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Texas Watershed Steward program offered in Comanche
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COMANCHE - A Texas Watershed Steward workshop has been scheduled from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Comanche Community Center located at 100 Indian Creek Drive. The free program will be conducted by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board. Jennifer Peterson, AgriLife Extension program special
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Sonora’s Ranching in 21st Century program focuses on wildlife
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SONORA 'Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct its annual “Ranching in the 21st Century”program at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 31 in Sonora's Sutton County Civic Center. The multi-county event is designed for new landowners and veteran ranchers alike. This year's program will center around wildlife issues, said Pascual Hernandez, AgriLife Extension agen
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Media Advisory: Seven Texas mammals listed as threatened on Global Mammal Assessment
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WHAT: When the Global Mammal Assessment project results are announced this week at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Spain, there will be at least seven Texas species on the globally threatened list. The species of mammals from Texas that are classified as under some level of threat based upon the IUCN categories are commonly known a
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Drought, urban growth continue to spur human-deer conflict in Texas
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UVALDE 'Drought and human expansion have played a significant role in the increasing levels of human-deer interaction throughout the state, according to wildlife researchers and specialists.And while the interaction can be a nuisance and pose potential hazards, experts say there are ways to help limit contact. “Drought conditions have forced a lot o
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‘Brush Sculpting’ is subject of two-day October workshop
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SNYDER 'Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct the workshop, “Brush Sculpting...A Decade Later,” on Oct. 23-24. The first day's activities will run from 8:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. at the Scurry County Coliseum in Snyder. The second day's events will be at the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch at Roby. “Brush Sculpting” is the art and sci
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Predator management workshop slated Sept. 22 in Ozona
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OZONA 'Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a multi-county predator management workshop from 8:30 a.m. to noon Sept. 22 in the Fair Park Convention Center in Ozona. “Predators are an increasing concern across West Texas, and in our area, which is the heart of sheep and goat country, the problem is fast becoming critical,” said Chase McPha
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West Texas Deer Study Group convenes Sept. 23-24 in Albany
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ALBANY 'The ninth annual West Texas Deer Study Group conducted by Texas AgriLife Extension Service will convene Sept. 23-24 in Albany's Aztec Theatre. “We initiated the study group as a venue for landowners, managers and biologists to improve deer management throughout West Texas,” said Dr. Dale Rollins, AgriLife Extension wildlife specialist at S
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Trans-Pecos Quail Symposium set for Oct. 2-3 in Odessa
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ODESSA 'Those interested in West Texas quail management should plan to attend the Texas Quail Study Group in Odessa Oct. 2-3. The meeting will be held at the MCM Grande Hotel. This year's theme is Desert Quail Management, said Dr. Dale Rollins, Texas AgriLife Extension Service wildlife specialist at San Angelo. “Texas is one of only three states
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Coping with feral hogs headlines Odessa program
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ODESSA 'Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct “Coping with Feral Hogs,” from 6 '9 p.m. Sept. 19 at the K Bar Ranch, located about 17 miles south of Odessa on U.S. Highway 385. “Feral hogs are a growing problem in our area as they are across much of Texas,” said Crystal Henderson, AgriLife Extension agent in Ector County. “People don't usual
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Lampasas River watershed protection workshop offered
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LAMPASAS 'The Texas Watershed Steward program will host a free workshop on protecting the Lampasas River Watershed in September. The workshop will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 25 at the Lampasas County Farm Bureau, 1973 North U.S. Highway 281, Lampasas.The program will educate property owners and other area residents on how they can help mai