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When you are planning a fun day boating, life jackets can sometimes be an afterthought. But they shouldn’t be. Life jackets can keep you alive when accidents happen without warning.

Wetlands protect your health, the environment and wildlife, and provide great opportunities for recreation. There are several you can visit in the Brazos River basin during World Wetlands Day.

Rainwater harvesting is a great way to store water for future use in your yard; it also can save you money while helping our environment.

While water is one of the most basic necessities in our lives, people often take it for granted – until there are problems. When you have questions about water, the BRAs Water School has answers.

Temperatures in the Brazos River basin are usually not cold enough to damage the pipes of your home. But Texas weather changes quickly and when an arctic front hits, there may not be time to think about your pipes. Before it gets too cold, plan ahead to avoid very costly results of frozen pipes.

Cooler weather, reduced need for watering make this a great time of year to plant a tree or shrub.

Signaling cooler weather ahead, falling leaves can quickly fill up your yard. What you do with those leaves can help or hurt the environment – including our drinking water – and provide you with a financial benefit.

With the amount of rain we’ve had this year, water conservation might seem a little silly. But the fact is, the next drought could start tomorrow. Why not continue to practice water conservation all the time? For more, click the photo.

Fertilizing in the fall allows the soil to absorb nutrients promoting a healthy lawn in the spring. However, with many options and complex terminology, anyone can easily be confused. Let’s break it down for you…

Elementary students can “saddle up” and gain a greater understanding about water in Texas with Major Rivers and his horse Aquifer through the Major Rivers educational program. The Brazos River Authority offers free packages to schools located in the Brazos River basin.

Thanks to a collaboration between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Brazos River Authority, fishing enthusiasts will have enhanced fishing opportunities while fish in three basin reservoir locations will enjoy a better environment.

Being ready for potential trouble can help you survive and withstand those times when disaster strikes.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has approved a water right permit that will make additional water supply available for use in the Brazos River basin. For more, click the photo.

If you are planning a visit to a lake, river or pond, you should know that there could be dangerous organisms lurking in the water. The good news is that you can take precautions to protect yourself and those you care about, while still enjoying the water.

Questions abound when flooding occurs in the Brazos basin. Water levels can be monitored via USGS Gaging Stations while projected flooding and crests can be viewed via the NOAA Hydrologic Prediction Service. To learn more about these tools and release protocol, click the picture.

The need for lawn watering is virtually non-existent during the winter months. However, with erratic weather, there is a potential problem that requires attention so that your lawn stays healthy well into the spring.

It’s the question most posed to the Brazos River Authority during periods of drought. With most reservoirs full, now is a good time to take a closer look at just what happened during the drought and at how reservoirs are designed to work.

Preparing your home for winter weather can save you from expensive and irritating repairs. A few basic precautions can help you protect your home (whether at the lake or far away) from the extreme temperatures of winter, helping to prevent damage and the need for costly repairs.

Although winter is short in Texas, weather extremes can wreak havoc on your boat and dock. Taking precautions can prevent plenty of grief in the long run.

With the fall season comes not only cooler weather, but also those ever-present falling leaves. Rather than bagging them up, there are better ways of dealing with them that will conserve water and end up saving you money.

If you notice a peculiar odor on the lake this time of year, chances are it’s a process called turnover. Find out what causes it, what it means for the reservoirs and the fish population and what the prospects are for the near future.

It may seem quick, easy and harmless to dump items such as grass clippings or leaves into the lake. But it’s not harmless and can cause a number of problems.

Seeing an unusual color in the waters of our rivers and lakes has been a recent cause of concern for many in the Brazos River basin. Discoloration of the water is caused by the suspension of particles, a process called turbidity. There can be many causes for turbidity in the Brazos basin.

You probably wouldn’t pick up a hitchhiker and bring them home to your neighborhood. Would you consider picking up hitchhikers at the lake that could create havoc on your drinking water and cost you a great deal of money? Probably not; but, most people don’t know they could be doing just that. You can help stop the spread of these invasive mollusks simply by cleaning your boat before venturing into a new area.