RESOURCES

Blogs

ABA Blog - American Birding Association

All about birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Big Outside - Michael Lanza

Buffalo Bayou: A Naturalist’s Blog - Buffalo Bayou Partnership

Captain's Blog - John P. O'Connell, Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service, Brazoria County

Conserving the Nature of America - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

David's Big Year - David Sarkozi

DIY Garden Blog - DIY Garden

Earth Sky News - Deborah Byrd

Entomology Today - Entomological Society of America

Focusing On Wildlife - Scott Simmons

GCBO Blog - Gulf Coast Bird Observatory

Houston Arboretum Nature Blog - Houston Arboretum

In the Garden Blog - Stephen Brueggerhoff, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Brazoria County.

Native Prairies Association of Texas - Native Prairies Association of Texas

Nature Watch - Lynne and Jim Weber, TMN Capital Area Chapter

Nature Watch Adventures - Lynne and Jim Weber, TMN Capital Area Chapter

Nature Writers of Texas - The Nature Writers of Texas

NOAA Response and Restoration Blog - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Open Spaces - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Other Nations: A Naturalist’s Blog about Buffalo Bayou - Buffalo Bayou Partnership

Photographing with Kathy Adams Clark - Kathy Adams Clark

Protect Our Public Lands - Outdoor Alliance

Save Texas History - Texas General Land Office Save Texas History Program

Texas Nature Blog - Texas Nature Blog

Wild Wonderings - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Window on a Texas Wildscape - A Texas Hill Country yard turned wildlife habitat...

Research

Bastrop Bayou Watershed Protection Plan - Houston-Galveston Area Council

San Bernard River Watershed Protection Plan - Houston-Galveston Area Council

The Texas Aquaculture Industry -2012 Part 1 - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Aquaculture, Fisheries, & Pond Management

The Texas Aquaculture Industry -2012 Part 2 - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Aquaculture, Fisheries, & Pond Management

Cactus Moth Detection and Monitoring Network - Mississippi State University

Cactus Moth (Cactoblastis cactorum) - U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Conservation Strategies and Vegetation Characterization in the Columbia Bottomlands... - Rosen, De Steven, Lange (2008). .

Cornell University Civic Ecology Lab - Cornell University

Endangered Species - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Evaluation of Rocks found on Sargent Beach - Peggy Romfh

GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research

Houston Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Insects covered in dewdrops, photos of - The London Economic

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

iNaturalist.org - iNaturalist.org

Milkweed Identification - TPWD

Monarch Butterflies - TPWD

Project Noah - Networked Organisms National Geographic

Texas Entomology - Mike Quinn

Texas Sea Grant

Ultimate Guide to Butterflies and How to Prevent Their Decline - DIY Garden

Unusual Trees (photos) - USFWS

Urban Wildlife Conservation Program - USFWS

Apps

TMN Apps - AgriLife State Office

iSnapper - TPWD

Merlin Bird ID App - Cornell Lab of Ornithology [Description]

Texas Ecosystem Analytical Mapper - TPWD

Birdside Apps - Birds in the Hand

Periodicals

Birding Community E-Bulletin - National Wildlife Refuge Association

Friends Forward - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Refuge Update - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Reverchon Naturalist - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Publications

A Guide to Age Determination of White-tailed Deer - TPWD

Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment USFWS, 2012

Ecosystems Services Primer ©Houston Wilderness, 2016

Post-hurricane Ike observations for Texas Mid-coast NWRC 9-14-2008 to 10-09-2008 By Jennifer Wilson, USFWS, 2009

Soil Characterization and Hydrological Monitoring Project, Brazoria County, Texas, Bottomland Hardwood Vertisols By Wesley L. Miller, and Amanda L. Bragg, United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Temple, Texas., 2007

Refuge Beat. By Jennifer Sanchez, USFWS, Texas Mid-coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Fall 2010 ... Winter 2011 ... Spring 2011 ... Summer 2011 ... Fall 2011

Trail Guides

Camp Mohawk County Park - Loblolly Loop Trail

Camp Mohawk County Park - Species List

Clear Lake Creek Paddling Trail

San Bernard Oak Trail

Stephen F. Austin Paddling Trail - Columbia Bottomland Waterway

Recycling

Take Care of Texas - Take Care of Texas Program

Waste Reduction - Take Care of Texas Program

Recycling Information - Houston-Galveston Area Council

Recycling Centers in Brazoria County - Houston-Galveston Area Council

Recycling, computers - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Recycling, television receivers and monitors - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

You're Probably Recycling Wrong - Citylab

Water

Adopt-a-Beach Program - Texas General Land Office

Bastrop Bayou Watershed Protection Plan - Houston-Galveston Area Council

Brazos River Authority

Friends of the River San Bernard

San Bernard River - Photos by A. Smith

San Bernard Watershed Protection Plan - Houston-Galveston Area Council

Texas Sea Grant - Texas A&M University

Texas Waters Specialist program - Texas Parks&Wildlife Deparment

Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program (MRRP}

About the MRRP
Bin Locations

Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Fisheries Landings and Disasters in the Gulf of Mexico - Texas Sea Grant, September 2015

The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill's Impact on Gulf Seafood - Texas Sea Grant, September 2015

Funds From the Deepwater Horizon Settlement Are Flowing Into the Gulf States - National Audubon Society, Spring 2019

Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia, January 2020

Deepwater Horizon settlement money to be used for new coastal land purchase. - Austin American-Statesman, January 2020

Nash Prairie Preserve

Texas: Nash Prairie Preserve - The Nature Conservancy

Nash Prairie: A National Treasure (video) - The Nature Conservancy/YouTube
Jewel in the Rough: Pristine Prairie on a Working Ranch - BioOne

Texas church helps preserve rare prairie - Episcopal News Service

Addendum to the Vascular Flora of Nash Prairie, Texas, U.S.A - David J. Rosen, Lee College

Life abounds in Texas' last surviving bit of coastal prairie - Houston Chronicle

Feral Hogs

Feral Hogs, Coping with - Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Wild Pig Damage and Control Survey

Feral hogs menacing homeowners in Liberty, San Jacinto counties - By Vanesa Brashier, The Cleveland Advocate.

Hogs Wild: Suddenly, feral swine are everywhere. - The New Yorker, By Ian Frazier, December 12, 2005.

Feral Hogs in the Mid-Coast Wildlife Refuges - John Boettiger and Mark Hazelrigg

Feral Hog Management Video Series - TAMU Wildlife and Fisheries Extension

Understanding Wild Pig History and Biology - Online course, AgriLife Bookstore (EWF-027OC), $20.00

Understanding Wild Pig History and Biology Continuing Education - Online course, AgriLife Bookstore (EWF-025OC), $70.00

Wild Pig Management for Texas Pesticide Applicators - Online course, AgriLife Bookstore (EWF-026OC), $45.00

Wild Wonderings: Are Wild Pigs Considered Wildlife? - By Josh Helcel, Extension Associate, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute

Wild Wonderings: Effects of Abatement Efforts on Wild Pig Behavior - By Josh Helcel, Extension Associate, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute

Wild Wonderings: Wild Pigs Negatively Impact Water Quality - By Forrest Cobb, Research Assistant, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute

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