Field Research - TPWD

TPWD Nature Tracker Projects

Nature-Tracker projects are how TPWD compiles and curates data in the Texas Nature Trackers Program. These projects are critical to understanding the distribution and seasonality of plants and animals in Texas, and how both are changing over time. TPWD’s highest priority is to document Target Species, but they are compiling data on common species as well. Today’s common species may become the high-priority species of tomorrow, and your observations today will provide the baseline for future generations of naturalists. To learn more about our projects:

Check out Nature Tracker volunteer opportunities

Report all TPWD Nature Tracker projects as FR: TPWD

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Species of Greatest Conservation Need

Along with species that have been afforded legal protection (Federal and State Listed Species) due to risk of extinction, Texas hosts well over 1,300 species that are considered to be Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). Native animals or plants designated as a SGCN are generally those that are declining or rare and in need of attention to recover or to prevent the need to list under state or federal regulation. These species are the focus of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Texas Conservation Action Plan and guide the department’s nongame conservation efforts.

• Texas Nature Trackers: Target Species

• Get Involved:
  Join Texas Nature Trackers Projects on iNaturalist – Report as FR: TPWD
  Attend a TNT workshop– Report as AT: Specific Project
  Learn your Target Species – Report as FR: TPWD
  Compile a Missing Species Report – Report as FR: TPWD
  Monitor a Population – Report as FR: TPWD

Interested? Check out the links and contact Tania Homayoun or call 512-389-8253.