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to Agencies and Organizations:
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Natural
Resources Conservation Service
NRCS puts nearly 70 years of
experience to work in assisting owners of America's
private land with conserving their soil, water,
and other natural resources. Local, state and federal
agencies and policymakers also rely on our expertise.
We deliver technical assistance based on sound science
and suited to a customer's specific needs. Cost
shares and financial incentives are available in
some cases. Most work is done with local partners.
Our partnership with local conservation districts
serves almost every county in the nation, and the
Caribbean and Pacific Basin. Participation in our
programs is voluntary.
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Texas
State Soil and Water Conservation Board
The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation
Board (TSSWCB) was established by the Texas Legislature
to administer the Texas Soil Conservation Law. The
TSSWCB offers a technical assistance program to
the state's 217 soil and water conservation districts.
The TSSWCB is the lead agency for the planning,
management and abatement of agricultural and silvicultural
nonpoint source pollution. The TSSWCB maintains
regional offices in strategic locations in the state
to help carry out the agency's water quality responsibilities.
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EPA
The mission of the Environmental
Protection Agency is to protect human health and
the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working
for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American
people. View the Agency's complete strategic plan,
annual report, and policy resources.
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U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers
The United States Army Corps
of Engineers (USACE) is made up of approximately
34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women.
Our military and civilian engineers, scientists
and other specialists work hand in hand as leaders
in engineering and environmental matters. Our diverse
workforce of biologists, engineers, geologists,
hydrologists, natural resource managers and other
professionals meets the demands of changing times
and requirements as a vital part of America's Army.
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Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department
We seek to balance outdoor recreation
with conservation as we achieve greater self-sufficiency.
On one hand, we must manage and protect our natural
and cultural resources. At the same time, we must
generate increased revenue by adding value through
more and better public services. We affirm that
a culturally diverse well-trained staff will best
achieve this balance. And we must never forget,
not in the haste of business, nor in the pride of
science, that the outdoors should above all be a
source of joy! Providing outdoor experiences, whereby
young minds form values, will be our greatest contribution
to the future.
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U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service's mission is, working with others, to conserve,
protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and
their habitats for the continuing benefit of the
American people." We are the only agency of
the U.S. Government with that primary mission. The
Service helps protect a healthy environment for
people, fish and wildlife, and helps Americans conserve
and enjoy the outdoors and our living treasures.
The Service's major responsibilities are for migratory
birds, endangered species, certain marine mammals,
and freshwater and anadromous fish.
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Texas
Water Development Board
The Texas Water Development
Board (TWDB) was created in 1957. It currently;
Provides loans to local governments for water supply
projects; water quality projects including wastewater
treatment, municipal solid waste management and
nonpoint source pollution control; flood control
projects; agricultural water conservation projects;
and groundwater district creation expenses.
Provides grants and loans for the water and wastewater
needs of the state's economically distressed areas.
Provides agricultural water conservation funding
and water-related research and planning grants.
Supports regions in developing their regional water
plans that will be incorporated into a statewide
water plan for the orderly development, management
and conservation of the state's water resources
by studying Texas' surface and groundwater resources
. Collects data and conducts studies concerning
the fresh-water needs of the state's bays and estuaries.
Administers the Texas Water Bank, which facilitates
the transfer, sale or lease of water and water rights
throughout the state, and administers the Texas
Water Trust, where water rights are held for environmental
flow maintenance purposes. Maintains a centralized
data bank of information on the state's natural
resources called the Texas Natural Resources Information
System and manages the Strategic Mapping Program,
a Texas-based, public and private sector cost-sharing
program to develop consistent, large-scale computerized
base maps describing basic geographic features of
Texas.
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Texas
Center for Policy Studies
Founded in 1983, the Texas
Center for Policy Studies (TCPS) brings together
the people and the information necessary to ensure
that growth and development in our region enhances,
rather than diminishes, the quality of life for
all residents.
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The
Texas Water Quality Conservation Association
The Texas Water Conservation
Association is the leading organization in Texas
devoted to conserving, developing, protecting, and
using the water resources of the state for all beneficial
purposes.
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Texas
Water Matters
Managing and protecting our water
resources is one of the most critical issues facing
Texas today. As our population increases, human
demands for water will grow. But we still need to
ensure that there is adequate water for agriculture,
industry and the environment. Decisions made now
will have far reaching consequences for the livelihood
of our state.
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Wildlife
Management
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Events
/ Seminars
- Academy
for Ranch Management
The Academy for Ranch Management (ARM)
is dedicated to providing a quality learning environment
for ranchers, new ranch or land owners, and for those
who are several generations away from the ranch. ARM
provides easy to understand instruction in an outdoor
hands-on learning environment at one of the premier
research stations in the world.
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Water
- Nation-wide
BOR
The Bureau of Reclamation´s (Reclamation)
Project Data Book. Compilations of this kind of information
have been published beginning in 1941 under the title
Summarized Data on Federal Reclamation Projects and
continued until 1982 as Reclamation Project Data (Supplemental).
These publications have served the continuing need
for historical, statistical, and technical information
on the projects of the Bureau of Reclamation by legislators,
State and Federal officials, water users, engineers,
educators, students, and others, in foreign countries
as well as the United States, who are concerned about
water resource development.
- LCRA
The lower Colorado River basin
is a semi-arid region subject to weather extremes:
long droughts punctuated by major floods. The quality
of life for millions of people depends on LCRA's ability
to regulate the fluctuations in water resources, reduce
the risk of flood damages, and balance demand among
many uses of water. These often competing water uses
include: drinking, business and industry, environmental
health, agriculture and recreation.
- TNRCC
Texas Water Districts
Total Active and Inactive Water
Districts: 1495
- California
NCWA
The Northern California Water Association
(NCWA) was formed in 1992 to provide agricultural
water suppliers, farmers and landowners a united regional
voice on California water policy. NCWA seeks to protect
our region's water rights and supplies by working
with Congress, the State Legislature, state and federal
agencies, and other stakeholders. NCWA's directors
and staff are committed to constructive leadership
in the pursuit of real solutions to California's water
problems.
- New
Mexico Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
At the time of the Conservancy’s
creation in 1923, the flow of the Rio Grande through
central New Mexico fluctuated dangerously and unpredictably.
Development and deforestation in Colorado since the
1880s had raised the levels of silt in the river,
which led to increased sedimentation. These deposits
then began to collect in the middle Rio Grande valley—where
the river first widens and slows—thus raising
the level of the riverbed and the surrounding water
table. The shallow water table throughout the valley
turned over 60,000 acres of farmland into swamps or
alkali and salt grass fields. Frequent floods often
destroyed entire villages; one scoured a path right
through what is now downtown Albuquerque. Also, the
existing irrigation systems were insufficient and
primitive; many were hundreds of years old and desperately
needed rehabilitation. The MRGCD was created to provide
flood protection from the Rio Grande, and make the
surrounding area hospitable for urbanization and agriculture.
- Arizona
Irrigation Districts
The Arizona Department of Water
Resources (ADWR) was created in 1980 and entrusted
with the responsibility of implementing the Code and
securing long term water supplies for Arizona. So
progressive was the effort to manage Arizona's groundwater
resources that in 1986 the Code was named one of the
ten most innovative programs in state and local government
by the Ford Foundation and Harvard University
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Youth
- Ducks
Unlimited's Greenwings
- Texas
Bobwhite Brigade
The bobwhite quail is one of Texas'
most favored species of wildlife. Whether you are
a quail hunter, photographer, or just love to hear
the familiar "bob - white" whistle, you
no doubt savor your opportunities afield with Mr.
Bob and his many neighbors in Texas' great outdoor
classroom.
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Wildlife
Links
Use the links below to get more information
on these wildlife species like white-tailed deer, turkey,
quail, find information on what they eat, their breeding
seasons and habitat types.
- The
Wildlife Society
The Wildlife Society (TWS), founded
in 1937, is an international non-profit scientific
and educational association dedicated to excellence
in wildlife stewardship through science and education.
Our mission is to enhance the ability of wildlife
professionals to conserve diversity, sustain productivity,
and ensure responsible use of wildlife resources for
the benefit of society. The Wildlife Society encourages
professional growth through Certification, peer-review
Publications, Conferences, and Working Groups.
- Hunters
for the Hungry
HUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY
is the result of the cooperative effort of state agencies,
private groups, and individuals who are concerned
about the hunger problem in Texas. The TEXAS ASSOCIATION
OF COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES partner to join deer
hunters, processing plants, and food banks to provide
a nutritious source of protein to needy Texans.
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Deer
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The
Rut in White-tailed Deer
Based on three years of data
collected by Wildlife Technicians and Biologists
throughout Texas. Our goal is to get the information
out to the hunters and landowners who assisted and
helped fund the project. You may have seen parts
of the article in outdoor magazines.
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Texas Deer Association Online
The Texas Deer Association (TDA)
is the first association dedicated solely to the Texas
deer industry. Our primary goal is to improve the
overall Texas deer experience for all enthusiasts
by promoting better management, education, research,
and regulations needed by deer managers and deer hunters,
this includes low-fenced properties, cooperatives,
and high-fenced properties.
- Hunt
4 Deer.com
A coues whitetail and mule deer
hunting resource for Arizona and the Desert Southwest.
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Quail
- Hunt
4 Quail.com
In Arizona the quail season runs from
October to February. The Gambel, Scaled, and Mearns
quail make this southwestern state home. Find water
and you'll find quail. Quail need to drink daily,
so they don't usually go to far from water. The more
rain we have in the spring and summer, the better
the hunting will be.
- Texas
Bobwhite Brigade
The bobwhite quail is one of Texas'
most favored species of wildlife. Whether you are
a quail hunter, photographer, or just love to hear
the familiar "bob - white" whistle, you
no doubt savor your opportunities afield with Mr.
Bob and his many neighbors in Texas' great outdoor
classroom.
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Dove
- Hunt
4 Dove.com
A growing dove hunting resource
for Arizona and the Desert Southwest.
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Waterfowl
- Ducks
Unlimited
The idea for Ducks Unlimited
was born by the winds that created the Dust Bowl.
Untold acres of wetland habitat vanished in the 1930's,
taking with them the promise of generations of waterfowl.
In 1937 a small group of conservationists who realized
that the majority of North America's waterfowl breed
in the Canadian prairies, organized to raise money
in the United States for waterfowl conservation in
Canada.
- Hunt
4 Duck.com
A duck hunting resource for Arizona
and the Desert Southwest.
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Turkey
- Hunt
4 Turkey.com
The Arizona rim country is full
of wild Merriam’s Turkey. The most popular season
to hunt turkey is during the spring. The reason for
this is that it is during the mating season and the
gobblers are running around in search of lonely hens.
This is a great time to call a lovesick gobbler into
shooting range. Another good time to hunt turkey in
Arizona is during the fall. During this time you can
shoot any turkey and also hunt squirrel at the same
time. Calling is not as productive at this time, but
is still used to locate birds.
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