The Texas Water Journal has published a new article in Volume 17, a program review titled “From Source to Sea: Case Study of a Watershed-Scale, Transdisciplinary Field Program in Coastal and Marine Graduate Education,” by Audrey R. Douglas, Yusuf Azeez, Elizabeth DiBona, Makayla Guinn, Evalynn Jundt, Nigel Lascelles, Skylar Meehan, Mohamed Mousa, Ahmed Omar, Hailey Santa Ana, Madison Riba, Youwen Wang, Miranda White, Scott Burg and Dorina Murgulet.

As water supplies tighten across the High Plains, a group working in the Texas Panhandle is launching a hands-on effort aimed at keeping more stormwater in the ground and improving soil health. Ogallala Life is starting a weeklong rehydration project Saturday at Johnson Park in Borger. The project is designed to help restore natural water cycles by showing the community how stormwater can be captured through the construction of dams along Rock Creek.

Fewer than 100 ocelots remain in the wild in the United States, all in deep South Texas. Habitat loss, fragmentation and limited genetic diversity have pushed this iconic native cat to the brink. The new breeding facility in Kingsville, highlighted by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD), represents a critical step toward strengthening the long-term recovery of the species. At NRI, our researchers and partners are working alongside state and federal agencies to support science-based recovery strategies for ocelots and other at-risk species.