Posted by Ryan Ament | Dec 21, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Wildlife
According to Texas Parks and Wildlife, the species appears to be expanding its range eastward. Its range in Texas normally is limited to the western portion of the state, including the Panhandle and parts of the Hill Country. Read more from Chrissy Mazzone with...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Nov 20, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Wildlife
A new study has found high rates of SARS CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) exposure and active infection among white-tailed deer tested across Iowa. Previously, antibodies detected in deer suggested exposure to the virus, but this is the first confirmation of...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Nov 9, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Wildlife
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted a new chronic wasting disease management rule package Thursday, regulations mostly geared toward the state’s deer breeding industry. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staff believe the update was necessary because the...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Nov 8, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Wildlife
Things were not looking good for Texas’ white-tailed deer population in January with the U.S. Drought Monitor showing more than 90 percent of the state experiencing abnormally dry to exceptional drought conditions. Then came winter storm Uri in February with freezing...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Nov 2, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Native Landscapes, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources, Wildlife
The White House on Tuesday announced a series of new proposals for climate initiatives, including new building standards for structures in flood-vulnerable areas. In the fact sheet, the Biden administration announced a comment period for an update to the National...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Nov 2, 2021 | Conservation Easements, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Wildlife
The fall issue of the Land Trust Alliance Saving Land magazine highlights recent grants to land trusts for remote monitoring projects, transformative partnerships between land trusts and Indigenous groups and NRI’s work to define the economic value of protected...
