Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Texas
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News

News Item	Date
Harmful algal bloom research featured in the Global Water Forum - Dr. Patiño and colleagues at USGS published a review and synthesis of toxic algal blooms that was featured in an article of the Global Water Forum.	October 2023
Texas Unit M.S. student Cienna Hanson published in Fisheries Magazine - On May 10, 2023, the AFS Western Division held a half- day symposium focused on nonperennial streams. The symposium was attended by approximately 100– 150 persons. Given the increasing importance of temporary streams and rivers, symposium organizers felt it would be useful to provide some of the highlights for Fisheries readership. The featured article is "Nonpermanent Streams: Some Insights from the AFS Western Division" was led by author Leanne Roulson and co-authored by symposium contributors, including Cienna Hanson.	September 2023
Texas Unit students receive Harry Tenison student scholarship - David Creamer and Wade Wilson received the Harry Tenison student scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to recognize deserving students enrolled in fisheries related curricula (in the state of Texas) based on academic excellence, professional activities, promise of future professional involvement, and contributions to the field of fisheries science.	February 2023
Texas Unit Student Wins Cottam Award - Kathryn Watson was the 2022 recipient of the Clarence Cottam Award. The Clarence Cottam Award is the most prestigious student award given by the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society to recognize and promote student research excellence in wildlife biology, conservation, and management.	February 2022
Dr. Clint Boal receives Excellence in Science award from Cooperative Research Units Program - Dr. Boal’s achievements have made him a world-renowned raptor ecologist and brought wide recognition for his research and conservation efforts with important species of concern such as Lesser Prairie Chickens. The geographic scope of his current research is impressive, encompassing Texas, the southwestern US, and the Caribbean. Dr. Boal is notable with 26 scientific presentations, three journal articles and two book chapters published, and co-authorship of Raptors of Texas. His distinguished record of awards includes The President’s Award in recognition of his service to The Raptor Research Foundation and the Fran and Frederick Hamerstrom Award received in 2019; 2020 W.L. McAtee and G.V. Burger Award for outstanding service as an Associate Editor for the Wildlife Society Bulletin; and two separate honors by Texas Tech University for achieving national recognition for excellence in research. His recognition as a leader is matched only by the quality of his mentorship skills and recognition of his students.	May 2021
Unit Scientist Authors New Book - Dr. Clint Boal, Assistant Unit Leader-Wildlife, and colleague Dr. Cheryl Dykstra recently had their edited volume, Urban Raptors: Ecology and Conservation of Birds of Prey in Cities, published by Island Press.	June 2018
Texas Unit Undergraduate Wins Poster Competition - Madeleine Thornley, undergraduate assistant in the Texas Cooperative Research Unit, received the award for best undergraduate poster at the 9th Annual Texas Tech Association of Biological Science Symposium. Her poster title was "American Kestrel Food Habits in the Llano Estacado of Texas".	April 2018
Texas Unit Fisheries Student Wins Best Student Poster - Emily Richardson, master’s student advised by Reynaldo Patiño, was the 2018 recipient of the Texas Chapter of The Fisheries Society’s Best Student Poster Award for her presentation, “Salinity Adaptation in Golden Alga”	February 2018
Texas Unit Wildlife Student Wins Scholarship - Katheryn Watson, doctoral student advised by Clint Boal, was the 2018 recipient of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Sam Beasom Memorial Graduate Student Scholarship.	February 2018
Unit Scientist Receive Publication Award - David Haukos (UL, Kansas Unit) and Clint Boal (AUL, Texas Unit) received the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society’s 2018 Outstanding Publication Award for their book “Ecology and Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens”.	February 2018

Meetings

Meeting Item	Date
2023 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit - The 2023 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit will be held at AE Wood Fish Hatchery in San Marcos, Texas on August 15, with an evening social tentatively planned on August 14	August 2023
2022 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit - The 2022 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit was held at the Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science Center, Mountain Home, Texas on 7-8 Sep 2022	September 2022
2021 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit - The 2021 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit will be held virtually on 25 Aug 2021 from 1 - 4:30 pm.	August 2021
2020 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit - The 2020 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit was held virtually on 11 Aug 2020	August 2020
2019 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit - The 2019 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit was held at the Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science Center, Mountain Home, Texas on 7-8 Aug 2019	August 2019
2018 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit - The 2018 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit was held at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas on 16-17 July 2018.	August 2018
2016 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit - The 2016 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit will be held at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas on 28-29 July 2016.	July 2016
2015 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit - The 2015 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit will be held at Kerr Wildlife Management Area in Hunt, Texas on 28-29 July 2015.	July 2015
2014 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit - The 2014 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit will be held at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas on 29-30 July 2014.	July 2014
2012 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit - The 2012 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit will be held at Texas Parks and Wildlife headquarters in Austin, Texas on 23-24 July.	July 2012
2011 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit - The 2011 Cooperators Meeting for the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit will be held on 20 July 2011 at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, Texas.	July 2011

Other Documents

Other Documents
2009-2010 Biennial Report
2020 Annual Report (FY19-20) - Summary of research highlights and other activities of the Texas Unit for FY19-20
2021 Annual Report (FY20-21) - Summary of research highlights and other activities of the Texas Unit for FY20-21
2022 Annual Report (FY21-22) - Summary of research highlights and other activities of the Texas Unit for FY21-22
Texas CRU Cooperative Agreement - Agreement of establishment and operation of the Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit by the U.S. Geological Survey, Texas Tech University, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Wildlife Management Institute, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Cooperators enter into this agreement to provide for active cooperation in the advancement, organization, and conduct of research, graduate education, in-service training, technical assistance, public relations, and demonstration programs relating to fish and wildlife resources in Texas and the region through the unit as outlined in the following sections.