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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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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This course aims to help beef cattle producers protect Texas waterways from contamination that is linked with the production of livestock. These contaminations may also pose a health risk to Texas citizens.
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This four-course aquatic vegetation series provides landowners and pesticide applicators biological information for submerged, algae, floating, and emergent species of problematic aquatic plants found in Texas.
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This course will inform participants about riparian and watershed processes, the benefits that healthy riparian areas provide, and the tools that prevent and/or resolve degradation and improve water quality.
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This self-paced course provides a brief introduction to rangeland ecology and management, covering topics such as brush control, drought preparation, grazing stewardship, and plant identification.
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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.
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This course is primarily designed for cooperative extension agents, agriculture technical service providers, and agriculture commodity representatives who will learn inter-dependencies between water, energy, and climate as well as technology, planning, and policy options that promote agriculture sustainability and profitability.
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Discover the importance of watershed projects and coordinators, along with valuable water program resources. Perfect for anyone interested in protecting our water resources.
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Do you want to continue your professional career in wastewater management? This online series was developed to address challenges facing the onsite wastewater industry in Texas.
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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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This CDE reference incorporates revisions and new plants approved by the Texas FFA Career Development Events Committee in 2016.