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Flames from a prescribed fire rise above tall grass.
July 23, 2024

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to host Great Plains Fire Summit Aug. 13-15 in Canyon

Prescribed fire conference open to landowners, students and land management professionals

A painted bunting vocalizes in the top of a tree.
June 27, 2024

Migratory bird habitat webinar scheduled for July 11

Program covers how to select, build a bird habitat around a home

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June 21, 2024

Perotto awarded endowed professorship in ranch management

Appointment aims to advance rangeland management, productivity

June 20, 2024

Texas A&M’s Agricultural and Food Policy Center key in farm bill development

Center helps inform legislators, advance policy to benefit farmers, ranchers, others

A man rides a brown horse across rangelands with a few buildings visible in the distance.
May 29, 2024

Rangeland conditions vary across state based on moisture, precipitation outlook

Texas Crop and Weather Report  - May 29, 2024

A juvenile white-tailed deer stands in tall grass.
May 15, 2024

‘Tis the season for wildlife encounters

AgriLife Extension expert encourages people not to interfere with juvenile wildlife

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May 2, 2024

Texas Master Naturalist program hires program support specialist

Hannah Ferguson aims to connect and empower statewide chapters

April 24, 2024

Engineering environmental excellence in the next generation

Jorge Arreola Vargas inspires students with hands-on learning

April 22, 2024

Senior Hannah Evans pursues her passion

Fisheries management major inspired by childhood in state parks

April 19, 2024

Breaking down pollution

Study investigates biological degradation of PFAS in waste

April 10, 2024

Passion for conservation drives student’s impactful initiatives in the community

Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology student Skyler Nix shares passion for nature

April 3, 2024

Volunteering with Texas Master Naturalist

Texas Master Naturalist program celebrates robust community of volunteers excited to give back to the natural world

March 18, 2024

Spring highways see increase in cold-blooded commuters

Texas A&M AgriLife experts share reasons for turtle sightings along roadways, ways to help

January 8, 2024

Student video entry registration open for National Geographic Slingshot Challenge

Middle and high school students can submit environmental videos to competition

December 28, 2023

New heat pump system being developed to dry, dehydrate food products

Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering researcher part of collaborative, innovative Department of Energy project

December 20, 2023

Texas A&M Forest Service presents $22,000 to Association of Former Students

John Henry Kirby Memorial State Forest continues growing gifts

December 18, 2023

How to sustainably dispose of a real Christmas tree

Recycling, mulching, wildlife habitats provide good options

November 30, 2023

‘It’s not the cow; it’s the how’

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers investigate impact of adaptive grazing management on Conservation Reserve Program lands

November 22, 2023

Creating stewards of nature at Camp Millican

Youth development experts create opportunity for Brazos Valley youth to grow their appreciation of nature

November 16, 2023

Most Americans are oblivious to ‘forever chemicals’ and risks

First-of-its-kind public awareness study by Texas A&M AgriLife shows knowledge of PFAS chemicals is low