U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Groundwater Conference, a map of Texas phenology, measuring hurricane risks & more in this issue of Conservation Matters

Conservation Matters is published by the Texas Water Resources Institute and the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute.

Big groundwater issues to be addressed in online conference, coffee breaks
The Permanent Forum of Binational Waters is hosting the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Groundwater Conference titled Innovation and Creativity: Strategies for Unprecedented Challenges. The interactive online event will take place October 14-15, 2020 via Zoom. Read more.

A new perspective on Texas phenology
In our latest featured map, we took satellite imagery collected throughout 2019 and stitched them together in an animation to illustrate the phenological changes of vegetation across Texas. Read more.

How to understand a hurricane forecast
Measuring hurricane risks — and understanding what those risks mean for the public — is complicated. Here’s a place to start. Read more.

Partnership aims to bolster military readiness, protect environment
A report released this month describes the work done to strengthen military readiness and protect the environment by a partnership that includes the Defense Department, the Agriculture and Interior departments, state and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations. Read more.

New faces on the growing TWRI team
Summer 2020 has seen the TWRI team grow, adding Wendy Jepson, Ph.D., in leadership, Ward Ling as a watershed specialist and Lexus Castro in communications. Read more.

NFWF announces $5.6 million in grants to advance longleaf pine habitat and support wildlife in eight southeast states
Twenty-three grants will support efforts to conserve nearly 350,000 acres of longleaf pine habitat and help recover populations of at-risk wildlife. Read more.

Meet a scientist: Saurav Kumar
Read more.

A growing Texas means loss of working lands
Read more.

Petronila and San Fernando Creek watershed protection planning effort gets underway
Read more.

Bird species of the longleaf pine ecosystem
Read more.

txH₂O highlight:
Disappearing habitat
Read more.

LPC releases new fact sheet on advantages of longleaf in windstorms
Read more.

Texas Water Journal publishes new article on Texas dams
Read more.

ICYMI: Protecting water quality with better lawncare
Read more.

Events

Previously listed events may be canceled or postponed to comply with Texas A&M University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) directives designed to protect public health.

Novel Citrus Management for Sustainable Water Use,
September 17, Online

Coffee Break: US-Mexico transboundary groundwater,
September 29, Online

US-Mexico Transboundary Groundwater Conference,
October 14-15, Online

Leopold Live! Seminar Series - Axe,
September 23, Online

4th Annual LRGV Forage Field Day,
October 8, Online

Southeast Texas Grounds Maintenance CEU Conference,
October 15, Online

University land, water & wildlife news we are reading

Texas A&M researchers create model to predict flooding in urban areas, Texas A&M Today
Can boiling and adding lemon to tap water make it safer to drink, Texas A&M Health
Sustained Planetwide Storms May Have Filled Lakes, Rivers on Ancient Mars, UT News
Texas Parks & Wildlife taps Texas State team to research white-nose syndrome in bats, Texas State University
Student launches conservation study of threatened Texas reptile, UTSA Today
Texas A&M Researchers Developing First Oral Anthrax Vaccine For Livestock, Wildlife, Texas A&M Today

Resources

Texas Water Journal
Texas+Water
Wild Wonderings blog
txH₂O
Natural Resources Training Program Updates
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&M AgriLife Research

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U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Groundwater Conference, a map of Texas phenology, measuring hurricane risks & more in this issue of Conservation Matters