Podcast Ep. #9: The Story of Texas Land Trends
Over the last 25 years, we’ve documented how rapid population growth has changed Texas lands through fragmentation, development, and suburbanization. More and more people are moving to Texas every year, prompting decision-makers to seek additional natural resources and land to support them. In a state as vast as Texas, which boasts 142 million acres of private farms, ranches, and forests, our working lands are the beating heart of our state. Losing working lands impacts everything from wildlife habitat to rural economies to food and water security for major urban centers. Our changing landscape will impact all Texans, and a better understanding of the drivers of change will support the future conservation of working lands.
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Podcast Ep. #7: The Managed Lands Deer Program and Families Who Hunt in Texas
The Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute hosts The Land Steward Podcast each month with specialists in the field with diverse backgrounds to have relatable conversations about land and wildlife stewardship. In Episode 7, BW, our podcast host was able to bring the show on the road to her family’s ranch in the Hill Country to share candid interactions and discussions about managing deer populations as a family and how that experience has shifted the mindset on the ranch.
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Podcast Ep. #6: Small Acreage & Wildlife Management with Chase Brooke
The NRI podcast crew recently had an opportunity to sit down with Chase Brooke, an AgriLife Extension Small Acreage and Wildlife Management Specialist, to shed some light on the little bit of grit and luck it takes to steward your small slice of Texas and the wildlife that thrive because of healthy working lands.
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Podcast Ep. #5: Life Skills and Wild Pig Management with Jay Long
Managing species of all kinds from endangered to invasive, we were honored to have NRI’s Jay Long for Episode #5 of The Land Steward Podcast, “Life Skills and Wild Pig Management”. In true spirit, this episode is full of relatable challenges and prescriptive solutions that you can use today—what a great time to be a land steward.
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Podcast Ep. #4: Finding Natural Resource Professionals in Texas and Wildlife Tax Valuations
In the spirit of teaching and extending science, we were excited to kick off the new year with Episode #4 of The Land Steward Podcast, “Finding Natural Resource Professionals in Texas and Wildlife Tax Valuations”. This episode is chock full of personal and relatable experiences—what a great time to be a land steward.
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Podcast Ep. #3: The Endangered Species Act at the 50th Anniversary Symposium in Texas
This month on The Land Steward Podcast, we feature a behind-the-scenes episode from the 50th Anniversary Symposium of the Endangered Species Act where attendees included some of the original authors of the ESA, the James G. Teer Conservation Leadership Institute and many folks from industry, NGOs, DoD and more.
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