{"id":2319,"date":"2023-06-26T21:13:14","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T21:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coanr\/?p=2319"},"modified":"2025-11-12T17:25:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:25:30","slug":"texas-bison-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coanr\/2023\/06\/26\/texas-bison-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton COANR Attends Annual Meeting of the Texas Bison Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written By: David Johnston <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Texas Bison Association held their 2023 annual meeting June 9-10 in Waco, Texas. Tarleton&#8217;s Department of Wildlife and Natural Resources attended from June 9-10 to support meeting the TBA\u2019s goal of \u2018Preserving the Legend\u2019 by the advocacy of Texas bison through conservation, leadership, education and public awareness for bison production, the industry, and the species.&nbsp;Faculty lecturer David Johnston, graduate research assistant Bryan Dunn, Natural Resource Ecology undergraduates Chloe Delahoussaye and Hannah Atkinson, and Wildlife undergraduate Liliana Navar provided talks and information on the importance of and management of native prairies for livestock production, rotational grazing, and grass species identification. The annual meeting of the Texas Bison Association afforded Tarleton students with hands-on learning through interaction with landowners and bison producers further preparing them for future careers within wildlife and agricultural job fields. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coanr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/228\/2023\/06\/bison-1.jpg\" alt=\"Four people examining plants in a grassy field under a clear sky.\" class=\"wp-image-2322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coanr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/228\/2023\/06\/bison-1.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coanr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/228\/2023\/06\/bison-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coanr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/228\/2023\/06\/bison-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"509\" data-id=\"2323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coanr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/228\/2023\/06\/bison-4.jpg\" alt=\"Two people in purple shirts watch bison in a field.\" class=\"wp-image-2323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coanr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/228\/2023\/06\/bison-4.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coanr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/228\/2023\/06\/bison-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/coanr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/228\/2023\/06\/bison-4-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written By: David Johnston The Texas Bison Association held their 2023 annual meeting June 9-10 in Waco, Texas. 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