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HPPR Environment

A Conversation about Conservation: Texan by Nature's CEO, Joni Carswell

High Plains Public Radio

Published January 9, 2019 at 3:30 PM CST

During my internship at HPPR, I had the opportunity to speak with Joni Carswell, the CEO and President of the Texas-based conservation foundationTexan By Nature. Founded by former First Lady Laura Bush in 2011, Texan By Nature aims to unite business and conservation leaders who believe the well-being of Texas is dependent on the conservation of our natural resources.

Check out our interview below, where Joni and I discuss Texan By Nature’s Conservation Wranglers program and chat about the environment, the future, and the importance of conservation.

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HPPR News

What is an aquifer? Here's how they affect Texas' water supply.

Maya Fawaz

You may have heard the term in recent years. A recent rainfall may have recharged one, another may not have enough water to keep up with demand. But what exactly are they?
HPPR Arts, Culture & History

Conference on “Stewarding Our Water Future” Hits Amarillo on March 21 & 22 — Interview with Ogallala Commons Director Darryl Birkenfeld

Jenny Inzerillo

"We need more people taking concrete actions to regenerate our degraded water cycle in ways that respect the limits of our semi-arid environment." - Darryl Birkenfeld (Deputy Director, Ogallala Commons)
HPPR News

Oklahoma lawmakers discuss aquifer management solutions

Graycen Wheeler

Oklahoma lawmakers met this week to discuss groundwater levels, which are declining in many parts of the state, and explore possible solutions.
HPPR News

As aquifer levels decline in the Great Plains, states weigh the need to meter irrigation wells

About a quarter of the United States’s irrigated cropland sits on top of the Ogallala Aquifer in the Great Plains. But water levels are dropping, and states are taking different approaches to monitoring how much groundwater irrigators are pumping out.
HPPR News

USFWS finds plains spotted skunk not at risk of extinction now or in the foreseeable future

Britny Cordera

The plains spotted skunk received good news from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week. The Service finds there is a viable population species in its range and that it is not at risk of extinction.