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FORREST STERLING SMITH
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
Professional Address: Office telephone: (361) 593-4525 Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Cellular telephone: (361) 319-1071 Texas A&M University-Kingsville Fax: (361) 593-4892 700 Univ. BLVD MSC 218 Email: [email protected] Kingsville, TX 78363 Email: [email protected] EDUCATION
High School: Brownwood High School, Brownwood, TX. 1999. Member, National Champion FFA Range and Pasture Judging Team. Letterman in baseball, track and field, and FFA. Undergraduate Degree: B.S. in Agriculture, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Major: Range and Wildlife Management, Wildlife Emphasis. Minor: Biology. Graduated, December 2003. Student activities Range Plant Identification Club, Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE Dan L Duncan Endowed Director of South Texas Natives & Texas Native Seeds Projects. Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Texas A&M University-Kingsville. 2013-present. Director. South Texas Natives & Texas Native Seeds Projects, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Kingsville, TX. 2011-2013. Coordinator. South Texas Natives Project, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Kingsville, TX. 2009-2011.
Interim Coordinator. South Texas Natives Project, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Kingsville, TX. 2008. Manager-Native Plant Collections and Evaluations. South Texas Natives Project, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Kingsville, TX. 2005-2008. Research Associate. South Texas Natives Project, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Kingsville, TX. 2003-2005. Student Technician. South Texas Natives Project, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Kingsville, TX. 2001-2003
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Field Research Technician. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Summer 2001. Wildlife Intern. Comanche Ranch, Carrizo Springs, TX. Fall-Winter 2001. Construction Worker. Central Texas Children’s Home. Lometa, TX. Summer 2000. Wildlife Biologist Intern. Carricitas Hunting Camp, Raymondville, TX. Fall 1999-Spring 2000. Teller. Mills County State Bank. Goldthwaite, TX. Summer 1999. Ranch Hand. Hilliard Ranch. Mullin, TX. Fall-Spring 1999. Construction Worker. Aldridge and Petty Construction Companies. Goldthwaite, TX. Summer 1998. Farm Hand. Hall Farm and Ranch. Goldthwaite, TX. Summer 1997. REFEREED PUBLICATIONS 1. Smith, F.S., W.R. Ocumpaugh, P.D. Maywald, J. Lloyd-Reilley, S.D. Maher, K. Pawelek, J.
Garza, and A.W. Scott, Jr. 2008. Notice of Release of La Salle Germplasm Arizona Cottontop. Native Plants Journal 10(1) 43-47.
2. Smith, F.S., W.R. Ocumpaugh, P.D. Maywald, K.A. Pawelek, S.D. Maher, and J. Lloyd-Reilly. 2009. Notice of Release of Dilley Germplasm Slender Grama. Native Plants Journal 10(3)295-298.
3. Smith. F.S. 2010. Texas Today: A Sea of the Wrong Grasses. Ecological Restoration 28(2)112-117.
4. Smith, F.S., P.D. Maywald, W.R. Ocumpaugh, J. Lloyd-Reilley, S.D. Maher, and K.A. Pawelek. 2010. Notice of Release of Atascosa Germplasm Texas Grama: Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. Native Plants Journal 11(3)299-304.
5. Smith, F.S., P.D. Maywald, W.R. Ocumpaugh, J. Lloyd-Reilley, S.D. Maher, and K.A. Pawelek. 2010. Notice of Release of Chaparral Germplasm Hairy Grama: Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. Native Plants Journal 11(3):295-298.
6. Smith, F.S., P.D. Maywald, W.R. Ocumpaugh, J. Lloyd-Reilley, S.D. Maher, and K.A. Pawelek. 2010. Notice of Release of Divot Tallow Weed Blend: Selected Class of Natural Germplasms. Native Plants Journal 11(3):289-294.
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7. Smith, F.S., P.D. Maywald, W.R. Ocumpaugh, J. Lloyd-Reilley, S.D. Maher, K.A. Pawelek, A.W. Scott, Jr., and J. Garza. 2010. Notice of Release of Maverick Germplasm Pink Pappusgrass: Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. Native Plants Journal 11(3): 283-288.
8. Smith, F.S., P.D. Maywald, W.R. Ocumpaugh, J. Lloyd-Reilley, S.D. Maher, K.A. Pawelek, A.W. Scott, Jr., and J. Garza. 2010. Notice of Release of Webb Germplasm Whiplash Pappusgrass: Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. Native Plants Journal 11:3: 275-281
9. Smith, F.S., P.D. Maywald, J. Lloyd-Reilley, S.D. Maher, K.A. Pawelek, A.W. Scott, Jr., and J. Garza. 2010. Notice of Release of Zapata Germplasm Rio Grande Clammyweed: Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. Native Plants Journal 11(3): 269-274.
10. Lloyd-Reilley, J., S.D. Maher, W.R. Ocumpaugh, P.D. Maywald, and F.S. Smith. 2010. Notice of Release of Welder Germplasm shortspike windmillgrass: Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. Native Plants Journal 11(3):317-320.
11. Lloyd-Reilley, J., S.D. Maher, W.R. Ocumpaugh, P.D. Maywald, and F.S. Smith. 2010. Notice of Release of Mariah Germplasm hooded windmillgrass: Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. Native Plants Journal 11(3) 311-315.
12. Lloyd-Reilley, J., S.D. Maher, W.R. Ocumpaugh, P.D. Maywald, and F.S. Smith. 2010. Notice of Release of Catarina Blend Bristlegrass: Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. Native Plants Journal 11(3):305-309.
13. Lloyd-Reilley, J., S.D. Maher, P.D. Maywald, and F.S. Smith. 2010. Notice of Release of Goliad Germplasm orange zexmenia: Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. Native Plants Journal 11(3):321-325.
14. Smith, F.S., W.R. Ocumpaugh, and J. Lloyd Reilley. 2010. The South Texas Natives Project. Native Plants Journal 11(3):252-268.
15. Falk A.D., T.E. Fulbright, F.S. Smith, L.A. Brennan, J.A. Ortega-Santos, and S. Benn. 2012. Does Seeding a Species-Rich Locally Adapted Native Mixture Inhibit Ingress by Exotic Plants? Restoration Ecology 21(4):474-480.
16. Smith, F.S., K.A. Pawelek, A.D. Falk, J. Lloyd-Reilley, J.P. Muir, J. Breeden, B.J. Warnock, M.A. McCraw, and C.S. Shackelford. 2013. South Texas Natives and Texas Native Seeds Projects. Proceedings of the 67th Southern Pasture and Forage Conference.
17. Falk, A.D., F.S. Smith, W.R. Ocumpaugh, K.A. Pawelek, J. Lloyd-Reilley, and S.D. Maher. 2014. Notice of Release of Hoverson Germplasm Deer Pea Vetch: Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. Native Plants Journal 15(2):119-123
18. Smith, F.S., A.D. Falk, W.R. Ocumpaugh, J. Lloyd-Reilley, S.D. Maher, K.A. Pawelek, and A.W. Scott, Jr. 2014. Notice of Release of South Texas Germplasm sideoats grama: Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. Native Plants Journal 15(3):223-229.
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19. Pawelek, K.A., F.S. Smith, A.D. Falk, M.K. Clayton, K.W. Haby, and D.W. Rankin. 2015.
Comparing three common seeding techniques for pipeline vegetation restoration: a case study in South Texas. Rangelands 37:99-105.
20. Falk, A.D., K.A. Pawelek, and F.S. Smith. 2015. Influence of seeding method and seed mix diversity on native plant restoration success following oil and gas pipeline installation in South Texas. Reclamation Matters Fall 2015:28-33.
21. Smith, F.S. 2015. Returning South Texas to its Roots. The Wildlife Professional 9(4) 41-45.
22. Broadhurst, L.M., T.A. Jones, F.S. Smith, T. North, and L. Guja. 2016. Maximizing seed resources for restoration in an uncertain future. BioScience 66(1): 73-79.
23. Falk, A.D., F.S. Smith, K.A. Pawelek, J. Lloyd-Reilley, S.D. Maher, and A.W. Scott, Jr. 2016. Notice of Release of Nueces Germplasm sand dropseed: a selected class of natural germplasm. Native Plants Journal 17(1):77-84.
24. Falk, A.D., F.S. Smith, K.A. Pawelek, J. Lloyd-Reilley, S.D. Maher, and A.W. Scott, Jr. 2016. Notice of Release of Duval Germplasm red lovegrass: a selected class of natural germplasm. Native Plants Journal 17(2):119-126.
25. Grace, J.L., A.D. Tjelmeland, F.S. Smith, S.L. Mitchell, S. Rideout-Hanzak, J. Lloyd-Reilley, S.D. Maher, and D.B. Wester. 2016. Effects of depth and duration of burial on tanglehead (Heteropogon contortus) seed viability and germination in southern Texas. Ecological Restoration 31(1):7-10.
26. Smith, F.S., A.D. Falk, K.A. Pawelek, J. Lloyd-Reilley, and S.D. Maher. 2016. Notice of Release of Ramadero Germplasm spike lovegrass: a selected class of natural germplasm. Native Plants Journal 17(1):65-76.
27. Smith, F.S., A.D. Falk, K.A. Pawelek, J. Lloyd-Reilley, S.D. Maher, and A.W. Scott, Jr. 2016. Notice of Carrizo Blend little bluestem: a selected class of natural germplasm. Native Plants Journal 17(2):109-118.
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS IN REVIEW 1. Falk, A.D., K.A. Pawelek, F.S. Smith, V. Cash, and M. Schnupp. 2016. Evaluation of use of
locally adapted native seed sources and impacts of livestock grazing for restoration of historic oil pad sites in South Texas. Ecological Restoration. In Press.
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REFEREED PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION 1. Pittman, W.D., J.P. Muir, F.S. Smith, and A. Shadow. Domestication of native legumes. To
be submitted to Crop Science.
2. Falk, A.D., F.S. Smith, W.R. Ocumpaugh, K.A. Pawelek, J. Lloyd-Reilley, and S.D. Maher. Notice of Release of Venado Germplasm Awnless bush sunflower: A Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. To be submitted to Native Plants Journal.
3. Lloyd-Reilley, J., F.S. Smith, A.D. Falk, S.D. Maher, K.A. Pawelek, and W.R. Ocumpaugh. Notice of Release of Balli Germplasm prostrate bundleflower: A Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. To be submitted to Native Plants Journal.
4. Lloyd-Reilley, J., S.D. Maher, F.S. Smith, A.D. Falk, and K.A. Pawelek. Notice of Release of Starr Germplasm silver bluestem: A Selected Class of Natural Germplasm. To be submitted to Native Plants Journal.
5. Cobb, F., F.S. Smith, and S. Stuver. 2017. Invasive Grass Species Distributions at Well Pad Sites in South Texas. To be submitted to Biological Invasions.
EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS 1. Smith, F.S. 2004. Growing the “Thorn Bushes” of South Texas. South Texas Natives
Newsletter, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. 3:1.
2. Smith, F.S. 2004. Plant Profile Bristlegrasses, Genus Setaria. South Texas Natives Newsletter, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute.3:1.
3. Smith, F.S. 2004. Satellite Evaluations. South Texas Natives Newsletter, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. 3:1.
4. Smith, F.S. 2006. Large Seed Increases. South Texas Natives Newsletter, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. 4:1.
5. Smith, F.S. 2006. Plant Profile Arizona cottontop (Digitaria californica). South Texas Natives Newsletter, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. 4:1.
6. Smith, F.S. 2007. Plant Profile Slender grama (Bouteloua repens). South Texas Natives Newsletter, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. 5:1.
7. Maywald, P.D. and F.S. Smith. 2007. In Memory of Dr. Richard Hoverson. South Texas Natives Newsletter, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. 5:1.
8. Smith, F.S. 2009. Developing Restoration Strategies for South Texas. South Texas Wildlife, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. 13:1.
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9. Tjelmeland, A., F. Smith, and A. Litt. 2010. Tanglehead: a new threat to south Texas
wildlife? Texas Wildlife Magazine. February 2010.
10. Smith, F.S. 2010. South Texas Partnership Yields Native Forbs for Habitat Restoration and Wildlife. The Cattleman. August 2010.
11. Smith, F.S. 2010. Restoring Retired Cropland in Texas-An opportunity to mitigate habitat
loss from urbanization and fragmentation? Texas Wildlife. April 2010. 12. Smith, F.S. 2010. Project Update. South Texas Natives Newsletter 6(1):1-2
13. Smith, F.S. and K.A. Pawelek. 2010. Release of Webb Germplasm whiplash and Maverick
Germplasm pink pappusgrass finalized. South Texas Natives Newsletter 6(2):3-4.
14. Smith, F.S. 2010. TxDOT provide multi-region support for native seed source development through STN. South Texas Natives Newsletter 6(2):2-3
15. Smith, F.S. 2010. Native seeds now available for south Texas restoration. The South Texas Quarterly 1(3):7.
16. Smith, F.S. 2011. South Texas Natives celebrates 10th anniversary. Texas Wildlife Magazine, February 2011.
17. Falk, T., C. Shackleford, M. McCraw, and F. Smith. 2011. Texas Native Seed effort to work to improve native seed source across the state. Grass Roots 63(2):4-5
18. Smith, F.S. 2011. South Texas Natives receives land restoration grant from ExxonMobil. Kingsville Record Newspaper.
19. Smith, F.S. 2011. Reseeding the Eagle Ford Shale. South Texas Natives Newsletter 7(1):1-3.
20. Smith, F.S. 2012. Improving exotic grass dominated habitats. South Texas Wildlife 16(1):1-2.
21. Smith, F.S. 2012. South Texas Natives and partners researching pipeline right of way restoration in the Eagle Ford Shale. South Texas Natives Website.
22. Smith, F.S. 2012. Reseeding the Eagle Ford Shale. Seasons Magazine. Spring 2012.
23. Smith, F.S. 2012. STN & TNS Update. South Texas Natives Newsletter 8(1):1-2.
24. Shackelford, C., F. Smith, and B.J. Warnock. 2012. The Trans-Pecos Native Plant Materials
Initiative. Texas Wildlife Magazine, September 2012.
25. Shackelford, C. B.J. Warnock, and F. Smith. 2012. Introducing the Trans-Pecos Native Plant Materials Initiative. Desert Tracks 5(3):1.
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26. Smith, F.S. 2012. The South Texas restoration revolution. Texas Section of the Society for
Ecological Restoration Newsletter. Fall 2012.
27. Falk A.D., F.S. Smith, and K.A. Pawelek. 2013. Four years in the Eagle Ford: Findings and Recommendations from our Oil Field and Pipeline Restoration Research. South Texas Natives e-Newsletter Summer 2013.
28. Smith, F.S. 2014. Are arthropods the canary in the coal mine? Texas Wildlife Magazine,
June 2014. 29. Clayton, M.K., F.S. Smith, K.A. Pawelek, and A.D. Falk. 2014. Reseeding Natives in South
Texas: Site Preparation. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. College Station, TX.
30. Clayton, M.K., F.S. Smith, K.A. Pawelek, and A.D. Falk. 2014. Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. College Station, TX.
31. Clayton, M.K., F.S. Smith, K.A. Pawelek, and A.D. Falk. 2014. Reseeding Natives in South
Texas: Selecting the Seed Mix. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. College Station, TX.
32. Clayton, M.K., F.S. Smith, K.A. Pawelek, and A.D. Falk. 2014. Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Targeting Noxious Plants. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. College Station, TX.
33. Clayton, M.K., F.S. Smith, K.A. Pawelek, and A.D. Falk. 2014. Reseeding Natives in South
Texas: Post Planting Management. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. College Station, TX.
34. Smith, F.S. 2014. The Value of Native Grasses to Texas Industry? Texas Department of
Transportation. Austin, TX. 35. Fulbright, T., M.E. Burchette, M. Wojda, E. Grahmann, F. Hernandez, L. Brennan, F. Smith,
D. Wester, and M. Hehman. 2015. Restoring northern bobwhite habitat: a south Texas example. Texas Landowner Magazine. Summer 2015.
36. Smith, F.S. 2015. Milkweeds, monarchs, and restoration. South Texas Wildlife 19(2):1-2.
37. Smith, F.S. 2015. Native seed releases for sandy soil restoration in South Texas. South Texas Natives Newsletter 9(1):1-2.
38. Smith, F.S. 2015. 15 years and counting, and thanks where it is due. South Texas Natives Newsletter 10(2):3-4.
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39. Smith, F.S. 2016. With the availability of native seeds, why are non-native grasses still used in South Texas? Caesar Kleberg Tracks Newsletter. Summer 2016.
40. Cobb, F., F.S. Smith, and S. Stuver. 2016. Invasive Grass Species Distributions at Well Pad
Sites in South Texas. U.S. Department of Interior Grant Award Report. Houston Advanced Research Council/Texas General Land Office.
41. Clayton, M.K., A.M. Young, L.A. Redmon, and F.S. Smith. Using land goals and profitability to determine what to plant in the pasture. Texas AgriLife Extension. In preparation.
BOOK EDITOR AND AUTHORSHIP
1. Maywald, P.D. and D.L. Crider, Eds., F.S. Smith and C. Lawson, Assoc. Eds. 2008.
Restoration Manual for Native Habitats of South Texas. Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Kingsville, TX. 165 pgs.
2. Smith, F.S., W.R. Ocumpaugh, and T.E. Fulbright. 2012. South Texas Native Plant
Restoration Project Final Report. Texas Department of Transportation. 426 pgs.
3. Shackleford, C.S., F.S. Smith, and A.D. Falk. 2015. Field Guide for Native Plant Restoration Materials. Texas Department of Transportation (In preparation).
PRESENTATIONS
1. Smith, F.S. 2005. South Texas Natives Selection and Evaluation Update. South Texas
Natives Advisory Group and Technical Committee Meeting. San Antonio, TX. Oral Presentation.
2. Smith, F.S. 2008. Restoration in South Texas-Challenges and Expectations. South Texas
Chapter of the Native Plant Society. Corpus Christi, TX. Oral Presentation.
3. Smith, F.S. 2008. South Texas Natives Update 2008. Seeds for Conservation Field Day. Kingsville, TX. Oral Presentation
4. Smith, F.S. and T.E. Fulbright. 2008. Observations and Ideas: Non-native Grass Control in South Texas. Exotic Grass Working Group. Kingsville, TX. White Paper.
5. Falk, A., T.E. Fulbright, F.S. Smith, P.D. Maywald, and S. Benn. 2008. Native Prairie Restoration in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Columbia, SC. Poster presentation.
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6. Falk, A., T.E. Fulbright, F.S. Smith, and S. Benn. 2009. Native Prairie Restoration in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Society for Range Management International Meeting. Albuquerque, NM. Poster Presentation.
7. Smith, F.S., W.R. Ocumpaugh, P.D. Maywald, and J. Mutz. 2009. Effects of Seeding Rate and Season of Seeding on Establishment of 10 Native Grasses in the Rio Grande Plains of Texas. Society for Range Management International Meeting. Albuquerque, NM. Poster Presentation.
8. Smith, F.S., P.D. Maywald, and J. Lloyd Reilley. 2009. Partners in Plant Solutions-A case
study in collaborative approaches to resource management and region wide restoration efforts. Society for Range Management International Meeting. Albuquerque, NM. Invited Oral Presentation.
9. Smith, F.S. 2009. Horticultural Use of Native Plants in South Texas. Rio Grande Valley
Master Naturalist Meeting. Edinburg, TX. Invited Oral Presentation.
10. Smith, F.S. 2009. Horticultural Use of Native Plants in South Texas. Landscape Design Course-Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Kingsville, TX. Invited Class Lecture.
11. Smith, F.S. 2009. Rio Farms, Inc. and South Texas Natives: Meeting a South Texas
Conservation Need. Rio Farms Field Day. Monte Alto, TX. Oral Presentation.
12. Smith, F.S. 2009. South Texas Natives-Maintaining Momentum as we approach our 10th Anniversary. South Texas Natives Advisory Group Meeting. San Antonio, TX. Oral Presentation.
13. Smith, F.S. 2009. Native Seed Development Process for South Texas. USDA NRCS Mexico
Restoration Working Group. Kingsville, TX. Invited White Paper Presentation.
14. Smith, F.S. 2009. The Invasive Grass Phenomenon. Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Advisory Board Meeting. Kingsville, TX. Invited Oral Presentation
15. Smith, F.S. 2009. Tanglehead. Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Advisory Board
Meeting. Kingsville, TX. Invited Oral Presentation.
16. Smith, F.S. 2009. Exotic Grasses in South Texas: Saviors, Scourges, Snake Oil and Science. Bi-national Ranchers Symposium. Laredo, TX. Invited Oral Presentation.
17. Smith, F.S. 2009. Framing the Issue: The Phenomenon of the Grass Invasion. 12th South
Texas Wildlife Conference. Kingsville, TX. Invited Oral Presentation.
18. Wiley, L. F.S. Smith, K. McCuistion. 2009. Do common treatments to restore native plant microorganisms improve plant performance? TAMU Pathways Symposium, Laredo, TX. Poster presentation.
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19. Bales, L.S., E.D. Grahmann, F.S. Smith, T.E. Fulbright, and M.W. Hehman. 2009. Evaluation of Herbicides for Control of buffelgrass and Kleberg Bluestem. TAMU Pathways Symposium, Laredo, TX. Poster presentation.
20. Falk. A. and F.S. Smith. 2009. Native Plant Restoration as an Invasive Grass Management
Tool. Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Conference. San Antonio, TX. Invited Oral Presentation. November 2009.
21. Fulbright, T.E. F.S. Smith, L.A. Brennan, A. Ortega-Santos, A.R. Litt and F.C. Bryant.
2009. Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institutes’ Invasive Grass Research Approach. Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Conference. San Antonio, TX. Invited oral presentation
22. Tjelmeland, A.D., F.S. Smith, F.C. Bryant, M. Buelow, and L.A. Brennan. 2009. Assessing
the Ecological Impacts and Management of Tanglehead on South Texas Rangelands. Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Conference. San Antonio, TX. Invited Oral Presentation.
23. Grahmann, E.D. A. Ortega-Santos, T.E. Fulbright, and F.S. Smith. 2009. Fire and Cattle
Grazing to Manage Exotic Grass Stand. Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Conference. San Antonio, TX. Invited Oral Presentation.
24. F.S. Smith. 2009. A Sea of the Wrong Grasses? ExxonMobil delegation. Caesar Kleberg
Wildlife Research Institute. Kingsville, TX. Invited Oral Presentation.
25. Grahmann, E.D., L.S. Bales, F.S. Smith, M.W. Hehman, and T.E. Fulbright. 2010. Management and control of buffelgrass and Kleberg bluestem to increase native vegetation. Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Galveston, TX. Poster presentation.
26. Grahmann, E.D., T.E. Fulbright, and F.S. Smith. 2009. Buffelgrass and Kleberg bluestem-
Research and Future. Texas A&M University-Kingsville, CKWRI Board Meeting. Oral Presentation.
27. Grahmann, E.D., T.E. Fulbright, and F.S. Smith. 2009. Buffelgrass: Heyday or Doomsday?
South Texas Wildlife Conference. Oral Presentation
28. Falk A., F.S. Smith, T.E. Fulbright, and S.J. Benn. 2010. Native Habitat Restoration in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. 2010 Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Galveston, TX. Oral Presentation.
29. Smith, F.S., W.R. Ocumpaugh, and J. Lloyd-Reilley. 2010. Development and Seed Release
of Three Annual Forbs for Restoration in South Texas. 2010 Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. Oral Presentation.
30. Falk A., T.E. Fulbright, F.S. Smith, and S.J. Benn. 2010. Native Habitat Restoration in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. Oral Presentation.
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31. Grahmann, E.D., T.E. Fulbright, and F.S. Smith. 2010. Management and Control of Buffelgrass and Kleberg Bluestem to Increase Native Vegetation. Native Plant Society of Texas Annual Meeting. Denton, TX. Poster Presentation.
32. Grahmann, E.D., T.E. Fulbright, and F.S. Smith. 2010. Managing Exotic Grass
Monocultures for Northern Bobwhites and Other Grassland Birds. Chaparral Wildlife Management Area Annual Field Day. Artesia Wells, TX. Invited Oral Presentation.
33. Hickman, K.R., Wilson, G.W.T., Williamson, M.W., and F.S. Smith. 2010. Encroaching and invasive C4 grasses alter soil biota: consequences for restoration. Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Oral Presentation
34. Smith, F.S. 2010. Native seed and plants: today’s alternative crop production possibilities
from yesterday’s brush and weeds. 64th Annual Subtropical Plant Science Society Annual Meeting, Weslaco, TX. Invited Oral Presentation
35. Smith, F.S. 2010. Invasive grasses: The Rio Grande Valley’s greatest limitation to
successful prairie restoration. Valley Nature Center 2010 Natural History Speaker Series on Prairie Restoration. Weslaco, TX. Invited Oral Presentation
36. Smith, F.S. and J. Lloyd-Reilley. 2010. South Texas Natives Program: Developing Native
Seed Sources and Restoration Techniques for the Last Great Habitat. National Native Seed Conference, Snowbird, UT. Poster Presentation.
37. Smith, F.S. and J. Lloyd-Reilley. 2010. Utilizing plant functional groups in guiding native
plant materials development for landscapes dominated by exotic grasses. Texas Society for Ecological Restoration Annual Meeting. Poster Presentation.
38. Wiley, L, F.S. Smith, and K.C. McCuistion. 2010. Soil treatment methods did not improve
native plant performance. 2010 Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Galveston, TX. Poster Presentation.
39. Wiley, L, F.S. Smith, and K.C. McCuistion. 2010. Soil treatment methods did not improve
native plant performance. 2010 Texas AgriLife Conference. Poster Presentation. 40. Cruz, M. E.D. Grahmann, F.S. Smith, M.W. Hehman, and T.E. Fulbright. 2011.
Management and control of buffelgrass to increase native vegetation. Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX. Poster Presentation.
41. Lloyd-Reilley, J. and F.S. Smith. 2011. South Texas ecotype approach to rangeland
restoration. Society for Ecological Restoration. Mexico. Oral Presentation. 42. Smith, F.S. 2011. Exotic Grasses and Restoration in South Texas. The Lower Rio Grande
Valley Native Plant Project Meeting. Weslaco, TX. Invited Oral Presentation.
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43. Smith, F.S. 2011. South Texas Natives Project Overview and Opportunities for Collaboration. Texas Forage and Pasture Workers Meeting. Corpus Christi, TX. Invited Oral Presentation.
44. Smith, F.S. 2011. Developing native seed sources for Texas. Texas Seed Trade Association
Research and Production Conference. Austin, TX. Invited Oral Presentation. 45. Smith, F.S. 2011. A look back at the 1st 10 years, and looking forward to Texas Native
Seeds. South Texas Natives 10th Anniversary Celebration. San Antonio, TX. Oral Presentation.
46. Smith, F.S. 2011. Native Seed Sources and the South Texas Natives & Texas Native Seeds
Efforts. Texas Organization of Wildlife Management Associations Meeting. Weimar, TX. Invited Oral Presentation.
47. Smith, F.S. 2011. Selling good wildlife habitat-what you need to know. 21st Annual Outlook
for Texas Land Markets. San Antonio, TX. Invited Oral Presentation. 48. Smith, F.S. 2011. Native seeding techniques for South Texas. Native Seeding Training
Program. Kingsville, TX. Oral presentation. 49. Grahmann, E. D., B. A. Martin, F. S. Smith, M. W. Hehman, and T. E. Fulbright. 2011.
Management and control of buffelgrass and Kleberg bluestem to increase native vegetation. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Section, Society for Range Management, San Angelo, TX. Oral presentation.
50. Smith, F.S. 2011. South Texas Natives Project Overview. Coastal Prairies Partnership
Board Meeting. Houston, TX. Invited Oral Presentation. 51. Smith, F.S. 2011. South Texas Natives and Texas Native Seeds Projects. Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department Private Lands Advisory Board. Austin, TX. Invited oral presentation. 52. Smith, F.S. 2011. STN Project update, recent findings, and future direction. CKWRI
Partners Insiders Seminar. Kingsville, TX. Invited oral presentation. 53. Smith, F.S. 2011. Native plant restoration in the Eagle Ford Shale. American Petroleum
Institute Corpus Christi, TX. Oral presentation. 54. Smith, F.S. 2011. Land Restoration Planning: the basics for South Texas. South Texas
Wildlife Conference. Victoria, TX. Invited oral presentation.
55. Martin, B.A., E.D. Grahmann, F.S. Smith, M.W. Hehman, and T.E. Fulbright. 2012. Management and control of buffelgrass to increase native vegetation. Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. Fort Worth, TX. Poster presentation.
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56. Smith, F.S. 2012. Native Plants: why they are important & the impact of the Eagle Ford Shale. San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo. San Antonio, TX. Invited oral presentation.
57. Smith, F.S. 2012. Restoration materials, methods, and examples from Coastal Texas. Coastal
Impacts Technology Road-mapping Workshops. Kingsville, TX. Invited oral presentation.
58. Smith, F.S. 2012. Wildlife habitat restoration in the Eagle Ford Shale Play. CKWRI Partner Insider Seminar. Houston, TX. Invited oral presentation.
59. Smith, F.S. 2012. Wildlife habitat restoration in the Eagle Ford Shale Play. South Texas
Money Management, Ltd., 6th Annual Energy Symposium. San Antonio, TX. Invited oral presentation.
60. Smith, F.S. 2012. Wildlife habitat restoration in the Eagle Ford Shale Play. Bexar County
Audubon Society. San Antonio, TX. Invited oral presentation. 61. Smith, F.S. 2012. Wildlife habitat restoration in the Eagle Ford Shale Play. McMullen
County Soil and Water Conservation District Banquet. Tilden, TX. Invited oral presentation. 62. Smith, F.S. 2012. Native plant restoration in Central Texas. Native American Interpretive
Center and Botanical Garden Meeting. Goldthwaite, TX. Invited oral presentation. 63. Smith, F.S. 2012. Pipeline restoration in South Texas. Texas AgriLife Extension Field Day.
George West, TX. Invited field presentation. 64. Smith, F.S. 2012. Restoration of oil and gas drilling pads. Texas AgriLife Extension Natural
Resources Leadership Course. Kingsville, TX. Invited field presentation. 65. Smith, F.S. 2012. South Texas Natives Program Overview. USDA Borlaug Program.
Kingsville, TX. Invited field presentation. 66. Smith, F.S. 2012. Eagle Ford impacts on ranching, farming, and wildlife. South Texas
Farm and Ranch Club. Invited oral presentation. 67. Smith, F.S. 2012. Native prairie restoration in Texas. Texas Wildlife Association-Wildlife
for Lunch Webinar. Invited electronic presentation given October 18, 2012. 68. Falk, A.D., C.S. Shackleford, M.A. McCraw, and F.S. Smith. 2012. Evaluation and
development of native seed sources for Texas. Texas Section Society for Range Management Annual Meeting. Oral presentation.
69. Grahmann, E., T.E. Fulbright, F.S. Smith, and M. Hehman. 2012. Management and control
of buffelgrass and Kleberg bluestem to increase native vegetation. Texas Section Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Fredericksburg, TX. Oral presentation.
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70. Shackleford, C.S. A.D. Falk, M.A. McCraw, and F.S. Smith. Evaluation and development of native seed sources for Texas. Texas Chapter of Society for Ecological Restoration Annual Meeting. Oral presentation. November 2012.
71. Smith, F.S. 2012. South Texas Natives and Texas Native Seeds Projects. 4th State of the
Prairie Conference. Invited oral presentation. December 2012. 72. Mitchell, A.B., A.R. Litt, A.D. Falk, and F.S. Smith. 2012. A Sea of Grass: Decreased Plant
and Arthropod Richness with Old World Bluestem Grasses. Montana Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology, Bozeman, MT. Oral presentation.
73. Falk, A.D., F.S. Smith, M. McCraw and C. Shackleford. 2013. Evaluation and Development
of Texas Native Seed Sources. International Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK. Oral Presentation. February 2013.
74. Pawelek, K.A., F.S. Smith, A.D. Falk, J. Lloyd-Reilley, and S.D. Maher. 2013.
Development and release of South Texas Germplasm sideoats grama. International Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK, TX. Poster presentation. February 2013.
75. McCraw, M.A., F.S. Smith, A.D. Falk, J.P. Muir, and J. Breeden. 2013. Evaluation and
Development of Early Successional Native Plant Materials for Rangeland Restoration in Central Texas. Poster presentation. International Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK. February 2013.
76. Grahmann, E.D, B.A. Martin, F.S. Smith, M.W. Hehman, T.E. Fulbright, and D.B. Wester.
2013. Management and Control of buffelgrass and Kleberg bluestem. Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. Poster Presentation. February 2013.
77. Smith, F.S. and M.K. Clayton. 2013. Advancements in Native Grassland Restoration in
South Texas. Texas AgriLife Research Monthly Seminar Series, Corpus Christi, TX. Invited oral presentation. April 2013.
78. Smith, F.S., J. Lloyd-Reilley, and F.C. Bryant. 2013. South Texas Natives & Texas Native
Seeds Projects. National Native Seed Conference, Santa Fe, NM. Oral presentation. April 2013.
79. Pawelek. K.A., F.S. Smith, A.D. Falk, W.R. Ocumpaugh, J. Lloyd-Reilley, and S.D. Maher.
2013. Development of South Texas Germplasm sideoats grama and comparison to previous releases. National Native Seed Conference, Santa Fe, NM. Poster presentation. April 2013.
80. Shackelford, C.S., F.S. Smith, and B.J. Warnock. 2013. The Trans Pecos Native Plant
Materials Initiative: Developing Locally Adapted Seeds for West Texas Consumers. National Native Seed Conference, Santa Fe, NM. Poster presentation. April 2013.
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81. Smith, F.S. K.A. Pawelek, A.D. Falk, J. Lloyd-Reilley, J.P. Muir, J. Breeden, B.J. Warnock, C.S. Shackelford, and M.A. McCraw. 2013. South Texas Natives and Texas Native Seeds Projects. Southern Pasture and Forage Improvement Conference Tyler, TX. Invited oral presentation. April 2013.
82. Smith, F.S. 2013. A Strong Seedbed for STN & TNS. CKWRI Recognition Luncheon,
Kingsville, TX. Invited oral presentation. April 2013. 83. Smith, F.S. 2013. Getting Native Habitat Restoration Right in the Eagle Ford Shale. Caesar
Kleberg Partners Seminar-San Antonio. Invited oral presentation. October 2013. 84. Smith, F.S. 2013. South Texas Natives-Habitat Restoration in Action in South Texas. Native
Plant Society of Texas Symposium, Corpus Christi, TX. Invited oral presentation. October 2013.
85. Mitchell, A.B., A.R. Litt, A.D Falk, and F.S. Smith. 2013. Shifts in plant and arthropod
communities following plant invasion and drought. The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. Oral presentation. October 2013.
86. Coston, M., D.B. Wester, V. Acosta-Martinez, F.S. Smith, P.D. Maywald, T. Blankenship,
and S. Rideout-Hanzak. 2013. Characteristics of Stock-Piled Topsoils in the Western Rio Grande Plains. Texas Section Society for Ecological Restoration, Junction, TX. Poster Presentation. November 2013.
87. Grahmann, E. D., B. A. Martin, T. E. Fulbright, F. S. Smith, and M. W. Hehman. 2013.
Management and control of buffelgrass and Kleberg bluestem to increase native vegetation. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter for the Society of Ecological Restoration, Junction, Texas, November 2013.
88. Smith, F.S. 2013. The South Texas Natives Program & Restoration in South Texas. Audubon Outdoor Club of Corpus Christi. Invited oral presentation. December 2013.
89. Falk, A.D., F.S. Smith, K.A. Pawelek. 2013. Restoring native vegetation and preserving
habitat amid oil and gas development. Eagle Ford Shale Community Infrastructure Challenges and Solutions Workshop, Kingsville, TX. Invited oral presentation.
90. Smith, F.S. 2013. Texas Range Forages. Presentation to Range Livestock Production Class,
Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX. Invited oral presentation. 91. Smith, F.S. 2013. Overview of South Texas Natives and Texas Native Seeds. TxDOT
Delegation to Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX. Invited oral presentation. 92. Smith, F.S. 2014. The South Texas Natives Program. TAMUK Sustainability Brown Bag
Lunch Series. Invited oral presentation. January 2014.
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93. Grahmann, E.D., F.S. Smith, M.W. Hehman, T.E. Fulbright, B.A. Martin, D.B. Wester, and F. Hernandez. 2014. Restoration of native plants in areas dominated by buffelgrass and Old World bluestems. Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. Oral Presentation. February 2014.
94. Smith, F.S. 2014. Invasive Grasses in Texas. Texas Wildlife Association Wildlife for Lunch
Webinar. Invited oral presentation. March 2014. 95. Smith, F.S. 2014. Native Grasses and Forbs. Bee County Wildlife Management Association
2014 Field Day. Invited oral presentation. May 2014. 96. Smith, F.S. 2014. After the boom-native plant restoration on lands impacted by oil and gas
exploration in Texas. 5th Annual State of the Prairie Conference, Fort Worth, TX. Invited Oral Presentation. May 2014.
97. Markwardt, D., F.S. Smith, F.C. Bryant, and G.A. Rasmussen. 2014. Overview of TxDOT
supported research at Texas A&M University-Kingsville related to the South Texas Natives Program. Invited oral presentation. May 2014.
98. Smith, F.S., A.D. Falk, and K.A. Pawelek. 2014. Vegetation Restoration in the Eagle Ford
Shale Oil & Gas Play. Conference on Ecological and Ecosystem Restoration, New Orleans, LA. Poster presentation. July 2014.
99. Smith, F.S. 2014. What to plant and when to plant: Restoration Damaged Habitat. South
Texas Wildlife Conference, Floresville, TX. Invited oral presentation. August 2014. 100. Smith, F.S. 2014. South Texas Natives. South Texas Energy and Economic Roundtable
Environmental Workgroup, San Antonio, TX. Invited oral presentation. August 2014. 101. Smith, F.S. 2014. Mitigating the impacts of oil and gas for LPC recovery: Best
management practices from the Eagle Ford. Landowner Forum: Tools and Strategies for Lesser Prairie Chicken Recovery. Invited oral presentation. Lubbock, TX. September 2014.
102. Smith, F.S. 2014. Rangeland Restoration in Texas. Texas Section Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Alpine, TX. Invited oral presentation. October 2014.
103. Smith, F.S. 2015. Minimizing the impact of oil and gas development. Texas Agricultural
Land Trust, Going, Going, Gone: Impacts of loss of rural land on Water, Wildlife & Agriculture, Victoria, TX. Invited oral presentation. October 2014.
104. Pawelek, K.A., F. Smith, and A. Falk. 2014. Vegetation restoration in the Eagle Ford
Shale oil & gas play. Texas Section Society for Ecological Restoration Annual Meeting. Alpine, TX. Poster presentation. October 2014.
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105. Shackelford, C., K. Pawelek, A. Falk, J. Crumpler, and F. Smith. 2014. Evaluation and development of native seed sources for West Texas. Texas Section Society for Ecological Restoration Annual Meeting, Alpine, TX. Oral presentation. October 2014.
106. Lovell, M.C., A. Falk, K. Pawelek, F.S. Smith, P. Maywald, V. Acosta-Martinez, S.
Rideout-Hanzak, T. Blankenship, and D.B. Wester. 2014. Seed bank characteristics of stock-piled topsoils in the Western Rio Grande Plains. Texas Section Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Alpine Texas. Poster presentation. October 2014.
107. Smith, F.S. 2015. South Texas Natives & Texas Native Seeds Projects. Fredericksburg
Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas Meeting. Invited oral presentation. February 2015.
108. Smith, F.S. 2015. Native Grasses in South Texas. Texas AgriLife Extension Landowner
Seminar Series, Atascosa County, TX. Invited oral presentation. March 2015. 109. Smith, F.S. 2015. The South Texas Natives Project. South Texas Chapter of the Master
Naturalists Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX. Invited oral presentation. April 2015. 110. Smith, F.S. 2015. Managing right-of-ways for native grasses. Fayette County Wildlife
Practices Workshop, Fayette County, TX. Invited oral presentation. April 2015. 111. Wester, D.B., M.C. Lovell, J.B. Hoffman, F.S. Smith, V. Acosta-Martinez, P. Maywald, A.
Falk, K. Pawelek, S. Rideout-Hanzak, and T. Blankenship. Restoration of disturbed sites in South Texas. Houston Advanced Research Council/Bureau of Land Management Webinar. Invited online presentation. May 2015.
112. Olsen, B.R., T.E. Fulbright, F. Hernandez, E.D. Grahmann, D.B. Wester, F.S. Smith, and
M.W. Hehman. 2015. Northern bobwhite habitat restoration in areas invaded by warm-season, non-native plant species. The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Winnipeg, CA. Poster presentation. October 2015.
113. Smith, F.S. 2015. Native Seeds 101. Texas Wildlife Association WILDLIFE 2015
Conference, San Antonio, TX. Oral presentation. July 2015. 114. Smith, F.S. 2015. South Texas Natives & Texas Native Seeds Upcoming Seed Releases.
Texas Seed Trade Association Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. Invited oral presentation. August 2015.
115. Smith, F.S. 2015. South Texas Natives & Texas Native Seeds. Las Huellas Conservation Organization Meeting, Brownsville, TX. Invited oral presentation. August 2015.
116. Smith, F.S. 2015. Collection, development, and large scale increase of native seeds for
grassland and savannah restoration in Texas. Society for Ecological Restoration World Conference on Ecological Restoration, Manchester, UK. Invited oral presentation. August 2015.
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117. Smith, F.S. 2015. South Texas Natives Project and Native Plant Restoration. Bee County
Wildlife Management Association Field Day, Bee County, TX. Invited oral presentation. September 2015.
118. Smith, F.S. 2015. Minimizing the impact of oil and gas development. Texas Agricultural
Land Trust, Going, Going, Gone: Impacts of loss of rural land on Water, Wildlife & Agriculture, Uvalde, TX. Invited oral presentation. November 2015.
119. Pawelek, K.P., F.S Smith, T.D. Falk. 2015 Pipeline Rights of Way Revegetation in the
Eagle Ford Shale Oil and Gas Play. Texas Section Society for Ecological Restoration Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. Oral Presentation. November 2015.
120. Shackelford, C.S., F.S. Smith, and L.A. Harveson. 2015. The West Texas Native Plant
Material Initiative. Texas Section Society for Ecological Restoration Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. Poster presentation. November 2015.
121. Bryant, F.C. and F.S. Smith. 2015. Restoration of Energy Sites in West Texas: Native
Plants Matter. Permian Basin Petroleum Association, Midland, TX. Invited oral presentation. December 2015.
122. Smith, F.S. 2016. Overview of oil and gas exploration impacts on South Texas Rangelands.
Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX. Invited oral presentation. February 2016.
123. Smith, F.S. 2016. Texas today: A sea of the wrong grasses. Society for Range
Management Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX. Invited oral presentation. February 2016.
124. Pawelek, K.A., F.S. Smith, and A.D. Falk. 2016. Pipeline rights of way revegetation in the
Eagle Ford Shale Oil and Gas Play. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX. Invited oral presentation. February 2016.
125. Wester, D.B., M.C. Lovell, F.S. Smith, S. Rideout-Hanzak, P. Maywald, T. Blankenship,
Falk, and K. Pawelek. 2016. Soil, seedbank, and species establishment dynamics influencing Eagle Ford Shale restoration. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX. Invited oral presentation. February 2016.
126. Falk, A.D., K.A. Pawelek, F.S. Smith, V. Cash, and M. Schnupp. 2016. Restoration of
Native Plants to Historic Pad Sites and Impacts of Livestock on Small Restoration Plantings. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX. Invited oral presentation. February 2016.
127. Smith, F.S. 2016. Native grasses and cattle production. Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo Ranching and Livestock Expo, Houston, TX. Invited oral presentation. March 2016.
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128. Smith, F.S. 2016. Minimizing the impact of oil and gas development. Texas Agricultural Land Trust, Going, Going, Gone: Impacts of loss of rural land on Water, Wildlife & Agriculture, Corpus Christi, TX. Invited oral presentation. April 2016.
129. Smith, F.S. 2016. The South Texas Natives Project-Taking native seeds from a handful to
a landscape impact. South Texas Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX. Invited oral presentation. April 2016.
130. Smith, F.S. 2016. Native Plant Restoration for Birds and Pollinators. Coastal Bend
Audubon Society Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX. Invited oral presentation. May 2016.
131. Smith, F.S. 2016. The South Texas Natives and Texas Native Seeds Projects. Texas Outdoor Partners Meeting, Austin, TX. Invited oral presentation. May 2016.
132. Smith, F.S. 2016. Making native plants relevant again in the land of buffelgrass and KR bluestem. Agricultural Speaker Series-The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK. Invited oral presentation. June 2016.
133. Smith, F.S. 2016. Lessons learned and how to avoid having to re-learn them. Agricultural
Speaker Series-The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK. Invited oral presentation. June 2016.
134. Smith, F.S. 2016. Measuring effectiveness and having a real impact. Agricultural Speaker
Series-The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK. Invited oral presentation. June 2016.
135. Smith, F.S. 2016. Restoration Ecology and the Role of Native Seeds. Northern Seed Trade
Association Annual Meeting, St. Paul, MN. Invited oral presentation. July 2016. 136. Smith, F.S., F.C. Bryant, D.B. Wester, E. Grahmann, and T.E. Fulbright. 2016. Land
Issues. Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas-Task Force on Environmental and Community Impacts of Shale Development in Texas, Austin, TX. Invited oral presentation (In preparation).
137. Smith, F.S. 2016. Progress on commercialization of native milkweeds. United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, Austin TX. Invited oral presentation (In preparation). 138. Smith, F.S. 2016. STN & TNS Update and Status of Monarch and Milkweed Projects.
Caesar Kleberg Partners Seminar, San Antonio, TX. Invited oral presentation. (In preparation).
MEDIA COVERAGE OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 1. Keating, J. 2011. Seeds of a certain sort. Erosion Control Magazine.
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2. Schreiber, C. 2011. Native Plants-The Foundation for Good Wildlife Habitat. Lands of Texas Magazine.
3. Schreiber, C. 2011. Native Plants are foundation for good wildlife habitat. Livestock Weekly Newspaper.
4. Cain, D. 2011. Hope in a new revolution. Boerne Star Newspaper.
5. Schreiber, C. 2011. Exotic Grasses: The Dawn of a Conservation Crisis in South Texas. Texas Wildlife Magazine.
6. Powell, J. 2010. Welder Wildlife Refuge debuts native grass demonstration garden. Corpus Christi-Caller Times Newspaper.
7. Corso, M. 2010. Master Naturalists: Welder Wildlife Foundation dedicates new gardens for native grasses, plants, butterflies. Victoria Advocate. November 4, 2010.
8. Schmidt, R. 2010. STN receives outstanding conservation partner award from Kleberg- Kenedy Soil and Water Conservation District. Kingsville Record Newspaper.
9. Schreiber, C. 2010. South Texas Native Plant Model to Expand to Other Eco-regions. Livestock Weekly Newspaper.
10. Navejar, J. 2012. South Texas Natives work helps restore land after work is done. Javelina Today. Summer 2012:10-11.
11. Staff. 2012. Native grasses making a comeback to South Texas Landscape. McAllen
Monitor Newspaper.
12. Clow, R.D. 2013. Invasion of Grasses. Corpus Christi Caller-Times Newspaper. October 12, 2013.
13. Staff. 2013. Wildlife Endowments and Fellowships Announced. Javelina Today. Spring 2013.
14. Maher, C. 2013. CKWRI receives award, endowments. Kingsville Record Newspaper. April
7, 2013.
15. Staff. 2013. ExxonMobil helping restore the natural vegetation of South Texas with Projects at King Ranch. Fuel for Thought Magazine. 2nd Quarter, 2013.
16. Schreiber, C. 2013. Land Manager and Researcher Offer Restoration Experiences. Livestock Weekly Newspaper. October 3, 2013.
17. Hiller, J. 2013. STEER hands out first Eagle Ford Awards. San Antonio Express-News Newspaper. December 12, 2013.
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18. Hiller, J. 2013. Replanting native grasses in pipeline routes. San Antonio Express News.
September 2013. 19. Hiller, J. 2013. Replanting native grasses in pipeline routes. Bloomberg Businessweek.
September 28, 2013.
20. Schreiber, C. 2013. Native Seeds and Right-of-Way Restoration: What Every Landman Should Know. Landman Magazine. July/August 2013.
21. Olmeda, T. 2013. Field Day Provides Plant Resources for Landowners. Kingsville Record Newspaper.
22. Joiner, G. 2013.Texas Wildlife Radio Show. Radio Broadcast. June 5, 2013. 23. Butler, L. 2013. Out on the Land T.V. Show Season 2, Episode 21. RFD TV Network.
August 20, 2013. 24. Hiller, J. 2013. Native grasses may flower again as pipelines are built. Houston Chronicle
Newspaper. October 2, 2013. 25. Clayton, M.K. 2013. Reseeding Land with Native Grasses and Plants. YouTube Video.
November 26, 2013. 26. Oko, D. 2013. In Texas, Private Landowners Hold Their Ground. Audubon Magazine.
December 16, 2013. 27. Cantu, L.W. 2014. Restoring Natives on Rangelands. Lands of Texas Magazine. July 2014. 28. Stanley, J. 2014. Invasive Exotic Grasses are reducing the Diversity of our Native Habitat.
The Hill County Naturalist. July 4, 2014. 29. Schreiber, C. 2014. Energy Boom Fuels Need To Plan For Native Restoration. Livestock
Weekly Newspaper. September 11, 2014. 30. Cantu, L.W. 2014. Lessons from the Eagle Ford in Communication, Cooperation and
Conservation. The Cattleman Magazine. May 2014. 31. Bolado, K. 2014. Recognizing Excellence. Shale Oil & Gas Business Magazine. January
2014. 32. Nylus, C. 2015. More vines, more food for deer. Lone Star Outdoor News. September 25,
2015. 33. Navejar, J. 2015. Restoring Land the Native Way. Emergence Magazine. Fall 2015.
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34. KIII TV 3. 2016. South Texas Natives Program. Television broadcast. Spring 2016. 35. Mullins, J. 2016. Native Grasses A Reclamation and Remediation Natural. PB Oil & Gas:
The Permian Basin Petroleum Association Magazine. Summer 2016. 36. Vigh, E. 2016. Researchers find association between well pads, invasive species.
Conservation Matters. July 2016. GRANTSMANSHIP (Total $9,034,411) TAMUK & CKWRI (Total through August 31, 2016: $8,768,601)
2006 (Total $9,000) • Seeding Trials for Native Grasses. Private Landowner. $9,000 2007 (Total $40,434) • Seeding trials for Native Grasses. Private Landowner. $9,000 • Native Plant Restoration in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department. $31,434 2008 (Total $473,808) • Native Plant Restoration in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department. $27,203 • Rangeland Demonstration Planting Project. Private Landowners. $10,000. • Native Seed Cleaning Equipment. Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. $11,605. • South Texas Natives. A.E. Leonard Family Giving Counsel.$20,000 • South Texas Natives. ExxonMobil. $10,000 • South Texas Natives. Joan and Herb C. Kelleher Foundation. $20,000 • South Texas Natives. Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation. $100,000 • South Texas Natives. Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation. $125,000 • South Texas Native Plant Restoration Project. Texas Department of Transportation. $150,000 2009 (Total $450,183) • Native Plant Restoration in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department. $22,583 • South Texas Natives. O’Connor and Hewitt Foundation. $5,000 • South Texas Natives. Joan and Herb C. Kelleher Foundation. $18,000. • South Texas Natives. ConocoPhillips. $5,100 • Field Equipment for Native Seed Production. A.E. Leonard Family Giving Council. $20,000. • Rangeland Demonstration Planting Project. Private landowners.$12,500
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• South Texas Natives. ExxonMobil $10,000. • South Texas Natives. Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation. $100,000 • South Texas Natives. Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation.$125,000 • South Texas Native Plant Restoration Project. Texas Department of Transportation. $150,000 2010 (Total $514,800) • Game Bird Habitat Restoration. Harvey Weil Sportsman Conservation Trust $7,500. • South Texas Natives. Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation $75,000 • Native Seed Vault and Equipment Facility. A.E. Leonard Family Giving Council $20,000 • South Texas Natives. Rene Barrientos. $25,000 • South Texas Natives. ConocoPhillips. $5,100 • South Texas Natives. ExxonMobil. $10,000 • South Texas Natives. Joan and Herb C. Kelleher Foundation. $20,000 • South Texas Natives and Texas Native Seeds. Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation. $100,000 • Reseeding disturbed lands on NAS Kingsville. Naval Air Station Kingsville. $2,700 • South Texas Natives. Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation. $75,000 • South Texas Native Plant Restoration Project. Texas Department of Transportation. $150,000 • Native Plant Integration Program. Texas Department of Transportation. $150,000 • Rangeland Demonstration Planting Project. Private Landowners. $12,500 • Restoration of Plugged and Abandoned Oil Pad Sites. ExxonMobil. $12,000 2011 (Total $796,286) • Native Seed Vault and Equipment Facility. The Ewing Halsell Foundation. $100,000 • Native Seed Vault. Rene Barrientos. $28,000 • Field vehicle. A.E. Leonard Family Giving Counsel. $10,000 • 10th Anniversary STN. ConocoPhillips. $2,500 • 10th Anniversary STN. ExxonMobil. $5,000 • Restoration of plugged and abandoned well pad sites in South Texas. ExxonMobil. $39,286 • South Texas Natives. ExxonMobil $10,000 • Restoration Strategies for Old World Bluestem dominated areas. TAMUK. $10,000 • Texas Native Seeds. Faye L. and William L. Cowden Foundation. $10,000 • Native Seed Collection in Texas. Harvey Weil Sportsman Conservationist Trust. $5,000 • South Texas Natives. Joan and Herb C. Kelleher Foundation. $15,000 • South Texas Natives and Texas Native Seeds. Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation. $100,000 • Native Seed Sources for the Eagle Ford Shale. Pioneer Natural Resources. $25,000 • South Texas Natives. Quail Forever-San Antonio Chapter $5,000 • South Texas Natives. Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation. $100,000 • Native Seed Sources for the Eagle Ford Shale. Shell Oil Company. $10,000 • Native Plant Integration Program. Texas Department of Transportation. $300,000 • South Texas Natives and Texas Native Seed Miscellaneous Donations. $21,500 2012 (Total $1,561,414)
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• Tractor for South Texas Natives. Killam Family Foundation Trust. $100,000 • West Texas Plant Materials Initiative. Dixon Water Foundation. $4,190 • Texas Native Seeds. A.E. Leonard Family Giving Counsel. $15,000 • Native Seed Sources for the Eagle Ford Shale ConocoPhillips. $16,000 • South Texas Natives. ExxonMobil. $10,000 • South Texas Natives and Texas Native Seeds. Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation. $100,000 • South Texas Natives. Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation. $100,000 • Native Seed Royalties. TAMU System. $6,374 • Native Plant Integration Program. Texas Department of Transportation. $300,000 • Native Seed Sources for the Eagle Ford Shale. Pioneer Natural Resources. 2012. $25,000 • Endowment of the Director of Texas Natives Seeds and South Texas Natives. Dan Duncan
Family. $725,000. • South Texas Natives and Texas Natives Seeds Miscellaneous Donations. 2012. $19,500. • Texas Native Seeds. Ewing Halsell Foundation. $100,000 • Native Seed Sources for the Eagle Ford Shale. ConocoPhillips. 2012. $25,000 • Texas Native Seeds. Faye L. and Williams L. Cowden Foundation. 2012. $5,000 • South Texas Natives. TLL Temple Foundation. $10,000 2013 (Total $1,316,526) • Eagle Ford Shale Restoration Research. Houston Advanced Research Center. $72,882 • Restoration of mixed soils. Houston Advanced Research Center. $108,754 • South Texas Natives. ConocoPhillips $12,000 • Eagle Ford Shale Restoration. Beinhorn Family. $28,300 • Texas Native Seeds. Horizon Foundation. $5,000 • Game Bird Food Plots. Harvey Weil Sportsman Trust. $7,000 • Restoration of Non-Native Grasse Dominated Areas. Hixon Ranch. $45,000 • South Texas Natives. ExxonMobil. $10,000 • Soil amendments to control Old World Bluestems. Montana State University. $6,000 • Seed royalties. Texas A&M University System. $4,340.51 • West Texas Native Seed Project. Dixon Water Foundation. $15,000 • South Texas Natives and Texas Native Seeds. Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation $100,000 • Texas Native Seeds. A.E. Leonard Family Giving Council. $23,636 • Eagle Ford Shale Restoration. Stumberg Family. $40,000 • Native Plant Integration Program. Texas Department of Transportation. $500,000 • Endowment of the Director of Texas Natives Seeds and South Texas Natives. Dan Duncan
Family. $275,000 • Texas Native Seeds. Shell Oil Company. $67,750 • Evaluation of Seed Inoculum. Green and Grow. $1,000 • South Texas Natives and Texas Native Seeds. Pioneer Natural Resources. $50,000 • South Texas Natives. Joan and Herb Kelleher Foundation. $15,000 • South Texas Natives. Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation. $100,000 • South Texas Natives. SK Foundation. $2,500
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• Miscellaneous Donations. $7,000 2014 (Total $1,274,677) • Seed Royalties. Texas A&M University System. $3,713 • South Texas Natives. ConocoPhillips. $11,000 • Seedbank viability research. San Chicago Hunting Camp. $2,500 • Texas Native Seeds. A.E. Leonard Family Giving Council. $15,000 • South Texas Natives. ExxonMobil. $5,000 • Native Plant Integration Program. Texas Department of Transportation. $500,000 • Endowment of the Director of Texas Natives Seeds and South Texas Natives. Dan Duncan
Family. $500,000 • West Texas Native Seed Program. Alfred S. Gage Foundation. $5,000 • South Texas Natives. Joan and Herb C. Kelleher Foundation. $15,000 • South Texas Natives and Texas Native Seeds. Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation. $100,000 • South Texas Natives. Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation. $100,000 • South Texas Natives. SK Foundation. $2,500 • Miscellaneous Donations: $14,963 2015 (Total $1,498,723) • Seed royalties. Texas A&M University System. $4,882 • South Texas Natives. Swenson Ranch. $50,000 • Demonstration of Eagle Ford Shale Restoration. Harvey Weil Sportsman Trust. $5,000 • South Texas Natives. ConocoPhillips. $7,500 • Texas Native Seeds. Shield-Ayers Foundation. $10,000 • Texas Native Seeds. USDA Cooperative Ecosystem Services Unit. $100,000 • Endowment of the Director of Texas Natives Seeds and South Texas Natives. Dan Duncan
Family. $500,000 • Texas Native Seeds. A.E. Leonard Family Giving Council. $15,000 • Native Plant Integration Program. Texas Department of Transportation. $500,000 • Restoration of Bermudagrass Pastures. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. $35,505 • South Texas Natives. Joan and Herb C. Kelleher Foundation. $15,000 • South Texas Natives. Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation. $100,000 • South Texas Natives. SK Foundation. $3,500 • South Texas Natives and Texas Native Seeds. Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation. $100,000 • Invasive Grasses at Well Pads. TAMU Institute for Renewable Natural Resources. $20,000 • Miscellaneous donations. $32,335 2016 (through August 31, 2016) (Total $832,750) • South Texas Natives. ConocoPhillips. $5,000 • Monarch Habitat Restoration. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. $44,500 • Texas Native Seeds. A.E. Leonard Family Giving Council. $15,000
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• South Texas Natives. Swenson Ranch. $50,000 • Restoration of Pollinator Habitat. Texas Army National Guard. $125,000 • Texas Native Seeds. USDA Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit. $90,000 • Native Plant Integration Program. Texas Department of Transportation. $500,000 Funds Raised for other organizations (Total: $265,810) • West Texas Native Plant Materials Initiative (Sul Ross State University). Will Harte.
$100,000 • West Texas Native Plant Materials Initiative (Sul Ross State University). Dixon Water
Foundation. $20,810 • Old World Bluestem Control and Management (Montana State University). Welder Wildlife
Foundation. $40,000 • Milkweed and Pollinator Seed Source Development (Nueces County Soil and Water
Conservation District). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. $105,000 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
• Texas A&M University-Kingsville Sustainability Committee, 2013-present • Chair-Native Plant Task Force, TAMUK Sustainability Committee, 2014 • Program Chair-Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Conference-2011 • Texas A&M University-Kingsville-Campus Beautification Committee-2014-present • Session Chair and Moderator-Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Conference-2009 • Session Moderator-Texas Section Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, 2012 • Session Moderator-National Native Seed Conference, Santa Fe, NM, 2013. • Committee member-Texas Section Society of Range Management, Activities and Education
Committee 2012-2013 • Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Landowner Incentive Program Review Committee
2009-2013 • Board of Directors-Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Council 2008-2011 • Vice President-Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Council 2011 • Board of Directors -Taking Care of Texas Initiative organized by Former First Lady Laura
Bush 2011-2012 • Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Private Lands Advisory Committee, Best Management
Practices for the Eagle Ford Shale Work Group, 2013 • Reviewer-Native Plants Journal • Reviewer-Rangeland Ecology and Management • Reviewer-Plant Ecology • Reviewer-Crop Science • Reviewer-Plants • Member-Kleberg County Agricultural Appraisal Advisory Board 2015. • Guest lecturer: TAMUK- Department of Agronomy and Resource Sciences & Animal,
Wildlife, and Range Sciences 2008-present • Associate Editor-Native Plants Journal 2016-present
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• Abstract Reviewer-Society for Range Management Annual Meeting 2016 • Session Chair and Moderator-Society for Range Management Annual Meeting-January 2016. NATIVE SEED RELEASES DEVELOPED AND FORMALLY RELEASED
• Dilley Germplasm slender grama (2007) (lead author) • La Salle Germplasm Arizona cottontop (2007) (lead author) • Chaparral Germplasm hairy grama (2007) (lead author) • Atascosa Germplasm Texas grama (2007) (lead author) • Kika 677 Germplasm plains bristlegrass (2007) (co-author) • Kika 648 Germplasm plains bristlegrass (2007) (co-author) • Kika 820 Germplasm plains bristlegrass (2007) (co-author) • Kika 819 Germplasm plains bristlegrass (2007) (co-author) • Welder Germplasm shortspike windmillgrass (2007) (co-author) • Mariah Germplasm hooded windmillgrass (2007) (co-author) • Goliad Germplasm orange zexmenia (2008) (co-author) • STN-496 Germplasm redseed plantain (2009) (lead author) • STN-561 Germplasm hookers plantain (2009) (lead author) • Zapata Germplasm Rio Grande clammyweed (2009) (lead author) • Maverick Germplasm pink pappusgrass (2010) (lead author) • Webb Germplasm whiplash pappusgrass (2010) (lead author) • Oso Germplasm Halls panicum (2011) (co-author) • Hidalgo Germplasm multiflowered false rhodesgrass (2011) (co-author) • South Texas Germplasm sideoats grama (2012) (lead author) • Hoverson Germplasm deer pea vetch (2012) (co-author) • Rio Grande Germplasm prairie acacia (2012) (co-author) • Balli Germplasm prostrate bundleflower (2013) (co-author) • Venado Germplasm awnless bush sunflower (2013) (co-author) • STN-176 Germplasm little bluestem (2015) (lead author) • STN-496 Germplasm little bluestem (2015) (lead author) • Ramadero Germplasm spike lovegrass (2015) (lead author) • Duval Germplasm red lovegrass (2016) (co-author) • Nueces Germplasm sand dropseed (2016) (co-author) • Guadalupe Germplasm white tridens (2016) (co-author) PHOTOGRAPHY
Covers • Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Current Research 2006-2007 and 2014-2015. • Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Discovery and Scholarship. Volume 4, 2007-2008 • The First 25 Years. Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. 2008
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• Rangelands Magazine, December 2008 • Native Plants Journal 11(3), Fall 2010 • Beef Brush and Bobwhites: Quail Management in Cattle Country. TAMU Press. 2012.
(lower left photo) In Text • Texas Sporting Journal, fall 2002. 1:1 • Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Current Research 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-
2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009. 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016. • South Texas Natives Newsletters, 2:2, 3:1, 4:1, 5:1, 6:1, 6:2, 7:1, 8:1, 9:1, 10:2 • Native Plants Journal 10(3), 11(3), 15(2), 15(3), 17(1) • South Texas Wildlife 17:1, 19:2, • The Cattleman Magazine, August 2010. • Texas Wildlife Magazine, February 2011. • Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Discovery and Scholarship. Volume 4, 2007-2008. • Restoration Manual for Native Habitats of South Texas (Principal Photographer). • Texas Bobwhites: A Guide to their Foods and Habitat Management. University of Texas
Press. 2011. • Beef, Brush, and Bobwhites: Quail Management in Cattle Country. TAMU Press. 2012. • Javelina Today, Summer 2012. • Landman Magazine, July/August 2013. • The Wildlife Professional, winter 2015. • Emergence Magazine, fall 2015. Awards • Best of Show. 2003 Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society • 1st Place-Work Related. 2003 Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society • Best of Show. 2003 Texas Section Society for Range Management • Best of Show, 2008 Texas Section Society for Range Management
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Council. 2009-Present • Member, Society for Range Management & Texas Section Society for Range Management.
1999-Present • Member-Society for Ecological Restoration. 2008-present • Member-Native Plant Society of Texas. 2008-present • Member-Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 2008-present • Member-Texas Wildlife Association. 2009-present • Member-Texas Seed Trade Association. 2010-present. • Member-Native Prairies Association of Texas. 2009-present • Member-Coastal Conservation Association. 2009-present
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CONSULTING
• Wildflower Tours, Hahmann & Jones Ranches, Jim Hogg Co., TX. 2005 • Plant Surveys and Botanical Report, Private Ranches, Landitude Inc. Kingsville, TX. 2006. • Website and Splash Photography, TAMUK College of Ag, Kingsville, TX. 2006. • Corpus Christi Airport Decorative Photography. Nueces County, TX. 2008. • Double C Ranch Landscape Design. Jim Hogg County, TX. 2009. • Floral Survey of the Kittleman Ranch, Willacy County, TX. 2009. • Botanical survey of Rancho Viejo for the Valley Land Fund. Cameron County, TX 2011. • Botanical Survey with emphasis on T&E plant species. City of Robstown/Landitude, Inc.
Nueces County, TX. 2011-2012. AWARDS Individual • Outstanding Range Management Student-Texas Section Society for Range Management,
2002. • Award for Outstanding Service. Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation. 2010. • Award for Exemplary and Outstanding Service. Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Council, 2011. • Outstanding Young Range Professional. Texas Section Society for Range Management.
2012. • Special Recognition of Contributions of Seed Collections contributing to 12 South Texas
Seed Releases. USDA NRCS E. “Kika” de la Garza Plant Materials Center. 2013. Organization • Plant Materials Program Outstanding Plant Materials Team Award, United States
Department of Agriculture, 2006. • Outstanding Conservation Partner, Kleberg-Kenedy Soil & Water Conservation District
#356, 2009-2010. • Eagle Ford Excellence Award for Environmental Stewardship. South Texas Energy and
Economic Roundtable (STEER), 2013. REFERENCES • Fred C. Bryant, PhD. - Leroy Denman, Jr. Endowed Executive Director, Caesar Kleberg
Wildlife Research Institute. Phone (361) 593-4027. Email: [email protected] . Relationship: Current supervisor.
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• Dean N. Williams-President & Owner, Douglass W. King Seed Company. Phone (210) 661-4193. Email: [email protected] . Relationship: Professional collaborator and business associate.
• Paula D. Maywald-President & Owner, Land Steward Consultants. Phone (361) 522- 8128.
Email: [email protected] . Relationship: Former supervisor. • Dennis K. Markwardt-Director Vegetation Management Division, Texas Department of
Transportation. Phone (512) 416-3093. Email: [email protected] . Relationship: Grantor, Advisory Group Member, and grant project manager.
• George Allen Rasmussen, PhD.-Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs. Texas
A&M University-Kingsville. Phone (361) 593-2454. Email: [email protected] . Relationship: Former Academic Unit Head and Project Advisor.