Environment & Natural Resources

Helping Texans safeguard the state’s natural environment and natural resources is a big part of our work at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Browse by topic below to learn more about what we are doing and how you can get involved.

Related Departments: Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Ecology and Conservation Biology, Biological and Agricultural Engineering

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Texas Master Naturalist Program

The Texas Master Naturalist program works to develop volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources. This year, Texas A&M AgriLife celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Texas Master Naturalist Program and the impact of its vast network of community-based volunteers across the state.
Texas Master Naturalists members working in a wetland

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Environment & Natural Resources

Publications

Publication

Protect your Texas land from cheatgrass! Learn how to manage it, restore native plants, and protect your land from wildfire and erosion. Download your copy today!

Publication

This handbook incorporates the revision to the CDE approved by the Texas FFA Career Development Events Committee in 2011.

Publication

This CDE reference incorporates revisions and new plants approved by the Texas FFA Career Development Events Committee in 2016.

All Environment & Natural Resources Publications

Programs

We offer numerous free and affordable programs on agriculture and natural resources, family and community health, economic health and youth development. We also offer many volunteer opportunities. Browse the list below.
Program

The Healthy Lawns Healthy Waters program aims to improve and protect surface water quality by enhancing awareness and knowledge of best management practices for residential landscapes.

Program

The Texas Well Owner Network provides training to Texans to educate them on water quality. These trainings also inform them on different BMPs they can use for protecting their wells and surface waters.

Program

The Bennett Land Stewardship program funds conferences about land management in the Edwards Plateau, covering issues such as brush control, water management and estate planning.

All Environment & Natural Resources Programs

Courses

Course

This online course is the first in a series of three developed to introduce homeowners, DIY hobbyists, or future commercial farm operators to the world of aquaponics.

Course

An aerobic septic system, or aerobic treatment unit (ATU), uses oxygen to breakdown both dissolved and solid constituents into gases, cell mass, and non-degradable material contained in wastewater. This online course will teach you how to properly maintain and operate your ATU. You will have 30 days from the day you register to complete this program. If you do not complete the program within this limit, your registration will expire, and you will need to pay the registration fees again to start over.

Course

Unlock the secrets of healthy soil and learn practical ways to improve its productivity, resilience, and sustainability. This course covers the essential functions and properties of soil, equipping you with actionable insights to enhance your soil health practices and achieve better results.

All Environment & Natural Resources Courses

Prescribed Burning Communication Kit

The Communications Kit provides resources to facilitate discussion and interactions within and between those who conduct prescribed burning and local communities. The contents of this kit are the direct result of a Joint Fire Science Program-funded research project—Fighting Wildfire with Prescribed Burning in the Southern Great Plains.

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All Resources on Environment & Natural Resources

  • Publication

    Protect your Texas land from cheatgrass! Learn how to manage it, restore native plants, and protect your land from wildfire and erosion. Download your copy today!

  • Publication

    This handbook incorporates the revision to the CDE approved by the Texas FFA Career Development Events Committee in 2011.

  • Publication

    This CDE reference incorporates revisions and new plants approved by the Texas FFA Career Development Events Committee in 2016.

  • Publication

    This curriculum resource reflects the content of the Home Site Evaluation CDE, based on the rules adopted by the Texas FFA in 2012.

  • Course

    This online course is the first in a series of three developed to introduce homeowners, DIY hobbyists, or future commercial farm operators to the world of aquaponics.

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