Preserving the past.
Conserving the present.
TEXAS LAND CONSERVANCY 2011
Planning for the future .
annual report
table of contents from the executive director » » » » 3 past: The Pike-Davis Ranch » » » » 4 present: 2011 conservation success » » » » 8 future: Land for Water » » » » 10 portfolio of conservation projects » » » » 12 consolidated financial statements » » » » 13 2011 Donors & Ned Fritz Society » » » » 14
Photo by Matt Hicks, Pike Davis Ranch, Blanco & Gillespie Counties Cover photo credits Top: Terry Green, Pike-Davis Ranch (1975); Middle: Kate Vickery, Oak Cliff Nature Preserve (2011); Bottom: Daniel Dietz, Nunley/Double Eagle Ranch (2011) 2 texas land conservancy
Year in Review L
ast year, the 2010 census reminded us how quickly Texas is growing and the impact of population growth on our land resources. In 2011, the second worst drought in our state’s history was a jolt of reality about the challenges of providing water to this growing population. Never has the need to conserve land and water been more apparent. Our new strategic conservation plan, Land for Water (page 10), addresses this concern and will shape our work for the next several decades. After two years of analysis in close partnership with the best and brightest in our field, we have a strategic conservation plan that will help us make the greatest impact on the future of Texas’ land and water. This project will only be successful is pursued in partnership with conservation-minded landowners like the Hicks and Greens (page 4). Craig Arnold, of the Brandeis Center for Land Use & Environmental Responsibility reminds us that, “Conservation initiatives on public lands will not be effective in protecting watersheds, habitat, and other ecological features without conservation efforts by private landowners.” I am particularly proud of our 2011 partnerships. TLC completed six new projects (page 8): four mitigation banks, a unique Travis County property on the shores of the Colorado River, and the final piece of a quartet of projects near Willow City. That’s 5,788 newly protected acres, more than Pedernales State Park. We were also accredited in 2011, making us the second land trust in Texas and one of a small, select group nationally. Our board made earning accreditation a priority many years ago - they wanted to ensure that TLC meets national standards for excellence, upholds the public trust and ensures that conservation efforts are permanent. “For folks who want to contribute to the land conservation effort, accreditation means that we value your land enough to attain the highest standards of care possible,” said our treasurer, Janell Morgan. We have made a commitment to the people of Texas to protect their natural heritage forever. With the help of our dedicated volunteers and the generosity of committed donors, we are working towards a greener future.
Mark Steinbach, PhD Executive Director
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have your cake
and eat it, too
158 Years at the Pike Davis Ranch
“I hear folks say we do not have as many good men and women as we used to have, but that is a mistake. I feel sure some of my nieces and grandnieces have far surpassed me. As far as the boys, we have as fine a lot of young men as any country ever had.”
– Sarah Jane “Sadie” Shelley (1850 – 1950), daughter of Mary Russell Shugart Shelley
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e are proud to introduce you to some of those grandnieces and nephews. Meet first cousins Howard Hicks and his wife, Helen (left) and Bettie Green with her husband Terry and dog Blu (right), all photographed at one of their favorite places: the family’s Pike Davis Ranch.
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ettie and Howard are fourth generation descendants of Alfred Davis and Mary Russell Shugart Shelley, the patriarch and matriarch of a long line of Texans who have owned, operated and raised cattle on the Pike Davis Ranch for over 158 years. Alfred and Mary were members of a group of 23 hardy souls who migrated in covered wagons from Tennessee and Kentucky to Blanco County in 1854. They arrived at Comanche Spring on November 20 in a “cold drizzling
rain,” and called the place home. Shortly after settling in Texas, Alfred, an orphan whose family is believed to hail originally from England, married Mary Russell, a widow with five children. Alfred and Mary had two more children, William Othello and Desdemona, names chosen because of Alfred’s profession as a schoolteacher. As the small group of families settled into their new life in Texas,
Alfred became the teacher at a one-room schoolhouse. By the 1870s, he began purchasing land, nearly 10,000 acres in all. He quit teaching and began a cattle operation eventually passing most of the Davis Ranch land on to his son, William Othello. William Othello had five sons, William Othello (called WOD), Alfred, Hiram, Gould and Zebulon Montgomery Pike
Helen & Howard Hicks (left) and Bettie & Terry Green (right).
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(called Pike and named for the discoverer of Pike’s Peak). Over the years, fewer members of the extended family were actively involved in the ranch’s operation . Over 2000 acres were sold to individuals outside the Davis family, while Pike’s portion became the Pike Davis Ranch.
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ike, grandfather to Howard and Bettie, was known as the cowboy of the family. He loved the ranch fiercely, even after moving to San Marcos so that his two daughters would have a place
still operated as a working cattle ranch, though no one is making their living off the place anymore. Howard and Bettie, both of whom have children and grandchildren of their own now, began to think seriously about what the future of the Pike Davis Ranch might look like for the next generations. “The thing that’s the most important to me about the ranch is the historical heritage. To drive around and say, ‘my relatives walked right here’ is like going to the Holy Land,” says Bettie. Six generations of the Davis
The thing that’s the most important to me about the ranch is the historical heritage. To drive around and say, ‘my relatives walked right here’ is like going to the Holy Land. to go to high school and college. “He had a beautiful saddle made in Llano, all hand-tooled,” remembers Bettie, who has the saddle at the ranch today. “Even though he lived in San Marcos, he was just a cowboy. He’d chew Brown’s Mule tobacco, sit in his chair and read old west magazine stories. He even had a cow in San Marcos that he milked daily.” Pike had two daughters, Lenora and Winnie, who shared the land he inherited and passed it on to Bettie and Howard, their children, respectively. The 1,415 acres are
family are connected to the ranch. “Since they were old enough to walk, our kids have been going up to the ranch, and so have Howard’s,” says Terry. “There’s a strong sense of rootedness on the ranch; they have grown up there and understand the heritage.” “Well, they’ve been indoctrinated to the heritage anyway,” laughs Bettie.
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nowing that an increasingly developed Hill Country makes their family’s land exceptionally valuable to
Alfred Davis and daughter Desdamona, circa 1880 (above). Mary Russell Shugart Shelley (seated) and granddaughter Winnie O. Davis, 1920 (below). Photos from the Davis family archive. annual report 2011 5
developers was one of the reasons that Bettie and Howard, now the general partners in two family partnerships that own the Pike Davis Ranch, began thinking about conservation. “I grew up in Bandera County,” says Howard. “Around San Antonio just about everything is subdivided and cut up. Seeing what happened there influenced me more than anything else.” A neighbor, Phil Ferguson, had recently completed a conservation easement with the Texas Land Conservancy on his ranch, Las Fogatas, adjacent to Pike Davis. Phil was an enthusiastic ambassador for conservation easements. “The Hill Country is a magnet
easement. Finally, in late 2011, everything came together.
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aking sure that the ranch can continue to support itself financially without any supplemental funds is important to the families. “Our ranch is a true, working cattle ranch, and yet we also want to practice conservation, so it’s a real balance between those two things,” said Terry. Because of this, one of the most complex decisions the families had to make when drawing up the conservation easement was about limitations on grazing. “We wanted to make sure that we had enough flexibility to continue our operation,” reflects
Our ranch is a true, working cattle ranch, and yet we also want to practice conservation, so it’s a real balance between those two things. for retiring baby boomers; the land is being ‘improved’ to death,” said Phil. Conservation-minded land owners, “can forestall this trend with conservation easements.” Phil’s words, and research by Howard’s son Matt helped convince Howard and Bettie that a conservation easement was the best way to ensure that the future of the ranch would be protected. The family spent several years researching and planning their
Howard. “On the other hand, we don’t want some future generation abusing the land by grazing it down to the ground.”
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he Hicks and the Greens would love to see more of their Hill Country neighbors protect their land with conservation easements, but understand that there are constraints. For some landowners, there are financial concerns, but
Upper: Pike Davis (standing) and friend Hiram Yost, circa 1900 (photo from the Davis family archive). Lower: Bluebonnets at the Pike Davis Ranch (photo by Terry Green). 6 texas land conservancy
for others, there is the perception that a conservation easement limits the control one can have on his/her land. To this kind of landowner, Howard has a clear message. “Do you see the subdivisions that are happening around Austin and San Antonio and eventually Marble Falls and Fredericksburg? Is that what you want to happen? If you don’t, then you have to be willing to give up some control.” While the families are passionate about protecting land, like many Texans, they bristle at being called environmentalists. They prefer “conservationists,” which more accurately reflects the attitude and ethos that every generation of Davis has taken towards the ranch. “We can’t preserve everything, not when you have a growing population,” explains Howard. “And you can’t tell people they can’t grow if we want to stay a free country. A conservationist in the spirit of Teddy Roosevelt wants to preserve large, unique areas of
land. But conservationists also understand taking good care of our natural resources, but using them too. If you do it in the right way, you can have your cake and eat it too.”
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hat will the next 150 years of the Pike Davis Ranch
look like? “The constant has been the land,” mused Alfred Davis IV, Bettie and Howard’s cousin, during his speech at the ranch’s 150th anniversary celebration. The family was gathered at Walnut United Methodist Church, built by some of the 23 original settlers.
Conservationists understand taking good care of our natural resources, but using them too. If you do it in the right way, you can have your cake and eat it too.
“Bluebonnets and Indian Blankets return each spring. Roadrunners still dart across the road. The seasons evolve. The hills of the Coal Creek Serpentine geologic formation are more than one billion years old. Bats still inhabit Blowout Cave and entrance visitors. I w onder if any of our original ancestors ever thought that 150 years after their arrival, that their descendants would gather in this church to remember and honor them and give thanks for their sacrifices, renew friendships, and look to future generations to preserve some of the heritage that has come to each of us?”
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ith caretakers like Howard, Helen, Bettie and Terry, it is easy to imagine a similar celebration will take place at the Walnut Church another 150 years from now.
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lfred and Mary should be very proud of their very fine descendents. Upper: Terry Green at the Pike Davis Ranch (photo by Mark Steinbach). Lower: Glen Grote, ranch foreman and the Pike Davis Ranch cattle operation (photo by Matt Hicks).
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Land Protected in 2011
Pike Davis Ranch | Blanco & Gillespie Counties | 1,415 acres Pike Davis Ranch is significant for many reasons – its sustainable ranching operation, historic value, rich water resources, abundant native plants and habitat – but one of the most important is its location, adjacent to three other TLC conservation properties: Ferguson Ranch, Willow Springs Ranch and White Creek Canyon Ranch. Together, these landowners have voluntarily protected 2,115 acres. By stitching together private lands in this way, TLC can protect vast landscapes in partnership with landowners. Vitruvian Domain | Travis County | 64 acres This lovely hill country property lies on the shores of Lake Austin, one of the most rapidly developing areas around Texas’ capital. While 64 acres may seem small compared to many of our other preserves, scale is determined by context, and in this area, 64 contiguous acres is a rare find and exceptionally beneficial to the ecosystem and water quality. We are proud to work with the well-known landowners, Austin’s own Richard and Laetitia Garriott de Cayeaux. Spellbottom Mitigation Bank | Walker County | 858 acres We protect a number of properties in Walker County, near Huntsville. Less than 100 miles from Houston, this area is experience increasing development pressure, so the conservation of large tracts like this one is vitally important to start today, before land is fragmented. Only two miles from the Sam Houston National Forest, Spellbottom protects two miles of the west fork of the San Jacinto River and a unique bottomland hardwood forests and has very few invasive species. Fin & Feather Mitigation Bank | Dallas County | 534 acres The Metroplex has been gobbling up open land at a breakneck pace for over a century. The chance to set aside 534 contiguous acres in Dallas County, where average land values double every year and more land is converted from agricultural use to urban use than any other region, is a rare opportunity indeed. Just 10 miles from downtown Dallas, Fin & Feather will be protected forever from fragmentation, helping to maintain the integrity of the land as a working ranch with important habitat for a diversity of species. Scoober Creek Mitigation Bank | Rusk County | 359 acres The Neches watershed is one of wildest remaining rivers in Texas, and we have identified it as one of our priority conservation areas (see page #). We believe that we can make a significant impact on the future of the Neches watershed by protecting significant lands before significant development pressure occurs. Scoober Migitation Bank is located within the watershed, making its permanent protection especially exciting. The floodplain forests line over 21,000 feet of waterways, including over 9,000 feet of the Angelina River. Keystone Mitigation Bank | Rains County | 2,558 acres The Keystone Mitigation Bank consists of high quality forested wetlands, perhaps among the best remaining in the Upper Sabine River Basin. This type of ecosystem is important for controlling erosion, recharging groundwater, maintaining water quality, and preventing flood damage. Keystone is also home to numerous plant and animal species unique to East Texas. Particularly, the size and natural attributes of Keystone provide important breeding habitat for many neotropical songbird species.
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Earbud-free , outdoor goodness E
ducating the next generation about the importance of conservation is one of our key goals. Through strategic partnerships, we are able to introduce the earbud generation to the joys of nature sounds and dirty hands. Dallas Scout troops battled invasive species (1), cleaned the trails (2), and installed homemade bird-boxes (5) at the Oak Cliff Nature Preserve, while campers from the Austin Nature and Science center learned map-reading skills (3), explored (4), and discovered the joy of grass-whistling (6) at the Eagle Rock Ranch in Wimberly.
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Land for Water: A St
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exas is losing its open lands faster than any other state in the nation. At the same time, our water resources are dwindling due to drought and unsustainable consumption by a growing population. How can the Texas Land Conservancy make a difference? One of the most successful methods for conserving water is by protecting land within watersheds from fragmentation and development. In 2011, we began a conservation planning initiative to help us protect water by strategically protecting critical landscapes.
With the help of respected scientists in the conservation field, we have created the “Land for Water� Initiative, a framework focused on the protection of six key watersheds: Llano, Pedernales, Medina, Lower Brazos, Lower Trinity, and Neches. What do these watersheds have in common? These watersheds are under high threat* of fragmentation, but also have optimal opportunities** for significant conservation impact. We analyzed a number of factors (below) in order to hone in on these watersheds. Strategically protecting land in these areas will make a significant impact on the future landscape of Texas.
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*Threats to Open Land - This metric includes rates of land use change, rates of population growth, and changes in land market value. **Opportunities for Conservation - This metric includes other land trusts, land already conserved, current TLC projects, and current development. ***Limited Opportunity - Counties under highest threat to open land and lowest conservation opportunity with minimal potential to affect a landscape level change.
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trategic Conservation Initiative Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), TLC analyzed conservation variables like water resources, soil types, scenic viewsheds, plant communities and many others. Using a layering analysis (step 2, below), we identified our conservation priority areas.
This process identified areas where we can make the most siginficant conservation impact. The red and orange hot spots, as seen in step 3, below, will be the jumping off points for TLC’s future efforts. Each watershed has a map like this one.
Lower Trinity
We will host educational workshops and outreach events in the highest priority areas starting in 2012. We’ve committed to conserving, through partnerships with private landowners, the highest priority 1% of these critical watersheds: 270,000 acres. That’s 270,000 ways to stop the loss of critical land and water.
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Bit by bit, property by property, TLC is protecting Texas’ natural heritage
forever.
Acacia Ranch, 157 ac Ackers Ranch , 1,876 ac Alligator Creek, 146 ac Baird Ranch, 760 ac Banita Creek Preserve, 17 ac Bear Branch Preserve, 223 ac Bear Springs Blossom, 31 ac Berry Creek Preserve, 3 ac Big Creek Ranch, 490 ac Birk-Sommerfeld Heritage Ranch, 444 ac Borrega Creek Preserve, 49 ac Brushy Top Ranch, 1,642 ac Bryarwood Ranch, 349 ac Cascabel Ranch, 585 ac Catahoula Forest, 100 ac Chalk Mountain Ranch, 341 ac Champions Ridge, 26 ac Cibolo Creek Preserve, 52 ac Colorado City, 103 ac Cow Creek Ranch, 350 ac Cypress Mills Ranch, 440 ac Devil’s Walkingstick Preserve, 10 ac Double W Ranch, 3,440 ac Eagle Rock Ranch, 88 ac Elam Creek Ranch, 120 ac Farrington Preserve, 320 ac Ferguson Ranch, 215 ac Fin & Feater Mitigation Bank, 534 ac Frazier-Runnels Wildlife Preserve, 20 ac Galberry Ranch, 1,139 ac Ginsbach Wilderness Area, 312 ac Gomez Preserve, 48 ac Grady Grove Preserve , 9 ac Grass Lake Preserve , 81 ac Gum Bayou Preserve , 246 ac Gunsight Mountain Ranch, 502 ac Hibiscus Preserve, 30 ac Hickory Ridge, 45 ac High Point Prairie Preserve, 625 ac Holsey Ranch, 609 ac Houston County Preserve, 8 ac Ivy’s Wildlife Refuge, 465 ac James K. Allen Camp, 37 ac Jesus Canyon Ranch, 167 ac John Walker Preserve, 3 ac Kachina Prairie, 30 ac Keller Springs Preserve, 4 ac Kendrick/Ralston Ranch - Blanco, 197 ac Kendrick/Ralston Ranch - Mason, 396 ac
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Pope Creek, 45 ac Prichard Preserve, 23 ac Purola, 50 ac Rainbow Valley Conservation Area, 76 ac Rancho Madera, 411 ac Rattlesnake Mitigation Bank, 517 ac Red’s Chance, 10 ac Riveroaks Preserve, 6 ac Roy Creek Ranch, 134 ac Rush Creek, 157 ac Russell Preserves, 795 ac Russell-Fritz Longleaf Preserve, 131 ac Sandyland Ranch, 970 ac Scoober Creek Mitigation Bank, 359 ac Soleil, 4 ac Soutendijk Bog, 17 ac Spellbottom Mitigation Bank, 858 ac Stevens Ranch, 102 ac Tanglewood Prairie Preserve, 31 ac The Glades, 357 ac
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The Narrows, 466 ac Upper White Rock Bend Preserve, 3 ac Vitruvian Domain, 65 ac Walker Creek Preserve, 33 ac Waterstone Ranch, 50 ac Waterwood Preserve, 37 ac Weatherby Ranch, 23,304 ac White Creek Canyon Ranch, 310 ac Willow Springs Ranch, 175 ac Winters Bayou Preserve, 79 ac Protected in 2011
Acres conserved:
81,032
Austin’s “Give 5% to Mother Earth” Day Campaign
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LC is proud to be a part of a unique fundraising campaign based in Austin called “Give 5% to Mother Earth.” Nearly 100 generous businesses donated 5% of their sales on Earth Day (April 22) to a consortium of environmental non-profits that protect the environment around Austin. We are grateful to the long list of businesses (right) that participated in the campaign, which generated nearly $25,000 for TLC and our partner organizations. Thank you, Austin!
2011 Consolidated Financial Statements Revenues Stewardship & Legal Defense Fund* Contributions Grants Dividends & Interest Royalties Gain (loss) securities Other
2011 $217,924
2010 $126,658
$166,080 $44,000 $80,469 $19,157 $(3,982) $26,051
$106,190 $75,400 $77,882 $31,857 $16,861 $15,746
Total Support & Revenue
$549,699
$450,594
Royalties, 3% Other, 4% Dividends, 15%
Stewardship Fund, 40%
Grants, 8%
Contributions, 30%
Fundraising, 9%
Expenses
2011
2010
Conservation Programs
$269,298
$210,007
Management
$74,765
$58,304
Fundraising
$34,111
$26,601
Total Expenses
$378,174
$294,913
Assets Cash and Investments Stewardship Fund Operating Fund Montgomery Trust Other Current Assets
2011 $129,652 $984,411 $1,340,180 $1,604,792 $32,500
2010 $135,826 $839,464 $1,389,000 $1,604,792 $57,500
Properties
$4,150,976
$4,158,426
Net Assets
$8,242,511
$8,185,008
Management, 20%
Conservation Programs, 71%
Properties, 50%
Cash, 2% Stewardship Fund, 12% Operating Fund, 16% Montgomery Trust, 19% Other, 1%
34th Street Café Alamo Drafthouse S. Lamar Allens Boots Amy’s Ice Cream Anderson’s Coffee AOMA Herbal Medicine Baby Earth Bar Congress/Congress/Second Barton Springs Nursery Bicycle Sport Shop Black Star Co-op BookPeople Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse Bows + Arrows/Spartan Cheatham Street Warehouse Cipollina Clayworks Studio & Gallery Cleaning Authority, Austin CleanScapes Congress Cornucopia Dillinger’s DogBoy’s Dog Ranch Eco Clean Eco Wise El Interior End of an Ear Records Food 4 Fitness Café Four Hands Home Franklin Barbecue Galaxy Café - Brodie Galaxy Café - West Lynn Genuine Joe Coffeehouse Georgetown Grass & Lawn Gibson Girl Next Door Green Pastures Green Water Rain Barrels Guero’s Taco Bar Halcyon Half Price Books Hog Island Deli House + Earth House Wine Irie Bean Coffee Bar Izzoz Tacos
Jack Allen’s Kitchen Jo’s Coffee - 2nd Street Jo’s Coffee - S. Congress Judy Paul Julian Gold La Boite Café La Sombra Lavaca Street Light Harvest Photography Lovely Austin Matt’s El Rancho Modesty Hair Studio Moonlight Bakery Newton Nursery Organics By Gosh Phil’s Ice House Red Fez Red’s Porch Royal Blue Grocery Salt Lick Sazon Second Bar + Kitchen Shady Grove Solid Gold Soma Vida Somnio’s Café Southern Foodservice Management at 3M Star Bar Strange Brew Austin Coffee Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop Sunbelt Rentals Sweetish Hill Taco Deli TBG Partners Tesoros Trading Company The Herb Bar Touch of Sass W3ll People Waterloo Cycles Wheatsville Co-op Whole Earth Zax Restaurant & Bar Zhi Tea Zocalo Café
* Landowners who conserve land with the TLC are asked to contribute to our Stewardship & Legal Defense Fund. This principal of this dedicated fund is protected by the board of directors and the income directed towards the stewardship and maintenance of the properties we protect. Because TLC has made a perpetual commitment over 80,000 acres of land throughout the state, this funding source is vital to the future of our organization and to the Texans who have asked us to protect their land. annual report 2011 13
Thank you for making Texas’ future greener. Stewardship and Legal Defense Fund* Mitigation Management LTD TCP II Holdings LLC Richard & Laetitia Garriott De Cayeux Scott Haire Fin & Feather Club Terry and Bettie Green Howard and Helen Hicks Lone Star Circle: $25,000+ Trammell S. Crow Houston Endowment The Meadows Foundation Founder’s Circle: $10,000 - $24,9999 John Newman Family Charitable Trust O The Reese Foundation Director’s Circle: $5000 - $9,999 Jarrett and Tracy Anderson Land Trust Alliance Philip Morris USA, Inc. Conservators: $1,000 - $4,999 Give 5% to Mother Earth Businesses (pg. 13) Jim Avant Baird Family Charitable Trust Ross Bee Mickey Burleson Peterson Charitable Lead Trust William Durham and Susan Gallagher Phil Ferguson and Kathy O’Neil Genie Fritz Leo and Hannah Golub Toni Hennike Michael Jung Earl and Lonnie Matthew Ranney McDonald
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Bob O’Kennon Sandra Penz Pam and Mike Reese John Roberson and John Blackmon Betty Sanders Robert and Darlene Tusch Entergy Texas, Inc.
Benefactors: $500 - $999 Buehring Family Foundation John Hirschi Donor Advised Fund Julie Greenwood and John Webber Horizon Unitarian Universalist Church Nancy Hyde Burgess Jackson Tom & Ann Kelsey Sharon Reed Pat Y. Spillman, Jr. Ira Yates Guardians: $250 - $499 Rebecca and Paul Bergstresser Gunnar and Joan Blomquist Charles and Diana Briner Craig Damuth Anne and John Donovan Fred Duffy and Renee Rossi Katherine Graham Bob and Sirpa Harms Margaret Hoffman Russ Jewert Robert Milam, Jr. Janell Morgan Anne Norvell David & Mary Overton Travis and Ashley Phillips Bob and Jimmie Putnam David Stelter
Emily Todd David Todd Trustees: $100 - $249 John and Sharon Albright Roland Baird J. David Bamberger Alistair and Mary Brown Gail Buhler Hance W. Burrow Marion C. Campbell Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association John Conrad James and Margaret Dunham John and Mailand Edlin Mary Carol Edwards Margaret Galvin Judy Gaskell Heinz and Julie Gaylord Adi and Celia Gazdar Katherine Goodbar Wayne Graham Richard Grannemann Katherine Greene Gail and William Hartsfield Bonnie Heckman John Jagger Jane and Truett James Adam Jochelson Modern Landfill Engineering Services, LLC Donna Mary Johnson Bob Koeper and Jo Koebert James Langham, Jr. Jean Laughlin Pat Lochridge Carroll McCarter Eileen McKee Michael and Madira McKee
Sharon Murphy John and Rhonda Parker Don and Leigh Payne Grier and Lorraine Raggio Lee and Nancy Rathbun Pokey Rehmet William and Mary Russell Judith Salmon Ken and Luci Salyer Susan Schinke Champions Ridge HOA A.C. Smith Doris Stevens Burnham and Joan Terrell Mark and Bryce Thieman Mack and Catherine Turner Suzanne Tuttle Charlie Winker Billy and Bobbie Wofford
Friends: $50 to $99 Clarence and Naomi Albrecht David Allen Anonymous (1) David and Linda Bartley Pat Bishop Bruce and Tamsin Boardman Amy Bourret Jim and Betty Bowie Julia Burgen Jimmy and Polly Cartwright Cristi Clement and Doug Moore Sara Davis Shudde Fath Robert Gartner Peter and Jo-Lou Gaupp Raymond Goggan Stan Goldstein
Donald and Claudia Gwynn Milton Jacobs Patty Jantho Tara Kirkland Walter Krudop David and Patricia Lewis Martin and Ruth Litwin Dorothy Mattiza L.B. McNally Jim Neal James Pipe Donald Purinton Brad Raffle Patricia Randolph Angela Reno Dorothy and Gerard Rickey Anne Rowe Jack Sanders Ellen Seldin Ted Siff Sam and Becky Smith Bart and Liz Soutendijk Johnnie Stark James Stewart Ashley Streetman R.A. and Nancy Symms Carolyn Trigg and Joe Haggard Cynthia Tune Bob and Jean Warneke Martin and Claire Weaver Sue Wiedenfeld Randolph Willoby Supporters: up to $49 Arten Avakian Andrew Ball Sara Beckelman Robert and Ann Buchanan
Chris Busse ChevronTexaco Matching Gift Program Robert and Shirley Cooper Nancy Darnell Rebecca and Mark Dodson Mark Fairchild Clare and Gary Freeman Monty Gordon Ben Hamilton Howard and Ann Hendrix Steve Houser Mary Jackman Marjorie James Steve and Leah Kahn Randy Lisbona and Beth Bargar Thomas Maddux Brandt Mannchen Wendy and Stanley Marsh Carol Martin Martha Mason Nan Moss Eberhart Niemeyer John Parker Hal and Jane Persun Georgia Prakash Richard Pressman and Judine Taylor Warren Pruess Jeanette Rashti Debbie Ryan Kathy Smith Gary Sproat and Elizabeth Blake-Hedges Robert Sullivan Linda Koebert and Mike Vickery James Vornberg John Ward and Elizabeth Fountain Ennis Garden Club Craig and Anita Woods Ellen Ogden Young
The Ned Fritz Society
“In the field of the environment, I represent a normally unrepresented class, and that is Nature itself, which cannot speak verbally and has no ability to hire lawyers.”
- Edward C. “Ned” Fritz Inaugural Members Jarrett & Tracy Anderson Jim Avant Ross Bee Mickey Burleson Trammell Crow Philip Ferguson & Kathy O’Neal Genie Fritz Richard & Laetitia Garriott De Cayeux Leo & Hannah Golub
Toni Hennike & Pat Spillman Earl & Lonnie Matthew Bob O’Kennon Sandy Penz John Roberson & John Blackmon Charles Snakard & Dorothy Prengler Ellen & Buddy Temple Mary Anne Thompson Frenk & Joshua Frenk
The Texas Land Conservancy was founded in 1982 by Edward C. “Ned” Fritz , an intrepid Dallas attorney deeply committed to conservation, His passion and vision were instrumental in protecting tens of thousands of acres. He was a voice for Texas’ most vulnerable natural areas. In late 2011, we established a giving society in honor of Ned’s tireless commitment to protect Texas’ natural resources. To thank Ned Fritz Society members, donors of $1,000 or more, we host a memorable farm-to-plate dinner gala on a preserve. To join, please contact us at info@texaslandconservancy.org.
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The Texas Land Conservancy (formerly Natural Area Preservation Association) is an accredited non-profit land trust with a mission to conserve natural areas in Texas and to protect the physical and ecological integrity of their wildlife habitat, native plant communities, and scenic landscapes for the benefit of present and future generations. We strive: To reduce the negative effects of land fragmentation and poorly planned development by protecting critical lands through ownership or permanent conservation easements. To maintain a substantial and diverse inventory of protected lands that reflect the biological diversity and significance of Texas’ natural heritage. To responsibly steward our conservation easements and land holdings through monitoring, land management, and enforcement of restrictions. To restore and enhance native habitats. To collaborate with other organizations and individuals as appropriate to conserve and protect additional areas not protected by TLC. To educate the public about Texas’ natural areas and provide opportunities for the public to enjoy TLC’s protected properties.
TEXAS LAND CONSERVANCY P.O. Box 162481, Austin, TX 78716 512.301.6363 (phone) 512.301.6364 (fax) www.texaslandconservancy.org
Advisory Council Trammell S. Crow, Dallas Anne Newman, San Antonio Chico Newman, San Antonio Buddy Temple, Lufkin Ellen Temple, Lufkin Board of Directors P. Michael Jung, President, Dallas Earl Matthew, President-Elect, Rockport Janell Morgan, Treasurer, Dallas Travis Phillips, Secretary, Austin Mickey Burleson, Temple Eugenia Fritz, Dallas Wayne Graham, Austin Michael Grimes, Austin Russ Jewert, Terrell Adam Jochelson, Dallas Eileen McKee, Dallas Anne Norvell, Dallas Robert O’Kennon, Fort Worth Sharon Reed, Richardson Anne Rowe, Dallas Pat Spillman, Jr., Houston Staff Mark Steinbach, Executive Director Daniel Dietz, Stewardship Director Leigh Stuemke, Stewardship Director Kate Vickery, Development & Communications Director Callie Thompson, Outreach Coordinator