Angelica Lopez
Research Scientist
angelica.lopez@ag.tamu.eduDr. Angelica Lopez joined the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute as a research associate in 2010. Her research interests are in rural sociology and underrepresented groups, environmental and natural resource attitudes, behaviors and participation constraints, human dimensions of natural resources, borderlands and program evaluation. Her research goal is to assist landowners in reaching their land management objectives.
Angelica also provides project support for various programs in the San Antonio office and is a liaison for the institute’s business administrative team. A native Texan, Angelica studied animal science, agricultural education, rural sociology and recreation park and tourism sciences with an emphasis on community engagement, receiving Bachelor of Science degrees in 1997 and 1999, Master of Science in 2005 and doctorate in 2011 at Texas A&M University.
Publications
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Use of live streaming systems in field-based learning
Oct 2022
McCay, S. D., R. R. Lopez, A. C. Sansom, C. M. Farrell, J. M. Holmes, A. Lopez, and J. C. Cathey. 2022. Use of live streaming systems in field‐based learning. Wildlife Society Bulletin e1381, https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1381.
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Mark-resight methodology for estimating key deer abundance assisted by citizen scientists
Jun 2022
Silvy, N.J., R.R. Lopez, C.N. Lopez, T. Breen, A. Lopez, A.E. Montalvo, I.D. Parker, and B. Powell. 2022. Mark-resight methodology for estimating key deer abundance assisted by citizen scientists. Wildlife Society Bulletin, e1298.
Research Reports
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Updates and Trends in Landowner Demographics and their Relationship with Wildlife Management
Dec 2024
Lopez, A., and D. Barrientos. 2024. Updates and trends in landowner demographics and their relationship with wildlife management: a Texas Landowner Survey report. Scientific Report, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, College Station, TX, 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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Texas Landowner Survey
Apr 2023
Lopez, A., D. Barrientos, R. Lopez, K. L. Skow, M. Crawford, J. Dreibelbis, K. B. Hays, and B. N. Wegner. 2023. Texas Landowner Survey. Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute.
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Texas Water Trends
Feb 2023
Lopez, A., R. Lopez, M. Crawford, A. Smith, D. Barrientos, B. Wegner, O. Muñoz, A. Roberts, V. Puig-Williams, and D. Mueller. (2023). Texas water trends. Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, College Station, Texas, USA.
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Water in the Texas Hill Country
Jul 2022
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Participation Equals Conservation: Why diversity matters in sustaining our natural resources
May 2021
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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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West Texas Landowner Report: Energy and Growth Trends
Dec 2019
Lopez, A., R. Lopez, K. Skow, and M. Crawford. 2019. West Texas Landowner Report: Energy and Growth Trends. Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, 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.
Field Notes
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Updates and trends in landowner demographics and their relationship with wildlife management
Feb 1, 2025
NRI released a new Texas Landowner Survey (TLS) report, Updates and Trends in Landowners Demographics and their Relationship with Wildlife Management, with fresh insights on the Texas general population, land and wildlife stewardship and tax incentives. Most significantly, the report reveals that 49 percent of Texas operations are managed by just two landowners, which will be a critical consideration related to intergenerational land transfers, an aging landowner population and the potential for loss of land management knowledge and experience.
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Read the Statewide Texas Landowner Survey results
Apr 12, 2023
Researchers from the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute (NRI), in collaboration with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and agricultural and natural resource professionals distributed the survey to better understand rural landowners and their land management objectives, challenges, concerns, and preferences.
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Last week to take the Texas Landowner Survey
May 8, 2022
With the help of our partners in February, NRI released the 2022 Landowner Survey for landowners who own or operate private working lands in Texas. This voluntary questionnaire serves to gather information on the needs, preferences, concerns, and challenges regarding the everyday management of property that landowners face. The survey is set to close on May 13!
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NRI releases Texas water survey for all Texans
Mar 10, 2022
The Texas Water Survey was developed to determine daily use and management of water resources across Texas, in addition to challenges, concerns and water recreation experiences.
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NRI releases Texas landowner survey to examine status of working lands and needs of land managers
Feb 7, 2022
NRI's Texas Land Trends program released the 2022 Landowner Survey for landowners who own or operate private working lands in Texas. This voluntary questionnaire serves to gather information on the needs, preferences, concerns, and challenges regarding the everyday management of property that landowners face.