Lone Star Healthy Streams program set for Sept. 15 in Nacogdoches

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Water Resources Institute, NRI and the Department of Agriculture at Stephen F. Austin State University will host a free Lone Star Healthy Streams Program on Sept. 15 in Nacogdoches.

Endangered Species Act Toolbox: A Guide for Department of War Natural Resource Managers

Across Department of War (DoW) installations, natural resources managers operate at the intersection of mission execution and statutory conservation responsibilities. Military training and testing lands support high‑tempo operations while sustaining habitats for listed and at‑risk species. When mission activities intersect with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), installations need tools for early planning, coordinated action, and mission‑sustaining conservation solutions.

The ESA Toolbox, developed as part of the Recovery and Sustainment Partnership by the DoW’s Natural Resources Program and the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, provides installation natural resources managers and partners with a practical, mission‑focused resource for navigating ESA requirements while maintaining readiness.

Updated Texas Land Trends map shows where working lands face growing fragmentation risk

Texas is known throughout the world for its vast rural landscapes and agricultural heritage, yet much of the state’s population is concentrated in urban and suburban areas surrounding cities such as Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. Many of these cities developed as important centers of trade, transportation and agriculture, and their continued outward growth is reshaping the surrounding landscape. Today, Texas’s privately owned working lands, including farms, ranches and forests, encompass approximately 139 million acres, or 81 percent of the state’s total land area. It’s the stewardship of these lands that benefits all Texans by supporting environmental quality, supplying food and other natural resources, and sustaining rural communities and economies.

Landowners invited to learn about Camp Bullis RCPP conservation resources during Aug. 13 webinar

Landowners in the Hill Country and Camp Bullis region are invited to attend two upcoming events focused on land stewardship resources and conservation opportunities available through the Camp Bullis Regional Conservation Partnership Program.

Podcast Ep #13: What big game research can teach us with Dr. Stephen Webb

For many Texas land stewards, big game species are among the most visible and valued wildlife on the landscape. White-tailed deer moving through a dusty sendero, mule deer crossing sage and silvery open country, desert bighorn sheep navigating a steep, orange terrain or javelina barreling into South Texas brush all offer a glimpse into the connection between wildlife, habitat and land management.

SERPPAS marks 20 years of partnership while looking toward the challenges ahead

For two decades, the Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability (SERPPAS) has brought together leaders from the military, state agencies and federal natural resources, wildlife, ocean and working lands organizations to address a shared set of challenges across the Southeast. At its core, SERPPAS is built on a simple but consequential idea: military readiness, conservation, working lands and resilient communities are not separate priorities. In many places, they depend on one another.

When human movement changes, different animal species respond in their own ways

Tracking animal adaptations during the COVID-19 lockdown, scientists show how human presence and habitat modifications affect the way animals behave. 

Houston Toad recovery effort advances with habitat restoration and reintroduction in Central Texas

Collaborative conservation project prepares restored Central Texas habitat for the return of one of the state’s most endangered amphibians.

New plans to protect salt marsh, coastal communities and military installations

A regional partnership spanning North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida released targeted plans for each state in April 2026 to conserve coastal salt marshes—grassy wetlands that fill with saltwater and drain as the tides ebb and flow. These habitats protect communities and more than a dozen at-risk military installations from floods, provide fish breeding grounds, and offer recreation and seafood to millions of people.

Graduate student bags study species in first hunt

From New York to Texas. From city to brush country. From non-hunter to hunter. That is just part of Edward Tomassetti's journey to study a native big game species.