$2 million grant will fund conservation efforts on private land in West Texas through Borderlands Research Institute programs.
04
Dec2023
13
Nov2023
Two Texas universities are partnering with state and federal agencies to study the transboundary movements of black bears and mountain lions along the U.S.-Mexico border in southwest Texas.
13
Nov2023
In this podcast, we discuss cost share programs available for West Texas landowners interested in conservation and improving wildlife habitat on their property.
06
Nov2023
To restore streams, conservationists look to their grassland headwaters
The land west of the Pecos is Texas at its wildest. But this rugged terrain has also been profoundly altered by human actions, and the starkest impact may be the loss of flowing water. Across our region, once-perennial streams are now steep-banked ... Read More
30
Oct2023
Seventeen students at the Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University have been selected to receive $122,750 in scholarships from eleven different sources, including nine scholarships awarded through a special fundraising effort celebrating BRI’s 15th anniversary.
26
Oct2023
West Texas Black Bears Slowly Returning
Researchers are trapping black bears and affixing GPS tracking collars to study the bruins in West Texas, where numbers are small but growing.
Article by Alan Clemons
Black bears in the far West Texas region are being studied by Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University and the Texas ... Read More
23
Oct2023
Registration is now open for Water in the Desert, a first-of-its-kind conference about water in the Chihuahuan Desert of West Texas taking place at Sul Ross State University on Thursday, January 18, 2024.
16
Oct2023
The Borderlands Research Institute, Rio Grande Joint Venture, and Dixon Water Foundation are teaming up to roll out the Alamito Creek Conservation Initiative in Far West Texas.
02
Oct2023
Check out this podcast from Houston Safari Club Foundation featuring BRI Researcher Dr. Amanda Veals Dutt!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hunting-matters/id1519068446?i=1000629735306
Black Bears in Texas with Amanda M. Veals Dutt, PhD Amanda M. Veals Dutt, PhD, Carnivore Specialist and Research Scientist, Borderlands Research Institute, Sul Ross State University.
Dr. Dutt is the Carnivore Specialist and post-doctoral Research ... Read More
11
Sep2023
A habitat enhancement project six years in the making is coming to fruition on the 22,000-acre Decie Ranch, located between Alpine and Marathon in the Big Bend region of West Texas.