SEPTEMBER 2017
ERB No. 35
“Digging” into the Past and the Present of Beautiful Natural Places
By: Rick Herrman, Executive Director, Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute, Fort Davis, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 35 Herrman
ERB No. 34
Forest to Mulch to Prairie: TNC’s Experience Reclaiming the Blackland Prairie
By: Brandon Belcher, North Texas Preserves Manager, TNC, Clymer Meadow Preserve, Celeste, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 34 Belcher
AUGUST 2017
ERB No. 33
Feral Hog Control – A Realistic Option
By: Roy Leslie, Owner of Part of the Original Hillingdon Ranch, Kendall County, TX.
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 33 Leslie
JUNE 2017
ERB No. 32
Linking Wildlife and River Management: The Impact of Fauna on Hydrologic Processes
By: Ingrid Karklins, Ecologist, Environmental Survey Consulting, Inc., Austin, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 32 Karklins
ERB No. 31
Restoration in the Energy Industry: Texas Restoration Ecologists’ New Frontier
By: Forrest S. Smith, Dan L. Duncan Endowed Director, South Texas Natives & Texas Native Seed Project, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Kingsville, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 31 Smith
MAY, 2017
ERB No. 30
A View from the Field: Hill Country Land Owner Sets His Sights on Exotics
By: Roy Leslie, Hill Country Land Owner, Hillingdon Ranch, Kendall County, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 30 Leslie
MARCH, 2017
ERB No. 29
Invasive Species in Riparian Zones: Is Eradication the Only Option?
By: Ingrid Karklins, Ecologist, Environmental Survey Consulting, Inc., Austin, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 29 Karklins
ERB. No. 28
TXSER Members Collaborate on Invasive Species Research
By: Charlotte Reemts, Research & Monitoring Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy, Austin, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 28 Reemts
SEPTEMBER, 2016
ERB No. 27
Genetic Variability in Riparian Restoration as a Tool for Climate Change Adaptation
By: Ingrid Karklins, Field Ecologist, Environmental Survey Consulting, Inc., Austin, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 27 – Karklins
ERB No. 26
Bison on the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
By: Michelle Villafranca, Natural Resource Specialist, Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, Fort Worth, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 26 – Villafranca
JUNE, 2016
ERB No. 25
A Visit with SER Nepal
By: William Forbes, Associate Professor of Geography, Department of Anthropology, Geography and Sociology, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 25 Forbes
MARCH, 2016
ERB No. 24
Coyotes as Super Seed Dispersers are Keystone Species in the Fragmented Habitat of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
By: Alejandro Fierro, Assistant Professor, School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 24 Fierro
FEBRUARY, 2016
ERB No. 23
Good Folks Doing Good Work! The Ongoing Reforestation of the Lost Pines in Bastrop County
By: Leslie Dietz, TXSER Board Member, San Marcos, Texas
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 23 Dietz
SEPTEMBER, 2015
ERB No. 22
A Hidden Gem: Warbler Woods
By: Leslie Dietz, Masters Candidate, Population & Conservation Biology, Department of Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 22 Dietz
ERB No. 21
Wimberley Flood: Compassionate Restoration
By: Katherine Crosthwaite, Ecologist, HDR Enviornmental, Operations & Construction, Inc., Spring Branch, Texas
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 21 Crosthwaite
JUNE, 2015
ERB No. 20
Why Study Diatoms, You Ask?
By: Brad Hoge, Associate Professor of Natural Science and Science Education, Department of Natural Science, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, Texas
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 20 Hoge
MAY, JUNE & AUGUST 2015 (Series)
ERB No. 17-19
Monitoring More Using Photos – (Series)
By: Charlotte Reemts, Research and Monitoring Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy, Austin Texas
Part I: Ground Cover Photography – Ecological Restoration Brief No. 17 Reemts – Part I
Part II: Photo Frame Photography – Ecological Restoration Brief No. 18 Reemts – Part II
Part III: Landscape Photography – Ecological Restoration Brief No. 19 Reemts – Part III
APRIL, 2015
ERB No. 16
Linking Texas and Cuba: Protecting Nature’s Migrants
By: Gwen Michele Thomas, Chapter Coordinator, Texas Society for Ecological Restoration, Richardson, Texas
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 16 Thomas
MARCH, 2015
ERB No. 15
Spring Lake and the San Marcos River: Transformation to Restoration
By: Leslie Dietz, Masters Candidate, Department of Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 15 Dietz
ERB No. 14
The Mindful Conservationist
By: Jill Nokes, Hill Country Land Trust, Austin, Texas
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 14 Nokes
DECEMBER, 2014
ERB No. 13
Geography Student Internships at The Nature Conservancy’s Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary, Hardin County, Silsbee, Texas
By: William Forbes, Associate Director of Geography, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 13 Forbes
SEPTEMBER, 2014
ERB No. 12
Urban Riparian Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
By: Ingrid Karklins, B.S. Candidate, Department of Ecosystem Science & Management, College of Agricultue and Life Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 12 – Karklins
ERB No. 11.
Javelina Restoration: Lessons from Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area
By: Leslie Dietz, MS Candidate, Department of Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 11 – Dietz
JUNE, 2014
ERB No. 10
Prescribed Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface: Policy and Citizen Concern
By: Ingrid Karklins, B.S. Candidate, Department of Ecosystem Science & Management, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No10 Karklin
MARCH, 2014
ERB No. 9
What Can Restoration Science Do For Green Infrastructure?
By: Mary Carol Edwards, Stormwater Wetland Program Coordinator, Texas Coastal Watershed Program, Texas Sea Grant, Houston, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No9 Edwards
ERB No. 8
Controlling the Uncontrollable: Fire Regulation and Incentives at the Wildland-Urban Interface
By: Ingrid Karklins, B.S. Candidate, Department of Ecosystem Science & Management, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No8 Karklins
DECEMBER, 2013
ERB No. 7
Seeds for Restoration
By: Eric Grahmann, Quail Biologist & Restoration Ecologist, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, based out of San Antonio
Ecological Restoration Brief No7 Grahmann, Dec 2013
SEPTEMBER, 2013
ERB No. 6
Cooperative Management of Riparian Vegetation on the Big Bend Reach of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo
By: Joe Sirotnak, Botanist, Big Bend National Park, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 6 Sirotnak September 2013
ERB No. 5
To Be An Intern
By: Michelle Villafranca, Natural Resource Specialist, Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge, Fort Worth, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 5 Villafranca September 2013
JUNE, 2013
ERB No. 4
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog: A Keystone Species in Prairie Restoration
By: Leslie Dietz, Masters Candidate, Population and Conservation Biology, Department of Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No4 Dietz June 2013
ERB No. 3
Re-Vegetating with Mediterranean Annual Grasses – I Hope I am Wrong About This
By: Kelly Lyons, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No3 Lyons June 2013
MARCH, 2013
ERB No. 2
Trans-Pecos Pronghorn Restoration
By: Justin K. Hoffman, Borderlands Research Institute, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX
Louis A. Harveson, Borderlands Research Institute, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX
Shawn S. Gray, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Wildlife Division, Alpine, TX
Ecological Restoration Brief No. 2, Trans-Pecos Pronghorn Restoration
ERB No. 1
Freshwater Coastal Prairie Wetland Restoration – Case Study: Sheldon Lake State Park
By: Marissa Sipocz, Wetland Program Manager, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Sea Grant