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 | July 2004 |
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Review Team Member; Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife Habitat Management Review. |
Boal | July 2004 |
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Member of Review Team for the San Marcos National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center |
Patiño | January 2005 |
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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 | June 2010 |
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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 | October 2020 |
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Invited Peer-Reviewer, Species Status Assessment Report for the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service US Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 5&7 |
Boal | December 2020 |
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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 | October 2020 |
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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 | October 2011 |
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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 | April 2010 |
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Invited Panel Expert, Wisconsin and Minnesota National Forest Species Viability Workshop for Forest Plan Revisions |
Boal | April 2002 |
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Invited Panel Expert, Ecology and Management of Goshawks in Japan, Raptor-Japan, Tokyo. |
Boal | January 2006 |
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Invited Panel Expert, American Wind/Wildlife Institute eagle meeting, Lakewood, CO (Nov. 2011) American Wind/Wildlife Institute |
Boal | November 2011 |
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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 | January 2019 |
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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 | January 2015 |
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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 | January 2011 |
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Invited Member, Strategic Planning Working Group, Raptor Research Foundation. Raptor Research Foundation |
Boal | November 2019 |
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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 | November 2010 |
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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 | July 2004 |
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Invited Facilitator, North American Golden Eagle Science Meeting Golden Eagle Science Group |
Boal | September 2010 |
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Facilitators assistant, Structured Decision Making Training and Workshop for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Texas Parks and Wildlife |
Boal | August 2010 |
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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 | September 2019 |
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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 | August 2015 |
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Co-facilitator, Structured Decision Making Workshop for the Golden-cheeked Warbler Golden-cheeked Warbler Recovery Team |
Boal | May 2010 |
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Co-facilitator, Structured Decision Making Workshop at NCTC Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks |
Boal, Mitchell | September 2011 |
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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 | May 2012 |
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Apprentice Coach, Structured Decision Making Workshop for Red Knot Conservation in Delaware. National Conservation Training Center Deleware Dept. Conservation |
Boal | September 2010 |
| 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 | May 2013 | May 2014 |
| Search Committee Member, Fisheries Biology faculty position, Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University | Grabowski | January 2011 | December 2012 |
| Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee, Biological Sciences | Patiño | September 2010 | December 2012 |
| Member, TTU Water Summit Planning Committee | Patiño | May 2014 | September 2015 |
| Member, Seminars Committee, Biological Sciences | Patiño | September 2010 | November 2011 |
| Member, Search Committee, GIS Faculty position, Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University | Boal | July 2013 | May 2014 |
| Member, Search Committee, Bricker Endowed Chair, Department Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University. | Boal | July 2013 | May 2014 |
| Member, New faculty search committee | Boal | March 2007 | August 2007 |
| Member, New Faculty Search Committee | Boal | July 2001 | April 2002 |
| Member, Natural Resources Management Chair Search Committee | Patiño | June 2007 | December 2007 |
| Member, Lokey Committee, Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University - Help select speakers for the Lokey Distinguished Lecture Series. Make arrangements for their visit. | Grabowski | January 2012 | June 2016 |
| 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 | September 2019 | Present |
| Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee | Boal | November 2001 | September 2013 |
| 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 | August 2013 | Present |
| Member, Fisheries Faculty Search Commitee, Natural Resources Management | Patiño | May 2006 | September 2006 |
| Member, Fisheries Faculty Search Commitee, Natural Resources Management | Patiño | August 2007 | December 2007 |
| Member, Faculty Awards Committee, Natural Resources Management | Patiño | October 2002 | September 2019 |
| Member, Faculty Awards Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University - Recommend and process faculty award nominations | Patiño | September 2018 | Present |
| Member, Faculty Awards Committee, Biological Sciences | Patiño | September 2015 | August 2016 |
| Member, Director Search Committee/The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University | Patiño | March 2016 | December 2017 |
| Member, Departmental committee for development of a non-thesis masters degree | Boal | August 2008 | May 2010 |
| Member, Departmental 2010 Planning Committee | Boal | April 2004 | December 2004 |
| Member, College Strategic Planning Committee, College of Agriculture Science and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University. | Boal | August 2019 | Present |
| Member, Climate Change Impacts Faculty Search Committee, Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University | Patiño | August 2012 | May 2013 |
| Member, Chair's Advisory Board, Natural Resources Management | Patiño | July 2008 | December 2011 |
| 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 | March 2013 | August 2013 |
| Member, Aquatic Sciences Faculty Search Committee - Help select candidate for open aquatic sciences faculty position | Patiño | August 2018 | May 2019 |
| 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 | May 2013 | June 2013 |
| 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 | May 2009 | June 2009 |
| Chair, Tenure and Promotion 3-Year Review Committee/Natural Resources Management | Patiño | September 2016 | December 2016 |
| Chair, Tenure and Promotion 3-Year Review Committee/Natural Resources Management | Patiño | March 2015 | August 2015 |
| Chair, Graduate Curricula Review Committee, Dept. Natural Resources Management - Reviewing current graduate curricula to identify current needs and short-comings. | Boal | August 2013 | August 2017 |
| Chair, Fisheries Faculty Search Committee, Natural Resources Management | Patiño | August 2005 | December 2005 |
| Chair, Aquatic Sciences Faculty Search Committee, Natural Resources Management Department, Texas Tech University | Patiño | January 2012 | July 2012 |
| Chair, Aquatic Sciences Faculty Search Committee, Natural Resources Management Department, Texas Tech University | Patiño | August 2013 | June 2014 |
| Role and Organization | Individual | Start Date | End Date |
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| USGS BRD RGE Panel | Patiño | July 2010 | September 2010 |
| Reviewer, United States Expert Reviewer, Detailed Review Paper on Thyroid Hormone Disrupting Assays, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development | Patiño | August 2005 | August 2005 |
| Research Grade Evaluation Panel Member, U.S. Geological Survey | Patiño | October 2014 | December 2014 |
| Panel member, Research Leadership Discussion, Texas Tech University | Patiño | September 2018 | September 2018 |
| Panel Member, USGS Research Grade Evaluation Panel | Patiño | July 2020 | August 2020 |
| Panel Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 200 | Patiño | September 2007 | December 2007 |
| Panel Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Tier II assays) | Patiño | March 2013 | June 2013 |
| Panel Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Tier I assays) | Patiño | March 2013 | May 2013 |
| Panel Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Patiño | May 2011 | May 2011 |
| Panel Member, Executive Rating Panel for USGS Cooperative Research position (SL) | Patiño | October 2019 | November 2019 |
| Member, USEPA Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms research panel | Patiño | February 2017 | April 2017 |
| Member, Texas black-tailed prairie dog plague working group | Boal | June 2004 | June 2006 |
| Member, Texas Partners in Flight, Panhandle and Rolling Hills Working Group | Boal | April 2001 | December 2002 |
| Member, Steering Committee, National Contaminants Program Review, U.S. Geological Survey | Patiño | June 2001 | February 2002 |
| Member, Steering Committee, 2002 National Meeting of Cooperative Research Units | Patiño | June 2001 | February 2002 |
| Member, Site Review Team, San Marcos National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Patiño | March 2005 | March 2005 |
| Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, Ecological Risk Assessment, USEPA | Patiño | June 1998 | June 1998 |
| Member, Research Grade Evaluation Panel, USGS | Boal | December 2020 | January 2021 |
| Member, Research Grade Evaluation Panel, U.S. Geological Survey | Boal | March 2004 | March 2004 |
| Member, Research Grade Evaluation Panel, U.S. Geological Survey | Boal | December 2007 | December 2007 |
| Member, Project Advisory Board, Idaho National Science Foundation-EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Grant | Patiño | May 2007 | May 2008 |
| Member, Peer-Review Panel, 21-day Fish Endocrine Screening Assay, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development | Patiño | April 2007 | January 2008 |
| Member, Organizing Committee, Workshop on the Biology and Culture of Snooks, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico | Patiño | January 2004 | May 2004 |
| Member, Organizing Committee, International Conference on Water in Arid and Semiarid Lands, Lubbock, Texas | Patiño | April 2006 | November 2006 |
| Member, International Advisory Committee, Seventh International Symposium on the Reproductive Physiology of Fish, Mie, Japan | Patiño | August 2001 | June 2003 |
| Member, International Advisory Committee, Eight International Symposium on the Reproductive Physiology of Fish, Saint Malo, France | Patiño | May 2006 | August 2007 |
| Member, International Advisory Board, Seventh International Symposium on the Reproductive Physiology of Fish, Mie, Japan | Patiño | January 2001 | May 2003 |
| Member, Integrative Animal Biology Panel, National Science Foundation | Patiño | January 2000 | January 2001 |
| Member, Animal Growth and Development Panel, USDA/NRICGP | Patiño | September 2000 | August 2001 |
| Member, Advisory Committee | Patiño | January 1995 | January 2001 |
| Director, National Science Foundation, Integrative Animal Biology Program | Patiño | October 2002 | September 2003 |
| Co-chair, Upper Brazos Watershed Research Symposium, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 2008 | Patiño | February 2008 | April 2008 |
| Chair, Research Grade Evaluation Panel/U.S. Geological Survey | Patiño | March 2016 | June 2016 |
| Bureau Approving Official Search Committee Member, Office of Science Quality and Integrity, U.S. Geological Survey, | Patiño | February 2015 | March 2015 |
| 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 | May 2013 |
| “South Llano River Restoration Project.” Texas Wildlife Radio Show. Original air date: 10 May 2013. | Grabowski | May 2013 |
| ‘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 | June 2018 |
| 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 | January 2010 |
| 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 | June 2018 |
| Texas Tech NPR interview concerning toxic algal bloom in Lubbock's Canyon Lakes. | Patiño | September 2020 |
| 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 | June 2016 |
| 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 | June 2019 |
| 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 | June 2013 |
| 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 | March 2013 |
| 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 | March 2013 |
| 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 | June 2019 |
| 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 | June 2016 |
| 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 | November 2016 |
| 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 | October 2001 |
| Programs and funding opportunities in biological sciences at the National Science Foundation. Open lecture to Graduate Students of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. | Patiño | November 2003 |
| Primary interviewee for article on man made nest and bald eagles nesting in prairie grasslands of the Texas Panhandle. Amarillo Globe-News. | Boal | November 2006 |
| 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 | July 2013 |
| 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 | January 2003 |
| Newspaper interview with scientist and unit staff about the current status of the harmful algal species, Golden Alga. | Patiño | January 2014 |
| 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 | April 2014 |
| 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 | January 2014 |
| 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 | August 2019 |
| 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 | May 2013 |
| Lead interviewee for newspaper article on bald eagles successfully using a man-made nest in the prairie grasslands. Amarillo Globe-News. | Boal | June 2007 |
| 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 | January 2006 |
| 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 | October 2009 |
| 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 | January 2015 |
| 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 | November 2009 |
| 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 | June 2019 |
| Burrowing owls and wind energy development. 2019. Interview with Marfa Public Radio KRTS-93.5 FM, Marfa, TX. Broadcast on 13 August 2019 | Boal | August 2019 |
| 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 | September 2017 |
| 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 | October 2018 |
| An Introduction to the Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Presentation to The Lubbock Optimist Club, Lubbock, Texas. | Patiño | February 2005 |
| 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 | July 2008 |