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Tom Spencer

Program director, National Wildlife Federation

Tom Spencer is the program director of the Texas Living Waters Project for the National Wildlife Federation. Spencer has a public service career spanning over 33 years. For most of that time, he served as the Senior Producer and Host of Public Affairs programming for KLRU-TV, Austin’s Public Broadcasting affiliate.

Latest Columns

Environment

Include the needs of Texas wildlife in water plans

By Myron Hess and Tom Spencer, May 1, 2017

Our state and regional planning processes include projected water needs for cities, industry, agriculture, and mining — but not for wildlife. Failing to plan to provide enough water to protect springs, rivers and coastal bays is planning to fail the kids of Texas.

Environment

Include needs of wildlife in Texas' water plans

By Jennifer Walker and Tom Spencer, Nov. 2, 2016

With our state's population expected to grow by nearly 10 million people by 2030, now is the time to get our water planning processes right.