Texas Technical Assistance Activities
As part of our mission, Unit scientists routinely provide technical assistance ranging from data analysis support, GIS mapping, workshops, consultations and peer-review and advisory service to primary cooperators as well as other state and federal agencies.
Our most recent contributions are highlighted below.
| Description and Agency | Provider(s) | Date |
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Site visits with private landowners to discuss strategies to protect and conserve ferruginous hawk nest trees and scope sites for establishment of man-made nesting platforms. |
Boal | 2004-07-01 |
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Review Team Member; Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife Habitat Management Review. |
Boal | 2004-07-13 |
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Member of Review Team for the San Marcos National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center |
Patiño | 2005-01-01 |
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Invited member, Black-footed Ferret Working Group, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Ongoing committee service. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
Boal | 2010-06-21 |
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Invited Peer-Reviewer, Species Status Assessment Report for the Whooping Crane (<i>Grus americana</i>), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Boal | 2020-10-01 |
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Invited Peer-Reviewer, Population Viability Analysis (PVA) Report for the Species Meta-Population of Whooping Cranes (<i>Grus americana</i>) IUCN/SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group |
Boal | 2020-10-01 |
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Invited Panel Member, Impact of research on other animals in the study area. Workshop on Animal Welfare Act compliance for studies of wildlife in the field and captivity. American Society of Mammalogists and the Ornithological Council, Albuquerque, NM (Oct. 2011) Ornithological Council |
Boal | 2011-10-27 |
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Invited Panel Expert, lesser prairie chicken ecology and reseach overview, TX Lesser Prairie Chicken Advisory Committee Meeting, Pampa, TX TX Lesser Prairie Chicken Advisory Committee |
Boal | 2010-04-15 |
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Invited Panel Expert, Wisconsin and Minnesota National Forest Species Viability Workshop for Forest Plan Revisions |
Boal | 2002-04-29 |
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Invited Panel Expert, Ecology and Management of Goshawks in Japan, Raptor-Japan, Tokyo. |
Boal | 2006-01-21 |
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Invited Panel Expert, American Wind/Wildlife Institute eagle meeting, Lakewood, CO (Nov. 2011) American Wind/Wildlife Institute |
Boal | 2011-11-03 |
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Invited Member, Wildlife Diversity Advisory Committee for Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. Role of membership is to provide professional opinion and advice to the Commission relating to contemporary and emerging issues related to wildlife conservation in the state of Texas. Wildlife Diversity Advisory Committee |
Boal | 2019-01-01 |
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Invited Member, Wildlife Diversity Advisory Committee for Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. Role of membership is to provide professional opinion and advice to the Commission relating to contemporary and emerging issues related to wildlife conservation in the state of Texas. Wildlife Diversity Advisory Committee |
Boal | 2015-01-01 |
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Invited Member, Wildlife Diversity Advisory Committee for Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. Role of membership is to provide professional opinion and advice to the Commission relating to contemporary and emerging issues related to wildlife conservation in the state of Texas. Wildlife Diversity Advisory Committee |
Boal | 2011-01-01 |
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Invited Member, Strategic Planning Working Group, Raptor Research Foundation. Raptor Research Foundation |
Boal | 2019-11-05 |
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Invited Member, Eagle Technical Assessment Team for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Role of memberships is to work cooperatively with members to identify approaches to assessing risk to eagles in context of energy development, and approaches to develop a permitting process with mitigation avenues for incidental take. Eagle Technical Assessment Team |
Boal | 2010-11-10 |
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Invited Forest Bird Panel Expert for review of the Minnesota Wildlife Resource Assessment Project and the Minnesota Gap Analysis Project. |
Boal | 2004-07-23 |
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Invited Facilitator, North American Golden Eagle Science Meeting Golden Eagle Science Group |
Boal | 2010-09-21 |
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Facilitators assistant, Structured Decision Making Training and Workshop for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Texas Parks and Wildlife |
Boal | 2010-08-03 |
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Decision Analysis coach assisting a subcommittee in developing a strategic plan for their graduate student professional organization. Association of Natural Resources Scientists |
Boal | 2019-09-27 |
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Consultant, Structured Decision Making program for strategic hatchery planning by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. San Marcos, TX (Aug. 2015 – Feb. 2016) Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
Boal | 2015-08-01 |
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Co-facilitator, Structured Decision Making Workshop for the Golden-cheeked Warbler Golden-cheeked Warbler Recovery Team |
Boal | 2010-05-11 |
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Co-facilitator, Structured Decision Making Workshop at NCTC Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks |
Boal, Mitchell | 2011-09-12 |
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Co-Facilitator, SDM Workshop on "Managing wintering Whooping Cranes on the Aransas NWR during periods of resource scarcity" at National Conservation Training Center Aransas National Wildlife Refuge |
Boal | 2012-05-15 |
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Apprentice Coach, Structured Decision Making Workshop for Red Knot Conservation in Delaware. National Conservation Training Center Deleware Dept. Conservation |
Boal | 2010-09-13 |
| Role - Description | Provider | Start Date | End Date |
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| Search Committee Member, Fisheries Biology faculty position, Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University | Grabowski | 2013-05-01 | 2014-05-31 |
| Search Committee Member, Fisheries Biology faculty position, Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University | Grabowski | 2011-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee, Biological Sciences | Patiño | 2010-09-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| Member, TTU Water Summit Planning Committee | Patiño | 2014-05-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| Member, Seminars Committee, Biological Sciences | Patiño | 2010-09-01 | 2011-11-30 |
| Member, Search Committee, GIS Faculty position, Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University | Boal | 2013-07-01 | 2014-05-31 |
| Member, Search Committee, Bricker Endowed Chair, Department Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University. | Boal | 2013-07-01 | 2014-05-31 |
| Member, New faculty search committee | Boal | 2007-03-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| Member, New Faculty Search Committee | Boal | 2001-07-01 | 2002-04-30 |
| Member, Natural Resources Management Chair Search Committee | Patiño | 2007-06-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| Member, Lokey Committee, Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University - Help select speakers for the Lokey Distinguished Lecture Series. Make arrangements for their visit. | Grabowski | 2012-01-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Texas Tech University - Review research protocols for acceptability in context of the Animal Welfare Act and other animal use policies. | Boal | 2019-09-01 | Present |
| Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee | Boal | 2001-11-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| Member, Graduate Application Review Committee, Department Natural Resouces Management, Texas Tech Univeristy - Review and vote of acceptance or rejection of applicants for graduate study in the Department of Natural Resources Management. | Boal | 2013-08-01 | Present |
| Member, Fisheries Faculty Search Commitee, Natural Resources Management | Patiño | 2007-08-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| Member, Fisheries Faculty Search Commitee, Natural Resources Management | Patiño | 2006-05-01 | 2006-09-30 |
| Member, Faculty Awards Committee, Natural Resources Management | Patiño | 2002-10-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| Member, Faculty Awards Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University - Recommend and process faculty award nominations | Patiño | 2018-09-01 | Present |
| Member, Faculty Awards Committee, Biological Sciences | Patiño | 2015-09-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| Member, Director Search Committee/The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University | Patiño | 2016-03-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| Member, Departmental committee for development of a non-thesis masters degree | Boal | 2008-08-01 | 2010-05-31 |
| Member, Departmental 2010 Planning Committee | Boal | 2004-04-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| Member, College Strategic Planning Committee, College of Agriculture Science and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University. | Boal | 2019-08-01 | Present |
| Member, Climate Change Impacts Faculty Search Committee, Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University | Patiño | 2012-08-01 | 2013-05-31 |
| Member, Chair's Advisory Board, Natural Resources Management | Patiño | 2008-07-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| Member, Attending Veterinarian Search Committee, Office of the Vice President for Research, Texas Tech University - Search as search committee member for position of new Attending Veterinarian for the University. | Boal | 2013-03-01 | 2013-08-31 |
| Member, Aquatic Sciences Faculty Search Committee - Help select candidate for open aquatic sciences faculty position | Patiño | 2018-08-01 | 2019-05-31 |
| External Dissertation Examiner, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. - Serve as external examiner for dissertation by : Bronwyn L. Isaac. 2013. Spatial ecology of an apex predator over an urban gradient. Ph.D. dissertation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. | Boal | 2013-05-01 | 2013-06-30 |
| External Dissertation Examiner, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia - Serve as exteranl dissertation examiner for: Rohan J. Bilney. 2009. Sooty owl ecology and recent small mammal declines. Ph.D. dissertation, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. | Boal | 2009-05-01 | 2009-06-30 |
| Chair, Tenure and Promotion 3-Year Review Committee/Natural Resources Management | Patiño | 2016-09-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| Chair, Tenure and Promotion 3-Year Review Committee/Natural Resources Management | Patiño | 2015-03-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| Chair, Graduate Curricula Review Committee, Dept. Natural Resources Management - Reviewing current graduate curricula to identify current needs and short-comings. | Boal | 2013-08-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| Chair, Fisheries Faculty Search Committee, Natural Resources Management | Patiño | 2005-08-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| Chair, Aquatic Sciences Faculty Search Committee, Natural Resources Management Department, Texas Tech University | Patiño | 2013-08-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| Chair, Aquatic Sciences Faculty Search Committee, Natural Resources Management Department, Texas Tech University | Patiño | 2012-01-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| Role and Organization | Individual | Start Date | End Date |
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| USGS BRD RGE Panel | Patiño | 2010-07-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| Reviewer, United States Expert Reviewer, Detailed Review Paper on Thyroid Hormone Disrupting Assays, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development | Patiño | 2005-08-01 | 2005-08-31 |
| Research Grade Evaluation Panel Member, U.S. Geological Survey | Patiño | 2014-10-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| Panel member, Research Leadership Discussion, Texas Tech University | Patiño | 2018-09-30 | 2018-09-30 |
| Panel Member, USGS Research Grade Evaluation Panel | Patiño | 2020-07-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| Panel Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 200 | Patiño | 2007-09-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| Panel Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Tier II assays) | Patiño | 2013-03-01 | 2013-06-30 |
| Panel Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Tier I assays) | Patiño | 2013-03-01 | 2013-05-31 |
| Panel Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Patiño | 2011-05-01 | 2011-05-31 |
| Panel Member, Executive Rating Panel for USGS Cooperative Research position (SL) | Patiño | 2019-10-01 | 2019-11-30 |
| Member, USEPA Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms research panel | Patiño | 2017-02-01 | 2017-04-30 |
| Member, Texas black-tailed prairie dog plague working group | Boal | 2004-06-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| Member, Texas Partners in Flight, Panhandle and Rolling Hills Working Group | Boal | 2001-04-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| Member, Steering Committee, National Contaminants Program Review, U.S. Geological Survey | Patiño | 2001-06-01 | 2002-02-28 |
| Member, Steering Committee, 2002 National Meeting of Cooperative Research Units | Patiño | 2001-06-01 | 2002-02-28 |
| Member, Site Review Team, San Marcos National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Patiño | 2005-03-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, Ecological Risk Assessment, USEPA | Patiño | 1998-06-01 | 1998-06-30 |
| Member, Research Grade Evaluation Panel, U.S. Geological Survey | Boal | 2007-12-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| Member, Research Grade Evaluation Panel, U.S. Geological Survey | Boal | 2004-03-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| Member, Project Advisory Board, Idaho National Science Foundation-EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Grant | Patiño | 2007-05-01 | 2008-05-31 |
| Member, Peer-Review Panel, 21-day Fish Endocrine Screening Assay, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development | Patiño | 2007-04-01 | 2008-01-31 |
| Member, Organizing Committee, Workshop on the Biology and Culture of Snooks, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico | Patiño | 2004-01-01 | 2004-05-31 |
| Member, Organizing Committee, International Conference on Water in Arid and Semiarid Lands, Lubbock, Texas | Patiño | 2006-04-01 | 2006-11-30 |
| Member, International Advisory Committee, Seventh International Symposium on the Reproductive Physiology of Fish, Mie, Japan | Patiño | 2001-08-01 | 2003-06-30 |
| Member, International Advisory Committee, Eight International Symposium on the Reproductive Physiology of Fish, Saint Malo, France | Patiño | 2006-05-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| Member, International Advisory Board, Seventh International Symposium on the Reproductive Physiology of Fish, Mie, Japan | Patiño | 2001-01-01 | 2003-05-31 |
| Member, Integrative Animal Biology Panel, National Science Foundation | Patiño | 2000-01-01 | 2001-01-31 |
| Member, Animal Growth and Development Panel, USDA/NRICGP | Patiño | 2000-09-01 | 2001-08-31 |
| Member, Advisory Committee | Patiño | 1995-01-01 | 2001-01-31 |
| Director, National Science Foundation, Integrative Animal Biology Program | Patiño | 2002-10-01 | 2003-09-30 |
| Co-chair, Upper Brazos Watershed Research Symposium, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 2008 | Patiño | 2008-02-01 | 2008-04-30 |
| Chair, Research Grade Evaluation Panel/U.S. Geological Survey | Patiño | 2016-03-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| Bureau Approving Official Search Committee Member, Office of Science Quality and Integrity, U.S. Geological Survey, | Patiño | 2015-02-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| Outreach Activity | Provider(s) | Date |
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| “Unique Characteristics of Guadalupe Bass.” Texas Wildlife Radio Show. Original air date: 14 May 2013. | Grabowski | 2013-05-14 |
| “South Llano River Restoration Project.” Texas Wildlife Radio Show. Original air date: 10 May 2013. | Grabowski | 2013-05-10 |
| ‘Urban Raptors’: Q&A with authors of book on ecology and conservation of city-dwelling birds of prey. Article published online by Mongabay: News and Inspiration from Nature’s Frontline. | Boal | 2018-06-29 |
| Wish you were here. 2010. Article focusing on collaborative ecological research on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands and featuring the scientist. Published 7 January 2010 in Nature magazine. | Boal | 2010-01-07 |
| Urban Raptors: ecology and conservation of birds of prey in cities. 2018. One-hour interview with listener call in for the Public Affair hour on WORT-FM Community Radio Station, Madison, WI. Broadcast live on 11 June 2018. | Boal | 2018-06-11 |
| Texas Tech NPR interview concerning toxic algal bloom in Lubbock's Canyon Lakes. | Patiño | 2020-09-17 |
| Tech researcher uses GPS to track golden eagles. 2016. Amarillo Globe-News. Article with interview and research by the scientist focused on collaborative research of golden eagles. Published 7 June 2016; Archived at http://amarillo.com/news/latest-news/2016-06-06/tech-researcher-uses-gps-track-golden-eagles. | Boal | 2016-06-07 |
| Tech professor studies burrowing owl habitats near U.S. wind farms. 2019. The Daily Toreador newspaper. Article on research focused on wind energy and burrowing owls. Published 30 June 2019 | Boal | 2019-06-30 |
| Swainson’s hawk. 2013. Public radio broadcast focused on Swainson’s hawks ecology in the Great Plains, with featured audio interview with the scientist. Broadcast on June 23, 2013 as the weekly feature on the Playa Country radio series. | Boal | 2013-06-23 |
| Researchers provide information on lesser prairie chicken debate. 2013. Article focusing on the scientist’s research with an interview, featured news story for the Texas Tech University Website. Published 26 March 2013 and distributed widely in the print media. | Boal | 2013-03-01 |
| Researchers monitor how Swainson’s hawks are affected by wind turbines. 2011. Article focusing on collaborative research the scientist is involved in. Published November 2011 online in the Playa Post, the newsletter of the Playa Lakes Joint Venture | Boal | 2013-03-26 |
| Researcher studying effects of wind turbine farms on burrowing owl habitat. 2019. Texas Tech Today: the official news source for Texas Tech University. Also featured in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal newspaper. Article with interview and research by the scientist focused on award funding and ecology of burrowing owls. Published 26 July 2019 | Boal | 2019-06-30 |
| Research aiding in study of eagle interaction with wind turbines. 2016. Texas Tech Today: the official news source for Texas Tech University. Also featured on ScienceDaily.com. Article with interview and research by the scientist focused on collaborative research of golden eagles. Published 2 June 2016; Archived at http://today.ttu.edu/posts/2016/06/eagle-wind-turbine and at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160602122511.htm | Boal | 2016-06-02 |
| Raptor Research: Scientists collect golden eagle data to help energy companies make smarter decisions. Feature article in Discoveries Magazine, a publication of Texas Tech University. | Boal | 2016-11-14 |
| Provided a 1 hour invited seminar titled "Ecology and Management of Urban Birds of Prey" at the Texas Recreation Areas and Parks Annual Workshop. Purpose of the seminar was to provide state, county, and city park employees with an understanding of bird of prey behavior, how and why human-wildlife conflicts may arise in parks, and steps to take in order to reduce such conflicts. | Boal | 2001-10-01 |
| Programs and funding opportunities in biological sciences at the National Science Foundation. Open lecture to Graduate Students of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. | Patiño | 2003-11-01 |
| Primary interviewee for article on man made nest and bald eagles nesting in prairie grasslands of the Texas Panhandle. Amarillo Globe-News. | Boal | 2006-11-15 |
| Presented seminar at Texas Parks and Wildlife Project WILD Aquatic program at Lubbock Lakes Landmark. Seminar described the issues facing freshwater fishes in Texas and the research being done to aid conservation and management actions and was targeted to an audience of K-12 teachers. Seminar title was, "Understanding the links between flows, habitat, and fishes: tales from three Texas rivers." | Grabowski | 2013-07-22 |
| Presented a 1 hour invited seminar titled "Grassland Raptors" to the USDA Rita Blanca - Kiowa National Grasslands Leasees Association. Purpose of seminar was to introduce local landowners to ecology and benefits of ferruginous and Swainson's hawks on the public and private rangelands, the compatability of grazing with conservation of grassland raptors, and how to provide suitable nest sites to attract these two species. | Boal | 2003-01-01 |
| Newspaper interview with scientist and unit staff about the current status of the harmful algal species, Golden Alga. | Patiño | 2014-01-27 |
| Newspaper interview with scientist and unit postdoctoral researcher about a fish-kill in Lubbock's Canyon Lake System caused by a golden alga bloom in spring 2014. | Patiño | 2014-04-12 |
| National Public Radio and print interview with scientist about impacts of Golden Alga on aquatic natural resources in Texas, and the potential influence of climate change. | Patiño | 2014-01-20 |
| NRM’s Clint Boal garners American Ornithological Society honor. 2019. Article on Boal being elected to the level of Elective Member of the American Ornithological Society, a status based on significant contributions to ornithology. Texas Tech University CASNR News Center. Published 27 August 2019 | Boal | 2019-08-27 |
| Lesser Prairie-chicken Nest Survival May Decline by 2050. 2013. Science news feature article in ScienceDaily focused on research directed by the scientist. Published online 12 July 2013; | Boal | 2013-05-12 |
| Lead interviewee for newspaper article on bald eagles successfully using a man-made nest in the prairie grasslands. Amarillo Globe-News. | Boal | 2007-06-18 |
| Invited Panel Member; Panel session on the ecology, management and research needs for goshawks in Japan. International Symposium on Goshawks, Raptor-Japan, Tokyo, Japan | Boal | 2006-01-20 |
| Gone with the wind? 2009. Article focused on conservation of lesser prairie-chickens and featuring the scientist’s research program and graduate students. Published October 2009 in Texas Parks and Wildlife: the outdoor magazine of Texas. | Boal | 2009-10-01 |
| Fowl play on campus. 2015. The Agriculturist, College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University. Article with interview and research by the scientist focused on ecology and aggression by Mississippi kites. Published January 2015. | Boal | 2015-01-01 |
| Escape cover through the eyes of a bobwhite. 2009. Article focusing on graduate research supervised by the scientist. Focus of research was escape behavior and habitat used by bobwhite exposed to different risks. Published November 2009 in the e-Quail Newsletter produced by the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch. | Boal | 2009-11-01 |
| CASNR researcher studying effects of wind turbine farms on burrowing owls. 2019. Article on research focused on wind energy and burrowing owls. Texas Tech University CASNR News Center. Published 30 June 2019 | Boal | 2019-06-30 |
| Burrowing owls and wind energy development. 2019. Interview with Marfa Public Radio KRTS-93.5 FM, Marfa, TX. Broadcast on 13 August 2019 | Boal | 2019-08-13 |
| Brief (6minute) video focused on my golden eagle research to be used as promotional material by the Department of Natural Resources Management and College of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University. | Boal | 2017-09-01 |
| Boal, Haukos garner national society’s Wildlife Publication Award. 2018. Texas Tech University CASNR News Center. Article focused on research publication award received by the scientist and colleague. Published online 24 October 2018 | Boal, Haukos | 2018-10-24 |
| An Introduction to the Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Presentation to The Lubbock Optimist Club, Lubbock, Texas. | Patiño | 2005-02-01 |
| Air raid. 2008. Article focused on aggression by Mississippi kites toward humans in Lubbock Texas, and interviewed the scientist relating to the behavioral aspects of the species and his research with them. Published in the Daily Toreador, Texas Tech University, July 2008. | Boal | 2008-07-25 |