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RGJV’s 2023 Monitoring Program Expands to West Texas, Second Year in South Texas
During the spring and summer of 2023, the Rio Grande Joint Venture’s science coordinator Rebekah Rylander initiated the joint venture’s first season of monitoring in west Texas and second season of monitoring in south Texas. The 7 treatment sites surveyed in west Texas were on private properties involved with the Chihuahuan Desert Conservation Partnership (CDCP), […]
Employment Opportunity: Rio Grande Joint Venture (RGJV) Conservation Delivery Specialist
Position Summary: Title: Rio Grande Joint Venture (RGJV) Conservation Delivery Specialist Supervisor: Rio Grande Joint Venture Habitat Restoration Hydrologist Job Type: Full-Time Salary: $65,000; Based on experience Location: Alpine, Texas Apply for this position here. Introduction: The mission of American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is to conserve birds and their habitats – the places birds need to […]
Mexico Workshops from RGJV, Pronatura Noreste and Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Early in 2023, the Rio Grande Joint Venture partnered with Pronatura Noreste and Bird Conservancy of the Rockies to host three workshops throughout the Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands in Mexico. The focus of these workshops was to gather local landowners, ranchers, members of ejidos, governmental agencies, NGOs, academics, and other experts to discuss threats and species […]
RGJV Begins First Official Monitoring Season on South Texas Grassland Restoration Incentive Program
During the summer of 2022, Science Coordinator Rebekah Rylander kicked off the RGJV’s first official monitoring season on Grassland Restoration Incentive Program (GRIP) sites in the South Texas Plains ecoregion.