thanks to grant funding from WSF, a binational team of researchers based at Texas A&M University and at Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, is providing groundbreaking technology and expertise to study Sierra El Álamo’s sheep in the wild.
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Explore the story of Texas through maps in the new NRI store
The Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute (NRI) is proud to announce the launch of its new online Map Store, offering public access to a curated collection of award-winning maps that showcase the people, places, and natural resources that define Texas.
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NRI expands web tools to help protect military training spaces from incompatible development
With funding from DOD's Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, NRI developed the new Texas Compatible Use Zones (TCUZ) Viewer (tcuz.nri.tamu.edu), the first centralized web tool to display military compatible use zones (using DOD AICUZ and ICUZ data) for active-duty installations across the state. The TCUZ Viewer helps anyone considering development near a military installation in Texas identify whether their location of interest may conflict with military operations in that area.
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Texas A&M AgriLife leaders offer New World screwworm experience
Veterans of 2016 Florida outbreak reflect on lessons learned, share insight to protect Texas livestock and wildlife
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Up to $3 million available for landowners to protect natural resources near Camp Bullis
The Camp Bullis Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is now accepting applications from voluntary landowners interested in permanently protecting their land and natural resources through conservation easements. These tailored easements support compatible land uses, such as agriculture, wildlife habitat, and open space, that also help safeguard the military mission and training capabilities of Joint Base San Antonio–Camp Bullis.
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