Happy Shark Awareness Week! Have you ever been curious about sharks in the region? The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, off the Texas coast, is host to a variety of sharks. The Sandbar Shark is a regular visitor at Stetson Bank, but you may also see Nurse Sharks, Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks, and even Whale Sharks on any visit to…
Featured New A&M research ship to unlock Gulf secrets (Harvey Rice – Houston Chronicle, 7/8/2015) “The erosion-prone beaches in front of the Galveston seawall could be a little sandier thanks to the arrival of a new research vessel at Texas A&M University at Galveston. The R/V Trident that hove into the Texas A&M boat basin a week ago will allow…
Featured Growth poses new challenges to Jones State Forest (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle, 6/29/2015) “Jones State Forest was in the middle of nowhere when Texas created it eight decades ago – some 40 miles separated the piney woods and Houston. These days, the forest is an island of tall trees surrounded on all sides by apartment complexes, single-family houses…