Thanks to a generous donation from a longtime supporting donor, the Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) is enhancing West Texas habitat research efforts that will benefit native wildlife. John L. Nau III has committed $1 million over Read More
From the High Desert to the Upper and Lower Valleys, we must make sure the El Paso region is growing with, not on, those environments.
As improved charging infrastructure, preferential utility rates and falling prices have helped drive a 160 percent increase in electric vehicle (EV) sales around the world, EV popularity is also surging right here in the El Paso-Las Read More
Every year the Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta celebrates the natural wonders of the mountainous desert in our big backyard while encouraging people to explore and discover parks and other protected areas. The seventeenth annual Chihuahuan Desert Read More
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“Small Acreage – Big Opportunity” Workshop scheduled for West Texas
ALPINE, Texas – Helping landowners make the best decisions about how to effectively steward their properties is a key focus for the Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) at Sul Ross State University. That’s why BRI officials Read More
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In celebration of Latino Conservation Week, El Pasoans appeal to
As Latino Conservation Week 2021 comes to a close, El Pasoans are urging President Joe Biden to fulfill the community’s long-standing desire to have Castner Range declared a national monument. “El Pasoans have come together Read More
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“Partners for Habitat Program” provides funding for West Texas Landowners
ALPINE, Texas – The Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) at Sul Ross State University and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) are partnering to provide technical and financial assistance to landowners interested in restoring and Read More
As El Paso experiences a long-term heat wave with temperatures climbing above 100 degrees during an extreme drought, concerns increase about whether West Texas and parts of New Mexico could be without power at times. El Read More
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Students pitch solutions to environmental problems at first Flash Talk
New Mexico State University students took to the virtual stage this spring to compete in the first-ever Waste-management Education Resource Consortium Environmental Design Contest Flash Talk competition. The Shark Tank-like event, sponsored by Arrowhead Center Read More
TORNILLO — Shannon Ivey grew up alongside the pecan orchards on his family’s farm. Now 41, the fourth-generation pecan farmer recently walked under the shade of the nearly 50 year-old trees planted in the 1970s. Crawling with Read More
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Conservationists promote Castner Range for National Monument Status
AUSTIN – West Texans who support the Biden administration’s commitment to conserve 30% of the nation’s lands, waters and ocean by 2030 want this to be the year Castner Range is declared a national monument. Ángel Read More