BORDERLANDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html MS Thesis Candidate – Bryce Mann MS Thesis Candidate – Emilie Brochon MS Thesis Candidate – Emily Blumentritt MS Thesis Candidate – Hailey Barton MS Thesis Candidate – Hayley Shultz MS Thesis Candidate – Olivia Gray MS Thesis Candidate – Gray Hancock MS Thesis Candidate – Matt Hewitt MS Thesis Candidate – Andrew Doughtry MS Thesis Candidate – Halli Lovell BORDERLANDS BULLETIN Alamito Creek Conservation Initiative EVENTS Stewarding the Trans-Pecos: Landowners Explore Strategies to Sustain Their Legacy DR. RYAN S. LUNA MS Thesis Candidate – Kendall Christensen MS Thesis Candidate – Jesse Ellgren HOME MS Thesis Candidate – Eliana Goodwin Desert Lifelines — Riparian Restoration WATER IN THE DESERT 2026 BORDERLANDS NEWS GRADUATE ASSISTANTS MS Thesis Candidate – Asia Cornelius PhD Dissertation Candidate – Caitlin Camp Pappas LAND STEWARDSHIP MAUREEN G. FRANK DESERT TRACKS MS Thesis Candidate – Will Quarles MS Thesis Candidate – Maggie Rector MS Thesis Candidate – Christian Lewis West Texas Wildlife Monitoring Effort DANIEL P. COLLINS RESEARCH TEAM DR. J. SILVERIO AVILA S. SCIENTIFIC PAPERS Bill Adams MAYA VAUGHN Year-round Seasonal Variation Effects on Scaled Quail Movement Behavior in the Trans-Pecos MS Thesis Candidate – Jake Gowdy MS Thesis Candidate – Sarah Jane ‘SJ’ Gilbert Water in the Desert MS Thesis Candidate – Madi Vastine PhD Thesis Candidate – Ty Goodwin LAURA CARDONA JULIA PARRACK Meadows Research Institute for West Texas Water RESEARCH REPORTS Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Awards $40,000 Grant to Support 12th Year of BRI’s Undergraduate Mentorship Program (BUMP) Borderlands Undergraduate and Mentorship Program (BUMP) Students Showcase Their Projects