Howdy!
The first months of 2025 have seen a flurry of activities and accomplishments for our department. Faculty and students have once again done an outstanding job representing Texas A&M at international and state conferences, including the Society for Range Management, the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society and the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.
In addition to Dr. Jeff Goodwin’s appointment as president of the Society of Range Management, our Range Club’s plant identification team secured impressive fifth-place honors at the conference’s plant identification competition, beating universities from across the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
We’re also excited to announce the launch of our two new undergraduate programs, which you can learn more about in the story below. I am honored to be part of a team that consistently prioritizes student success and aims to deliver innovative coursework relevant to the evolving field of conservation and natural resource management.
Finally, I hope you read about the positive impacts of our faculty and staff across the U.S. and beyond. Over the last 30 years, our team at the Grazingland Animal Nutrition Lab, GAN Lab, has provided thousands of livestock producers, wildlife and rangeland managers with critical insight into forage quality, rangeland health and animal nutrition. As the story headline suggests, there is certainly more we can learn from manure than we might think!
I’ll sign off for now. Thank you for your continued efforts and support in conserving wild places and wild things.
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Gig 'em!
Roel Lopez, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Head
Director, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute
roel.lopez@ag.tamu.edu
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Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management debuts two new undergraduate academic programs
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With the introduction of two innovative undergraduate programs, students in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management now have expanded opportunities to hone their academic interests while establishing a strong foundation for careers in natural resource conservation.
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Outstanding academics, leadership acknowledged by the Society for Range Management
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Employees and students of Texas A&M AgriLife and the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences received top awards and recognition at the annual Society for Range Management meeting held last month in Spokane, Washington.
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Else Praasterink has never been one to shy away from a challenge — whether it’s performing gravity-defying dives on the Olympic stage or tackling the complexities of biodiversity research. Now, the Dutch Olympian and graduate student in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management is channeling her drive into a new arena: wildlife conservation.
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More to manure than meets the eye
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Over the last three decades, South Texas cattle producer Bob McCan has discovered more about his rangeland and pasture conditions from analyzing manure than any academic paper or ranch consultation could provide. McCan is one of many producers nationwide who rely on Texas A&M AgriLife Research’s Grazingland Animal Nutrition Lab, GAN Lab, to transform manure analysis into actionable insights.
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Todd Sink receives Outstanding Fisheries Worker Award for Education
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Todd Sink, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service aquaculture specialist and RWFM associate professor, was recognized by the Texas Chapter American Fisheries Society with the Outstanding Fisheries Worker Award for Education at their recent statewide meeting. Sink has produced over 115 U.S. Department of Agriculture Southern Regional Aquaculture Center publications and delivered comprehensive extension programs reaching more than 80,000 adult contact hours.
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Texas A&M AgriLife is expanding its expertise in wildlife and rangeland ecology and management with the addition of Andrew Kasner, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management.
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A new publication released by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service aims at helping landowners take preventive measures to mitigate the impact of wildfires. Wildfire: Preparing the Ranch is an online educational resource debuting at Fire and Rangeland Management Symposiums in the Texas Panhandle.
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Roel Lopez, Ph.D., head of the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management and director of the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, received the Conservationist of the Year Award from the Houston Safari Club Foundation.
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Much like the keystone species that uphold the integrity of ecosystems, RWFM is comprised of faculty, staff and students who ensure the strength and health of our department.
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| When it comes to teaching, Beth Silvy, Ph.D., has two guiding principles: Be the professor you always wanted to have and make it so fun that students don’t realize they’re learning.
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Edward Tomassetti, a doctoral student with the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, is helping establish a scientific foundation for the conservation and management of collared peccary, a native wildlife species that has historically been understudied and overlooked.
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Giving to the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management |
The Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management is committed to generating sound scientific research, training the next generation of natural resource stewards and realizing the land-grant mission as described through our three focus areas of teaching, research and extension.
We invite you to be a part of our mission to prepare the next generation of natural resource professionals and advance the sound stewardship of natural resources for present and future generations. Your support directly impacts our students by alleviating financial burdens, bolstering experiential learning opportunities and enhancing our living classrooms and labs.
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Preparing the Next Generation of Natural Resource Stewards
We are dedicated to generating sound scientific research, translating and hosting science-based conversations and engaging the next generation of stewardship professionals. RWFM aims to teach the latest ecological and management principles to provide the most diverse and application-based education available in natural resource conservation. The applied professional expertise of our faculty, combined with our extensive agency and industry network, facilitates career paths for students. Our unique undergraduate degree focus areas and graduate programs prepare individuals for advanced careers with state and federal agencies, private industry, nonprofit organizations and academia.
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