Borderlands Research Institute

This week, we’re delving deeper into Respect Big Bend. Diana Nguyen talks to Marilu Hastings of the Mitchell Foundation and Dr. Michael Young with the Bureau of Economic Geology at UT Austin. They talk about how the Respect Big Bend initiative got started and discuss potential impacts renewable energy production could have on Far West Texas. Later, Nguyen talks Brendan Byrne — the space reporter for member station WMFE in Orlando. They discuss Blue Origin’s mysterious operations in West Texas.

Diana Nguyen talks to Billy Tarrant of Borderlands Research Institute. They talk about the projections of expanded renewable energy production in the region and the goals of the coalition.Later in the show, Elise Pepple talks to Rachel Neel, the Senior Supervising Producer of Ask Me Another — a live show from NPR and WNYC that blends brainteasers, pub trivia, comedy and music. They talk about the show and about Neel’s former life as an employee at Marfa Public Radio.

Diana Nguyen speaks Michael Stangl — a graduate student who's been studying the mountain lions of West Texas with the Borderlands Research Institute. They talk about the takeaways from their research on the mysterious creatures.Later on the show, poet Sally Wen Mao discusses “Oculus,” a collection of poetry that re-imagines the flattened narratives of women of color. Mao looks at the roles and representations that Asian women endure in a society that continually objectifies them.

Judd Foundation’s Co-president, Rainer Judd, and director of the Borderlands Research Institute, Dr. Louis Harveson, discuss land stewardship in West…

For roughly six years now, researcher with the Borderlands Research Institute have worked to revitalize the pronghorn population in West Texas. At its…

Pronghorn in Far West Texas are making a comeback thanks to a years-long restoration effort, with new data showing the animals' numbers have bounced back…

Since 2011, researchers at the Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) at Sul Ross State University have been working to restore the population of pronghorn…

There are about 150 mountain lion sightings in Big Bend National Park each year. In most cases, visitors glimpse the elusive predator from behind the…

There are about 150 mountain lion sightings in Big Bend National Park each year. In most cases, visitors glimpse the elusive predator from behind the…