The return of free life jackets at Lake Granbury

Lake Granbury’s Water Safety Awareness Day returns this May to get 300 life jackets into the hands of area children. Come out for food, fun, and fishing. Click here for more.

Golden algae bloomed

Reports of dead and dying fish on Lake Granbury alarmed many lakeside owners and fishermen in February and March. To learn more, click here.

Invasives Threaten Local Ecosystems

Invasive plants and animals, those not native to an area, can have a severe impact on ecosystems, spread quickly, and reduce the biodiversity of native plants and animals. Interestingly, invasives are usually unintentionally spread by humans through activities like boating. Here's' what you need to know.

La Niña is gone, now what?

Now that climate patterns have changed and La Niña has been declared a thing of the past, what does that mean for the Brazos River basin? Will the rain automatically appear, and how can we be ready if it does? Click here to learn more.

Finding success in an en-deering place

His coworkers and managers have labeled him the "go-to guy" when you absolutely need something done correctly. For more than 34 years, Dirk Bland has worked at many locations within the Brazos River basin for the BRA. But it's his soft-spoken demeanor that has led this avid hunter into an unlikely hobby of saving and rehabbing whitetail deer. For more, go here.

Does a clean river matter to you?

Is keeping the Brazos River and its tributaries free of trash important to you in theory, or are you one of the treasured who goes out of their way to pick up after the negligent? There are actions we can all take to help protect our river, and it's never too late to start. Click here to read more.

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