Browsing by Subject "Conservation"
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(2007-09-04)Water conservation is a critical issue in Texas today. This publication explores the relationship between ecosystem health and land stewardship in the Trinity River Basin. It also describes how responsible land stewardship ...
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(2017-07-20)Tropical forests and the biodiversity within them are rapidly declining in the face of an increasing human population. Resource management and conservation of endangered species requires an understanding of how species ...
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(2008-04-03)Reusing household water (graywater) to irrigate landscapes is becoming more popular. This publication explains how graywater collection and distribution systems work and what regulations pertain to their use. There are ...
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(2008-09-22)Groundwater conservation districts (GCDs) are being created in many parts of Texas to allow local citizens to manage and protect their groundwater. This publication answers frequently asked questions about groundwater and GCDs.
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(2008-05-30)Homeowners and landowners can build simple or complex systems to capture, store and use rainwater to water their landscape plants.
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(2008-07-14)As the population of Texas grows, so does the state's need for water. Rainwater harvesting is one way to keep up with the demand. Rainwater Harvesting in Texas gives residents information on how to collect rainwater for ...
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(2008-05-30)With the state's growing population and limited supply of groundwater and surface water, Texans must use water wisely. Rainwater harvesting is an approach that anyone can use to capture rainfall. This publication explains ...
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(2007-05-24)Providing enough water can be a problem when grazing livestock are on rangeland. This publication identifies sources of water that are the least expensive, explains how rainwater capture is done, and gives specific examples ...
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(2008-08-11)A raingarden is in artifical depression in the landscape that collects and stores rainfall runoff until it can infiltrate the soil. Raingardens help conserve water and protect it from surface pollution. In this publication ...
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(2008-08-11)A soil storage and infiltration system collects rainfall runoff from the roofs of buildings and directs it underground where it infiltrates the soil. Such a system conserves water and protects it from surface pollution. ...
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(2018-07-27)The 1770s was a formative decade for the United States, most famously for the declaration of the colonies’ independence from Great Britain, but this era also saw the formation of the nation’s first navy. At the forefront ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)Recent land ownership trends in Texas have created concerns for natural resource agencies throughout the state (Wilkins et al. 2000, 2003; Steinbach 2001, American Farmland Trust 2003). An increase in the number of small ...
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Residency and Movement Patterns of Giant Manta Ray, Mobula birostris, in Bahía de Banderas, Mexico (2022-11-29)Giant manta ray (Mobula birostris) is an endangered species commonly seen in oceanic islands and seamounts; however, some resident populations have been described in highly productive, coastal areas. Bahía de Banderas, ...
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(2009-05-04)Saltcedar is a small tree that causes major problems along rivers in the western half of Texas and throughout the U.S. Southwest. This publication explains its biology and ecological impacts, water use and control strategies.
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From 2014 to 2016, researchers from Texas A&M University carried out an investigation of a submerged archaeological site in Lake Champlain, Vermont. The site, Shelburne Shipyard, contained four steamboat wrecks from the ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)In the summer of 2000, divers recovered a large shipping crate from the wreck of the Brother Jonathan, a steamboat that sank off of Crescent City, California on 30 July 1865. Ownership of the crate was taken over by the ...
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(2001-01-11)The amount of water that soaks into the soil largely determines plant productivity. We can manage and conserve water where and when it falls, and by controlling the kind of vegetation we can make the fullest use of rain ...
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(2003-05-12)Water management is the most important factor in sorghum production. Tillage practices can affect the water content of the soil and play a large role in successful sorghum production. This publication discusses the types ...
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(2009-05-15)Rainwater harvesting is a familiar term for Bangladesh. People in areas that lack drinking water, particularly the coastal areas and the rural areas in the country, practice rain water harvesting. The high annual rainfall ...
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(2020-01-23)Buffalo Bayou has connected Houston, Texas to Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico since Houston’s founding in 1837. During the American Civil War of 1861-65, Houston served as a storehouse for weapons, ammunition, food, ...