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A small building with a water well sign on it.
February 2, 2026

Private water well screenings set for Feb. 9-10 in Briscoe, Hall counties 

Residents are invited to test their well water and review results 

A hand with a gold ring on it adjusting tech equipment in the outdoors.
January 26, 2026

Ecoinformatics lets student explore science in nature

Texas A&M doctoral student Justinn Jones uses tech and data to reveal nature's hidden patterns

A person taking a water sample from an outdoor spigot
January 26, 2026

Private water well screenings set for Feb. 2-3 in Bastrop and Lee counties 

Residents are invited to participate in water well screenings and results meetings

A flowing river
January 20, 2026

Geronimo and Alligator creeks water quality training set for Feb. 24 in New Braunfels

Workshop will include discussion on watershed systems, types and sources of water pollution

Two young men drive a boat on a pond covered in lily pads.
January 19, 2026

Feb. 17 webinar to focus on year-round pond management actions

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program emphasizes appropriate timing for key activities, treatments

wildfire flames fill the picture with a firefighter in front
January 16, 2026

Dry conditions and increased vegetation set stage for higher wildfire risk in Texas

Texas A&M Forest Service advises caution with freeze-cured grasses and high winds

Two men in a field observing sorghum shoots
January 15, 2026

Texas producers invited to conservation incentive program webinar Jan. 29

Texas Conservation and Sustainability Initiative offers $42 million to producers for crop, livestock and forestry conservation practices

Three black feral hogs root around in the soil
January 15, 2026

Texas A&M AgriLife publication focuses on urban, suburban feral hog management

Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute aims to empower landowners, municipal leaders with solutions

two men stand in front of flags in their forest service uniforms
January 9, 2026

Texas A&M Forest Service pins new law enforcement investigator

Mathes joins agency’s elite team of 11 officers and investigators

The Medina River
January 8, 2026

Medina River watershed meeting set for Jan. 22 in Castroville

Community meeting to feature riparian restoration demonstration project 

plumes of smoke behind houses
December 22, 2025

Warm, dry holiday weather elevates wildfire risk across Texas

Texas A&M Forest Service encourages extra caution over holiday season

A row of seven people in suits standing in a row in front of a 12-foot-high screen bearing the name of the 2025 World Water Congress and logos of its organizers
December 16, 2025

Texas A&M experts spotlight water solutions at World Water Congress

Texas A&M AgriLife and Texas A&M Engineering researchers join international discussions and presentations in Morocco.

people stand around a tree being planted
December 11, 2025

Texas A&M Forest Service offers $1.2 million in community forestry grants

Webinar set Dec. 12 to explain application process

Thompson Creek
December 5, 2025

Thompsons Creek watershed protection meeting set for Dec. 16 in Bryan

Community members, landowners invited to help develop protection plan

a river with tree-lined banks
December 1, 2025

Texas Resilient Landscapes Initiative offers $3.2 million in reforestation funding

Cost-share initiative helps landowners replant native trees after natural disasters

A person in a plaid shirt looks through binoculars in a wooded area.
December 1, 2025

Listening to nature, one bird call at a time

Texas A&M’s Carmen Reisdorf ’27 built a citizen science project linking AI, ecology and global volunteers

A smiling woman in a maroon shirt
November 24, 2025

Soil, science, sustainability: Katie Lewis shapes farming’s future

AgriLife Research scientist turns passion into science to sustain the land, and people who depend on it

A rural Hill Country landscape.
November 14, 2025

Land management workshop slated for Nov. 21 in Fredericksburg

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service event to focus on wildlife valuation, grazing, fire preparedness, more

A monarch butterfly.
November 12, 2025

Research maps monarch migration along Texas highways

Texas A&M scientists study how roads, wind and conservation affect one of nature’s most extraordinary journeys

The Lampasas River
November 10, 2025

Whole watershed testing program set for Nov. 19-20 in Lampasas

Residents can test well water and soil, learn best practices and earn continuing education units