General Information

Where the First Raindrop Falls

"Where the First Raindrop Falls" is an article in the July 2009 issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine that explores the belief that managing watersheds on a regional scale, involving multiple landowners, is the key to meeting Texas water needs. (July 2009)

Restoring Native Texas Rangelands for Increased Water Yield: Executive Summary  (January 2009)

With sponsorship from the Texas Wildlife Association Foundation, a team of Texas A&M University scientists have conducted a technical evaluation of land-based water conservation practices and their potential for water yield in south central Texas. The purpose of this evaluation was to determine the feasibility of rangeland restoration for increasing water yield. This team identified areas in south central Texas suitable for rangeland restoration programs. This report is a summary of their findings.

Please conrtact TWA office at (800) 839-9453 for a printed copy of the report until a link is established. 

Land-Based Water Conservation & Water Yield Practices in Region L: Guidelines for Spatial Analysis and Recommended Brush Management Practices (February 2008)

Land-Based Water Conservation & Water Yield Practices in Region L: Influence of Land-Based Conservation Practices on Water Yield (February 2008)

Land-Based Water Conservation & Water Yield Practices in Region L: Monitoring Strategies (February 2008)

"Riparian Notes" by Steve Nelle, NRCS Texas

The original intent of "Riparian Notes" was to be a very informal in-house NRCS educational tool. The idea was to provide some very basic riparian information in a digital one page format. The natural resource community in Texas (landowners, land managers, interested citizens, NGO and government agency workers) in general are not very aware of riparian issues. The range discipline in Texas until very recently, has ignored the importance of riparian areas and we have unintentionally treated them like sacrifice area.

The desire for the notes is to increase the awareness and appreciation of the function and the values of creeks and riparian areas and to foster a better understanding of the connection between uplands, riparian areas and water resources. Sort of a Riparian 101 class broken down into a new and different way, and to incorporate creative management to help restore and maintain them. 

Trinity River Initiative

Reviving the Trinity

This article was written by Henry Chappell and published in the November 2008 Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine.  It highlights the effects of the river's health on both rural and urban Texas.

Linking Water Conservation and Natural Resource Stewardship in the Trinity River Basin

This is a publication by the Texas Cooperative Extension of the Texas A&M University system focusing on water conservation and the direct effects of good land stewardship.

Techniques for Wetland Construction and Management

This article covers the definition of wetland areas and their benefits both economical and natural.  It also includes specific information for land managers on how to build and maintain wetland areas.