Alison Lund
Program Manager
alison.lund@ag.tamu.eduAs a program manager for the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, Alison leads several initiatives spanning NRI’s programs including Private Lands & Trends and Military Land Sustainability & Policy. Her work focuses on the convergence of natural resources conservation, working lands and military training space, to promote the sustainability of key landscapes across the state and beyond. In addition to her programmatic efforts, Alison serves as a liaison for the newly redesigned Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management to ensure the next generation of land stewards have opportunities within the Institute to experience scientific research and Extension activities.
Before joining NRI in 2013, Alison earned a Bachelor of Science in renewable natural resources in 2010 and a master’s in natural resources development in 2013, along with certificates in leadership and military land sustainability, from Texas A&M University. While attending Texas A&M, she participated in the Corps of Cadets, the Texas A&M pistol team and Parsons Mounted Cavalry.
As a native Texan she was born and raised in Corpus Christi but now moves around the country with her husband who serves in the U.S. Army. In her free time, she enjoys horseback riding, leatherworking and spending time outdoors with her kids.
Research Reports
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Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program: 2024 evaluation report
Sep 2024
Lund, A.A., L.A. Smith, R.R. Lopez. 2024. Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program: 2024 evaluation report. Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, Research Report Number 2024-1. College Station, Texas, USA.
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Economic Values of White-tailed Deer in Texas: Part II
Dec 2023
Texas A&M University Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management and Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute. 2023. Economic values of white-tailed deer in Texas: 2022 Survey-Part II. College Station. TX.
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Economic Values of White-tailed Deer in Texas: Part I
May 2023
Texas A&M University Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management and Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute. 2023. Economic values of white-tailed deer in Texas: 2022 Survey - Part I. College Station, TX.
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Conserving Texas: Quantifying Ecological Return on Investment
Jan 2023
Smith, L.A., A.A. Lund, R.R. Lopez. 2023. Conserving Texas: Quantifying Ecological Return on Investment. Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, Research Report Number 2023-1. College Station, Texas, USA.
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Threatened and Endangered Species Forecast
Nov 2021
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Military Land Use Compatibility in Texas: 2021
Sep 2021
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Texas Military Airspace & Land Use Projections
Sep 2021
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Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program: 2020 Evaluation
Nov 2020
Lund, A.A., G.W. Powers, R.R. Lopez, L.A. Smith, L.M. Olson, and L.F. Gregory. 2020. Texas farm and ranch lands conservation program: 2020 Evaluation report. Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, Research Report Number 2020-1. College Station, Texas, USA.
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Status Update and Trends of Texas Working Lands 1997 - 2017
Dec 2019
Smith, L.A., R.R. Lopez, A.A. Lund, B.N. Wegner, J.C. Cathey, A. Lopez, R.E. Anderson, G.W. Powers, K.L. Skow, M.A. Crawford. 2019. Status Update and Trends of Texas Working Lands. Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute (NRI), College Station, TX, USA.
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Trends in Land Ownership Along Texas Borderlands
Jun 2019
Lopez, A., A.A. Lund, M.A. Crawford, L.A. Smith, K.L. Skow, J.G. Cross, L.A. Harveson and R.R. Lopez. 2019. Trends in Land Ownership Along Texas Borderlands. Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute. College Station, TX, USA.
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Conservation Easements in Texas
Jan 2019
Lund, A.A., L.A. Smith, A. Lopez, R.R. Lopez and J.H. Leibowitz. 2019. Conservation Easements in Texas. Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute. College Station, TX, USA.