Helping landowners make the best decisions about how to effectively steward their properties is a key focus for the Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University. That’s why BRI is helping to bring a special workshop to West Texas.

The new Small Acreage – Big Opportunity program is a joint effort of Texas Wildlife Association and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension to reach landowners across the state who are managing small acreage property. Landowners who steward small properties face unique management challenges because most information currently available to landowners focuses on large properties management. Statewide, small properties are increasing, including in West Texas, but the owners may have difficulty scaling down big recommendations to fit a smaller acreage.

“Texas is getting 1,000 new residents each day, and one of the side effects of this population growth is reflected in land trends across the state,” said Dr. Louis Harveson, who is the Dan Allen Hughes, Jr., BRI Endowed Director and Regents’ Professor of Wildlife Management at the university. “These new workshops focus on taking natural resource management prescriptions to a smaller scale, so that they have a positive impact on conservation.”

The intensive one-day workshop will be held on Saturday, Aug. 28, at Indian Lodge in Davis Mountains State Park. The workshop will teach landowners how to evaluate their property’s habitat, and what options are available for wildlife management, including cost-share programs. The workshops will also connect landowners with local professionals who can walk alongside them as they steward and learn their lands. The registration fee includes lunch. Interested landowners can register at texas-wildlife.org/resources/event.