Sandhills Area Research Association

10/01/2026

An interesting upcoming event that our friends at Native Plant Society of Texas are putting on. If you're in the Houston area or willing to make the trip, be sure to add it to your calendar!

Meet the experts joining our 2026 Fall Symposium keynote panel!

Moderated by our keynote speaker Robert Mace, the panel features:

🌿 Daniel Millikin - Executive Director, Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy
💧 Charriss York - Extension Program Director, Texas Community Watershed Partners
🌱 Andy Newman - Ecologist and Houston NPSOT Chapter VP
🔬 Afridha Thamzeen Abdul Shafeeq - Undergraduate Researcher, Crawford Lab at the University of Houston

Drawing on experience in urban greenspaces, stormwater management, ecological restoration, and plant-resilience research, these panelists will explore how native plants and nature-based solutions can help address Texas’ water challenges.

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation offering perspectives from research, conservation, community engagement, and on-the-ground practice.

Date: November 4–6, 2026
Location: The KBC Houston
Register: scan QR code or visit our website

09/29/2026

Join Friends of the Pecos River and Ducks Unlimited Conservation in Stewarding The Pecos River Landscape! This event will take place on Friday, October 9th, at Quail Ranch.

Friday, October 9th at Quail Ranch. Join us for an outdoor field day focused on land, water and wildlife stewardship! Hosted by ConocoPhillips Quail Ranch and Friends of the Pecos River, in partnership with Ducks Unlimited and the Rio Grande Joint Venture, this event brings together landowners, l

08/27/2026

Thank you to all who came out to the Texas leg of the Space4Ag Tour with NASA Acres! It was a great time of learning and networking with agricultural professionals across West Texas. 🌎

A very special thank you to Carly Spaeth with National Sorghum Producers for the photos!

08/27/2026

08/18/2026

Brownfield friends!

Join us for lunch at The Armory next Monday, August 24, as part of our Space4Ag Tour with NASA Acres.

The leadership of NASA’s Earth Science Division is spending a week on the ground in West Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas — not to give a presentation, but to listen. They want to know what farmers and ranchers actually need from satellite data: water, drought, soil moisture, yield. Monday, they are in Terry County, and the meeting at The Armory is the one stop open to the public. If you farm, ranch, bank, sell, haul, gin, or just care how this county holds up, pull up a chair.

Lunch tickets are limited, and RSVPs for lunch will end on Wednesday. Tickets are not needed to attend the discussion, and all are welcome!

Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwUCFTZGCUKfmQjAMO93djbfuEP81lNfCRtwCfzcsPSGHiyg/viewform

Brownfield Farmers Coop

08/18/2026

Have you RSVPed to our Space4Ag tour with NASA Acres?

Starting next Monday, we will be visiting farms and agricultural facilities in Brownfield, Lubbock, Kress, Lamesa, Slaton, and more!

For more information, visit:

Space4Ag Tour itinerary: exploring Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas agriculture, August 23–28, 2026.

08/08/2026

Our friends at Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine have written a fantastic article about playas and water conservation in Texas. Be sure to check it out!

More Texas ranchers are getting the message about the Panhandle's secret lakes.