Garrett Powers
IT Business Analyst
Garrett.Powers@ag.tamu.eduGarrett joined the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute as a student technician in 2012, while working to earn his Bachelor of Science in Spatial Sciences that he later received in 2013. Following his undergraduate degree, Garrett served four years in the U.S. Army as a commissioned officer. He returned to the institute in 2018 as a graduate research assistant, while pursuing a Master of Science degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science with a focus on Remote Sensing technology. In his current role, Garrett provides geospatial support within the geospatial analysis team for NRI and the Texas Water Resources Institute. His studies are focused on the application of remote sensing technologies to solve challenges in natural resource conservation.
Garrett is from Houston, TX and during his free time can be found traveling around the state looking for good food and outdoor recreation.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
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Assessing ecological and socio-political factors in site selection for ocelot reintroduction in Texas
Mar 2024
Martinez, L. A., J. V. Lombardi, G. Powers, A. D. Anderson, T. Campbell, & R. R. Lopez. 2024. Assessing ecological and socio-political factors in site selection for ocelot reintroduction in Texas. Conservation Science and Practice, e13113. https:// doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13113
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Using LiDAR to Enhance Distribution Models for the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus) in Texas, USA
Aug 2022
Walkup, D.K., W.A. Ryberg, R.J. Hibbetts, K.L. Skow, G. Powers, L.A. Fitzgerald, B.A. Collier, and R.R. Lopez. 2022. Using LiDAR to enhance distribution models for the dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus) in Texas, USA. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 17, 349-361.
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Structural and environmental predictors of tricolored bat presence and abundance in Texas caves
Dec 2021
Meierhofer, M.B., S.J. Leivers, B.L. Pierce, G.W. Powers, J.W. Evans, and M.L. Morrison. 2022. Structural and environmental predictors of tricolored bat presence and abundance in Texas caves. Journal of Mammalogy 103:407-414.
Research Reports
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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.