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Borderlands Buzz - Episode #8- William Carrington & Caroline Korbell Carrington
Borderlands Buzz – Episode #8: William Carrington & Caroline Korbell Carrington

Caroline Korbell Carrington and her husband William spend a lot of time in West Texas. Caroline makes a living painting…
Summit Brings Industry and Conservation to the Table
Summit Brings Industry and Conservation to the Table

Nearly one hundred attendees gathered to hear a roster of experts for the first Summit on Healthy Lands and Energy Development at the Horseshoe Arena in Midland on April 6. The one-day summit was organized by Respect Big Bend, a coalition dedicated to responsible energy development in West Texas, in partnership with Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University in Alpine.
BRI Launches Center for Land Stewardship and Stakeholder Engagement
BRI Launches Center for Land Stewardship and Stakeholder Engagement

A new Center for Land Stewardship and Stakeholder Engagement has been established at the Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) at Sul…
Interactions Between Bighorn, Aoudad, and Mule Deer in the Texas Trans-Pecos
Project Spotlight: Interactions Between Bighorn, Aoudad, and Mule Deer in the Texas Trans-Pecos

Desert bighorn sheep and mule deer have experienced widespread declines in distribution and abundance in the Texas Trans-Pecos. While translocation…
West Texas Safari Club Donates to Scholarship Endowment at BRI
West Texas Safari Club Donates to Scholarship Endowment at BRI

The West Texas Chapter of Safari Club International has made a $5,000 donation to support an endowed scholarship at the…
Borderlands Buzz - Episode #7- Earl Nottingham
Borderlands Buzz – Episode #7: Earl Nottingham

For over 40 years, Earl Nottingham has been telling the story of Texas and much of the American Southwest through…
Daniel-Wilcox
Student Spotlight: Daniel Wilcox

Daniel Wilcox has always had an innate curiosity about how the world works and how natural systems work together. He…
Student Spotlight: Zoe Carroll
Student Spotlight: Zoe Carroll

Zoe Carroll has been influenced to pursue a wildlife-related career for her entire life. “My family did several cross-country camping…
Borderlands Buzz - Episode #6: Mary Baxter
Borderlands Buzz – Episode #6: Mary Baxter

For more than three decades Mary Baxter has made a living as a successful artist, producing hundreds of works inspired…
John L. Nau III Donates $1 million for West Texas Habitat Research
John L. Nau III Donates $1 million for West Texas Habitat Research

ALPINE – Thanks to a generous donation from a longtime supporting donor, the Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) is enhancing West…
West Texas Safari Club Donates $10,000 for Wildlife Research in the Trans-Pecos
West Texas Safari Club Donates $10,000 for Wildlife Research in the Trans-Pecos

The West Texas Chapter of Safari Club International has made a $10,000 donation to support two wildlife research projects underway…
Borderlands Research Institute Students Awarded $34,000 in Scholarships
Borderlands Research Institute Students Awarded $34,000 in Scholarships

The Virginia Matthews Law and the Franklin and Virginia Law scholarships were established by the Law family to assist graduate students at the Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University to further their education and help expand the knowledge of West Texas landowners, so they may become more effective stewards of their land. Other scholarship sources receive applications from across Texas.