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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, December 2025 – West Texas Rangelands – “High-Energy Fire Significantly Improves Honey Mesquite Control: Key Findings from a 2022 Texas Study” (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) EurekaAlert! (and dozens of other news outlets), October 2025 \u2013 \u201cExtreme, multi-year droughts drive cumulative collapse in terrestrial productivity.\u201d Press-release by Walter Beckwith (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, September 2025 – West Texas Rangelands – “Legal Barriers to Prescribed Burning.” (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency-Twin Oaks Landfill, November 2024 – Media & Press Releases – “Did you know the Twin Oaks Landfill has 150 acres of Deed Restricted Area dedicated to the endangered Spiranthes parksii<\/em> plant? (pdf<\/a>) (YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, June 2024 – West Texas Rangelands – “Extreme Drought Impacts have been Underestimated in Grasslands and Shrublands Globally.” (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Morning AgClips News Release, June 2024 – “Research Says High Energy Fire Influences Prescribed Burn Effectiveness.” (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

AgriLife Today, June 2024 – “Unlocking-the-potential-of-prescribed-burns-for-land-management.” (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The Cattleman Magazine- a publication of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, May 2024 – “Rebounding from Extreme Drought: A first-of-its-kind global drought study evaluates effects of intense dry periods” (by Diane Meyer). (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, February 2024 – West Texas Rangelands – “Exotic herbivores and fire energy drive standing herbaceous biomass but do not alter compositional patterns in a semiarid savanna ecosystem.” (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Morning AgClips News Release, February 2024 – “Texas A&M AgriLife Research Included in Global Drought Study.” (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

AgriLife Today, January 2024 \u2013 “Grasslands expected to be affected more than previously thought during short, intense dry periods.” (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) EurekaAlert! (and dozens of other news outlets), January 2024\u00a0 – “A global study shows that the effects of extreme drought has been greatly underestimated for grasslands and shrublands.” (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Morning AgClips News Release, March 2023 – ECCB graduate student David Rowley wins Best Graduate Student Presentation Awards at the annual Society for Range Management meeting in Boise, Idaho. (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

TAMU-ESSM Web Announcement, December 2022 – ECCB graduate student David Rowley wins “1st Place Best Graduate Student Poster Award” at The Texas Society for Ecological Restoration 25th Annual Conference.<\/p>\n

TAMU-ESSM Web Announcement, April 2021 \u2013\u00a0 ESSM-legacy department graduate student awards for 2020-2021. Virginia Preiss named Outstanding ESSM MS student of the year.<\/p>\n

TAMU-ESSM Web Announcement, April 2020 \u2013\u00a0 ESSM graduate student awards for 2019-2020. Lela Culpepper named Outstanding ESSM MS student of the year.<\/p>\n

Morning AgClips News Release, April 2020 – “Fire, grazing enhance livestock production: Research project funded through a five-year, $10 million USDA grant.” (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

TAMU-ESSM Web Announcement, April 2019 \u2013 ESSM graduate student awards for 2018-2019. Heather Hannusch named Outstanding ESSM MS student of the year. (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

AgriLife Today, September 2019 – “$10 million USDA grant led by Department of Ecosystem Science and Management Texas A&M AgriLife Research Team.” (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Great Plains Fire Science Exchange (A JFSP Consortium), September 2019 – “Mesquite and grass response to prescribed burning depends on fire intensity” (GFE publication 2019-2). (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, December 2018 – West Texas Rangelands – \u201cOutside the Fire\u201d weblog interview. (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

TAMU-ESSM Web Announcement, April 2017 – Dr. William E. Rogers awarded Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management for the 2017-2018 academic year.<\/p>\n

TAMU-EEB\/ESSM Announcement, September 2016 – Bill Rogers appointed as Texas Agricultural Experiment Station representative for the Texas Department of Agriculture Prescribed Burning Board. (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Great Plains Fire Science Exchange (A JFSP Consortium), June 2016 – Prescribed fire liability fact sheet: standards of care by state (GFE publication 2016-7). (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Progressive Cattleman Magazine, June 2016 – “Is your brush-control dollar better spent on some soils than others?” (www.progressivecattle.com PC0616_North pp. 20-21). (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

AgriLife Today, April 2016 – “Forest understory fuels the flames.” (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Great Plains Fire Science Exchange (A JFSP Consortium), March 2016 – “Do liability and regulatory standards influence the amount of prescribed burning in the South?” (GFE publication 2016-1). (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

AgriLife Today, February 2016- “Soil mapping may indicate success of brush control method.” (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

AgriLife Today, January 2016- “Increased legal liabilities limit prescribed fire use for brush control.” (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

TAMU-ESSM Web Announcement, September 2014 – Faculty publication achieves “Citation Classic” milestone. (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

TAMU-ESSM Web Announcement, July 2014 – William E. Rogers appointed Editor-in-Chief for a major ecological journal. (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

TAMU-ESSM Web Announcement, April 2014 – ESSM graduate student awards for 2013-14. Carissa Wonkka named Outstanding ESSM PhD student of the year; Michelle Clark named Outstanding ESSM MS student of the year. (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

TAMU-ESSM Web Announcement, April 2014 – Dr. William E. Rogers awarded Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management for the 2014-2015 academic year.<\/p>\n

Wild Wonderings – Weblog of the Texas A&M Extension Service, May 2014 – “Prescribed burning protects Texans and benefits wildlife.” (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Great Plains Fire Science Exchange (A JFSP Consortium), November 2013 – “Rising Great Plains fire campaign: citizen cooperatives” (GFE publication 2013-25).\u00a0 (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Great Plains Fire Science Exchange (A JFSP Consortium), November 2013 – “Manage woody plants in grasslands using thresholds” (GFE publication 2013-23).\u00a0 (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Houston Chronicle, July 2013 – “Texas losing war on feral hogs.” (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

AgriLife Today, May 2013- “Study compares recent drought to 1950s on woody plant mortality.” (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

AgriLife Today, March 2013 – “Researchers examine best range management practices for aquifer recharge.” (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

AgriLife Today, December 2012 – “New study on native orchid protection and conservation.” (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Science Daily, July 2011 – “Genetic evidence clears Ben Franklin.” (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

TAMU-ESSM Web Announcement, April 2010 \u2013 ESSM graduate student awards for 2009-2010. Carissa Wonkka named Outstanding ESSM MS student of the year<\/p>\n

TAMU-ESSM Web Announcement, April 2009 \u2013 ESSM graduate student awards for 2008-2009. Sarah Haller named Outstanding ESSM MS student of the year; Dirac Twidwell named Outstanding ESSM PhD student of the year.<\/p>\n

Science, August 2004 – “Are invasive species born bad?” (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, December 2002 – “An evolutionary perspective of biological invasions.” (pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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