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Conservation Matters is published by the Texas Water Resources Institute and the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute
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Water Seed Grant Initiative webinar summarizes project progress
In 2020, seven multidisciplinary teams were chosen as recipients of the FY2020-21 Water Seed Grant Initiative, “Research, Engineering and Extension: Creation and Deployment of Water-Use Efficient Technology Platforms.” On August 23, 2021, a project investigator from each of the seven teams provided a presentation update on the progress of their work virtually during the Water Seed Grant webinar event. 
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Leopold Live! Chapter 2: Food stations recap
Lights, camera, Leopold Live! Last month we premiered the fourth episode of Leopold Live!: Chapter 2 with our partners at Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve, and we truly enjoyed getting to share even more about wildlife management practices through this series. Our hosts, Roel Lopez, Ph.D., and April Sansom, Ph.D., introduced this new chapter of Leopold Live! and explained how new episodes will be a little different from what we covered in Chapter 1. Read more.
Texas A&M AgriLife scientists’ high-impact work earns Chancellor’s recognition
Three of the 13 distinguished faculty members from across Texas A&M University recognized as 2021 Chancellor’s Enhancing Development and Generating Excellence in Scholarship, EDGES, Fellows are affiliated with Texas A&M AgriLife and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Read more.
Texas A&M bird collection influences the future of ornithology, conservation
Lights Out programs were initiated to curb the 1 billion bird losses stemming from light pollution and building collisions each year, according to the NRI, a partner in the Lights Out Texas program, which is led by a coalition of conservation nonprofits, universities, governmental organizations and Texans dedicated to bird conservation. Read more.
TWRI expands water team
The Texas Water Resources Institute has recently added new members to the water team: Paul Schwab, Ph.D., senior research scientist, Taylor Olsovsky, research associate and Ennis Rios, research assistant. Read more.  
Private Land Stewardship Academies: Threatened and Endangered Species
We're building a community of practice around land stewardship where you can click, open, explore, shuffle and share the content to save and use as you need it. We're excited to share the final of four collections with you—out now: Threatened and Endangered Species. Read more.
Texas Water Journal publishes commentary on 87th Texas State Legislature
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txH2O highlight: Giving water an upgrade
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Stephanie deVilleneuve improves producers’ soil, water quality
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ICYMI: Water’s taste reflects its journey to the tap
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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.
Texas Watershed
Planning Short Course

September 27-30, 2021, Bandera
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TWRI and NRI work together to foster and communicate research and educational outreach programs focused on water and natural resources science and management issues in Texas and beyond. TWRI and NRI are part of Texas A&M AgriLife Research, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University.

Conservation Matters publishes timely information about water and natural resources news and research at universities and organizations in Texas. If you have information for possible inclusion in Conservation Matters, please contact Kerry Halladay at kerry.halladay@ag.tamu.edu. All submissions may be edited for grammar and style.

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