Annual Report 2011

TEXAS LAND CONSERVANCY2011 annual report

Preserving the past.

Conserving the present.

Planning for the future .

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Photo by Matt Hicks, Pike Davis Ranch, Blanco & Gillespie CountiesCover photo creditsTop: Terry Green, Pike-Davis Ranch (1975); Middle: Kate Vickery, Oak Cliff Nature Preserve (2011); Bottom: Daniel Dietz, Nunley/Double Eagle Ranch (2011)

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from the executive director » » » » 3past: The Pike-Davis Ranch » » » » 4present: 2011 conservation success » » » » 8future: Land for Water » » » » 10portfolio of conservation projects » » » » 12consolidated financial statements » » » » 132011 Donors & Ned Fritz Society » » » » 14

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Year in ReviewLast 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, PhDExecutive Director


We 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.

Bettie 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

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“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

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).


(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.

Pike, 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.

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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.

Knowing 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.


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.

Making 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.”

The 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).


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.”

What 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?”

With 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.

Alfred 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).


Land Protected in 2011

Vitruvian Domain | Travis County | 64 acresThis 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.

Fin & Feather Mitigation Bank | Dallas County | 534 acresThe 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.

Keystone Mitigation Bank | Rains County | 2,558 acresThe 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.

Scoober Creek Mitigation Bank | Rusk County | 359 acresThe 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.

Spellbottom Mitigation Bank | Walker County | 858 acresWe 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.

Pike Davis Ranch | Blanco & Gillespie Counties | 1,415 acresPike 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.


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Educating 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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*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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Texas 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.

Land for Water: A Strategic Conservation Initiative

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Land for Water: A Strategic 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.

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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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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.


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Acacia Ranch, 157 acAckers Ranch , 1,876 acAlligator Creek, 146 acBaird Ranch, 760 acBanita Creek Preserve, 17 acBear Branch Preserve, 223 acBear Springs Blossom, 31 acBerry Creek Preserve, 3 acBig Creek Ranch, 490 acBirk-Sommerfeld Heritage Ranch, 444 acBorrega Creek Preserve, 49 acBrushy Top Ranch, 1,642 acBryarwood Ranch, 349 acCascabel Ranch, 585 acCatahoula Forest, 100 acChalk Mountain Ranch, 341 acChampions Ridge, 26 acCibolo Creek Preserve, 52 acColorado City, 103 acCow Creek Ranch, 350 acCypress Mills Ranch, 440 acDevil’s Walkingstick Preserve, 10 acDouble W Ranch, 3,440 acEagle Rock Ranch, 88 acElam Creek Ranch, 120 acFarrington Preserve, 320 acFerguson Ranch, 215 acFin & Feater Mitigation Bank, 534 ac Frazier-Runnels Wildlife Preserve, 20 acGalberry Ranch, 1,139 acGinsbach Wilderness Area, 312 acGomez Preserve, 48 acGrady Grove Preserve , 9 acGrass Lake Preserve , 81 acGum Bayou Preserve , 246 acGunsight Mountain Ranch, 502 acHibiscus Preserve, 30 acHickory Ridge, 45 acHigh Point Prairie Preserve, 625 acHolsey Ranch, 609 acHouston County Preserve, 8 acIvy’s Wildlife Refuge, 465 acJames K. Allen Camp, 37 acJesus Canyon Ranch, 167 acJohn Walker Preserve, 3 acKachina Prairie, 30 acKeller Springs Preserve, 4 acKendrick/Ralston Ranch - Blanco, 197 acKendrick/Ralston Ranch - Mason, 396 ac

Keystone Mitigation Bank, 2,558 ac Lennox Woods, 77 acLone Oak Ranch, 21acLong Hollow Creek Preserve, 10 acLonghorn P Ranch, 89 acLos Arboles, 55 acLos Rincones Preserve, 138 acLouise Hanes Preserve, 65 acLynn Grove, 110 acMalone Preserve, 145 acMarysee Prairie Preserve, 9 acMcAfee Preserve, 70 acMcGaughy Ranch, 200 acMexiquita Flats, 106 acMonahans Dunes Preserve, 16 acMorningside, 121 acNeches Marsh Preserve, 12 acNigbor Ranch, 445 acNorth Texas Wildflower Prairie, 32 acNunley West Ranch, 8,575 acOak Cliff Nature Preserve, 119 acOld Magnolia Preserve, 2 acOrton Hill, 13 acPalmer-Jewert Preserve, 27 acPatroon Mitigation Bank, 479 acPawelek, 22 acPike-Davis Ranch, 1,415 ac Pineywood Mitigation Bank, 19,079 ac

Pope Creek, 45 acPrichard Preserve, 23 acPurola, 50 acRainbow Valley Conservation Area, 76 acRancho Madera, 411 acRattlesnake Mitigation Bank, 517 ac Red’s Chance, 10 acRiveroaks Preserve, 6 acRoy Creek Ranch, 134 acRush Creek, 157 acRussell Preserves, 795 acRussell-Fritz Longleaf Preserve, 131 acSandyland Ranch, 970 acScoober Creek Mitigation Bank, 359 ac Soleil, 4 acSoutendijk Bog, 17 acSpellbottom Mitigation Bank, 858 ac Stevens Ranch, 102 acTanglewood Prairie Preserve, 31 acThe Glades, 357 ac

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The Narrows, 466 acUpper White Rock Bend Preserve, 3 acVitruvian Domain, 65 ac Walker Creek Preserve, 33 acWaterstone Ranch, 50 acWaterwood Preserve, 37 acWeatherby Ranch, 23,304 acWhite Creek Canyon Ranch, 310 acWillow Springs Ranch, 175 acWinters Bayou Preserve, 79 ac

Protected in 2011

Acres conserved: 81,032

Bit by bit, property by property, TLC is protecting Texas’ natural heritage


2011 Consolidated Financial Statements

Management, 20%

Conservation Programs, 71%

Fundraising, 9%

Other, 1%

Properties, 50%

Montgomery Trust, 19%

Operating Fund, 16%

Stewardship Fund, 12%Cash, 2%

Assets 2011 2010Cash and Investments $129,652 $135,826 Stewardship Fund $984,411 $839,464 Operating Fund $1,340,180 $1,389,000 Montgomery Trust $1,604,792 $1,604,792 Other Current Assets $32,500 $57,500

Properties $4,150,976 $4,158,426

Net Assets $8,242,511 $8,185,008

Expenses 2011 2010Conservation Programs $269,298 $210,007

Management $74,765 $58,304

Fundraising $34,111 $26,601

Total Expenses $378,174 $294,913

Revenues 2011 2010Stewardship & Legal Defense Fund*

$217,924 $126,658

Contributions $166,080 $106,190 Grants $44,000 $75,400 Dividends & Interest $80,469 $77,882 Royalties $19,157 $31,857 Gain (loss) securities $(3,982) $16,861 Other $26,051 $15,746

Total Support & Revenue $549,699 $450,594

* 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.

Stewardship Fund, 40%

Contributions, 30%

Grants, 8%

Dividends, 15%

Royalties, 3% Other, 4%

34th Street CaféAlamo Drafthouse S. LamarAllens BootsAmy’s Ice CreamAnderson’s CoffeeAOMA Herbal MedicineBaby Earth Bar Congress/Congress/SecondBarton Springs NurseryBicycle Sport ShopBlack Star Co-opBookPeopleBouldin Creek CoffeehouseBows + Arrows/SpartanCheatham Street WarehouseCipollinaClayworks Studio & GalleryCleaning Authority, AustinCleanScapesCongressCornucopiaDillinger’sDogBoy’s Dog RanchEco Clean Eco Wise El InteriorEnd of an Ear RecordsFood 4 Fitness CaféFour Hands HomeFranklin BarbecueGalaxy Café - BrodieGalaxy Café - West LynnGenuine Joe CoffeehouseGeorgetown Grass & LawnGibsonGirl Next DoorGreen PasturesGreen Water Rain BarrelsGuero’s Taco BarHalcyonHalf Price BooksHog Island DeliHouse + EarthHouse WineIrie Bean Coffee BarIzzoz Tacos

TLC 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!

Austin’s “Give 5% to Mother Earth” Day Campaign

Jack Allen’s KitchenJo’s Coffee - 2nd StreetJo’s Coffee - S. CongressJudy Paul Julian GoldLa Boite CaféLa SombraLavaca StreetLight Harvest PhotographyLovely AustinMatt’s El RanchoModesty Hair StudioMoonlight BakeryNewton NurseryOrganics By GoshPhil’s Ice HouseRed FezRed’s PorchRoyal Blue GrocerySalt LickSazonSecond Bar + KitchenShady GroveSolid GoldSoma VidaSomnio’s CaféSouthern Foodservice Management at 3MStar BarStrange Brew Austin CoffeeSugar Mama’s BakeshopSunbelt RentalsSweetish HillTaco DeliTBG PartnersTesoros Trading CompanyThe Herb BarTouch of SassW3ll People Waterloo CyclesWheatsville Co-opWhole EarthZax Restaurant & BarZhi TeaZocalo Café


Stewardship and Legal Defense Fund*Mitigation Management LTD TCP II Holdings LLCRichard & Laetitia Garriott De CayeuxScott HaireFin & Feather ClubTerry and Bettie GreenHoward and Helen Hicks

Lone Star Circle: $25,000+Trammell S. CrowHouston EndowmentThe Meadows Foundation

Founder’s Circle: $10,000 - $24,9999John Newman Family Charitable Trust OThe Reese Foundation

Director’s Circle: $5000 - $9,999 Jarrett and Tracy AndersonLand Trust Alliance Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Conservators: $1,000 - $4,999 Give 5% to Mother Earth Businesses (pg. 13)Jim AvantBaird Family Charitable TrustRoss BeeMickey BurlesonPeterson Charitable Lead TrustWilliam Durham and Susan GallagherPhil Ferguson and Kathy O’NeilGenie FritzLeo and Hannah GolubToni HennikeMichael JungEarl and Lonnie MatthewRanney McDonald

Thank you for making Texas’ future greener. Bob O’KennonSandra PenzPam and Mike ReeseJohn Roberson and John BlackmonBetty SandersRobert and Darlene TuschEntergy Texas, Inc.

Benefactors: $500 - $999 Buehring Family FoundationJohn Hirschi Donor Advised FundJulie Greenwood and John WebberHorizon Unitarian Universalist ChurchNancy HydeBurgess JacksonTom & Ann KelseySharon ReedPat Y. Spillman, Jr.Ira Yates

Guardians: $250 - $499 Rebecca and Paul BergstresserGunnar and Joan BlomquistCharles and Diana BrinerCraig DamuthAnne and John DonovanFred Duffy and Renee RossiKatherine GrahamBob and Sirpa HarmsMargaret HoffmanRuss JewertRobert Milam, Jr.Janell MorganAnne NorvellDavid & Mary OvertonTravis and Ashley PhillipsBob and Jimmie PutnamDavid Stelter

Emily ToddDavid Todd

Trustees: $100 - $249 John and Sharon AlbrightRoland BairdJ. David BambergerAlistair and Mary BrownGail BuhlerHance W. BurrowMarion C. CampbellDallas Off-Road Bicycle AssociationJohn ConradJames and Margaret DunhamJohn and Mailand EdlinMary Carol EdwardsMargaret GalvinJudy GaskellHeinz and Julie GaylordAdi and Celia GazdarKatherine GoodbarWayne GrahamRichard GrannemannKatherine GreeneGail and William HartsfieldBonnie HeckmanJohn JaggerJane and Truett JamesAdam JochelsonModern Landfill Engineering Services, LLCDonna Mary JohnsonBob Koeper and Jo KoebertJames Langham, Jr.Jean LaughlinPat LochridgeCarroll McCarterEileen McKeeMichael and Madira McKee

Sharon MurphyJohn and Rhonda ParkerDon and Leigh PayneGrier and Lorraine RaggioLee and Nancy RathbunPokey RehmetWilliam and Mary RussellJudith SalmonKen and Luci SalyerSusan SchinkeChampions Ridge HOAA.C. SmithDoris StevensBurnham and Joan TerrellMark and Bryce ThiemanMack and Catherine TurnerSuzanne TuttleCharlie WinkerBilly and Bobbie Wofford

Friends: $50 to $99 Clarence and Naomi AlbrechtDavid AllenAnonymous (1)David and Linda BartleyPat BishopBruce and Tamsin BoardmanAmy BourretJim and Betty BowieJulia BurgenJimmy and Polly CartwrightCristi Clement and Doug MooreSara DavisShudde FathRobert GartnerPeter and Jo-Lou GauppRaymond GogganStan Goldstein


Donald and Claudia GwynnMilton JacobsPatty JanthoTara KirklandWalter KrudopDavid and Patricia LewisMartin and Ruth LitwinDorothy MattizaL.B. McNallyJim NealJames PipeDonald PurintonBrad RafflePatricia RandolphAngela RenoDorothy and Gerard RickeyAnne RoweJack SandersEllen SeldinTed SiffSam and Becky SmithBart and Liz SoutendijkJohnnie StarkJames StewartAshley StreetmanR.A. and Nancy SymmsCarolyn Trigg and Joe HaggardCynthia TuneBob and Jean WarnekeMartin and Claire WeaverSue WiedenfeldRandolph Willoby

Supporters: up to $49 Arten AvakianAndrew BallSara BeckelmanRobert and Ann Buchanan

Chris BusseChevronTexaco Matching Gift ProgramRobert and Shirley CooperNancy DarnellRebecca and Mark DodsonMark FairchildClare and Gary FreemanMonty GordonBen HamiltonHoward and Ann HendrixSteve HouserMary JackmanMarjorie JamesSteve and Leah KahnRandy Lisbona and Beth BargarThomas MadduxBrandt MannchenWendy and Stanley MarshCarol MartinMartha MasonNan MossEberhart NiemeyerJohn ParkerHal and Jane PersunGeorgia PrakashRichard Pressman and Judine TaylorWarren PruessJeanette RashtiDebbie RyanKathy SmithGary Sproat and Elizabeth Blake-HedgesRobert SullivanLinda Koebert and Mike VickeryJames VornbergJohn Ward and Elizabeth FountainEnnis Garden ClubCraig and Anita WoodsEllen Ogden Young

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 [email protected].

Jarrett & Tracy AndersonJim Avant

Ross BeeMickey Burleson

Trammell CrowPhilip Ferguson & Kathy O’Neal

Genie FritzRichard & Laetitia Garriott De Cayeux

Leo & Hannah Golub

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

Toni Hennike & Pat SpillmanEarl & Lonnie MatthewBob O’KennonSandy PenzJohn Roberson & John BlackmonCharles Snakard & Dorothy PrenglerEllen & Buddy TempleMary Anne Thompson Frenk & Joshua Frenk

Inaugural Members

Advisory CouncilTrammell S. Crow, Dallas

Anne Newman, San AntonioChico Newman, San Antonio

Buddy Temple, LufkinEllen Temple, Lufkin

Board of Directors P. Michael Jung, President, Dallas

Earl Matthew, President-Elect, RockportJanell Morgan, Treasurer, DallasTravis Phillips, Secretary, Austin

Mickey Burleson, TempleEugenia Fritz, Dallas

Wayne Graham, AustinMichael Grimes, Austin

Russ Jewert, TerrellAdam Jochelson, Dallas

Eileen McKee, DallasAnne Norvell, Dallas

Robert O’Kennon, Fort WorthSharon Reed, Richardson

Anne Rowe, DallasPat Spillman, Jr., Houston

StaffMark Steinbach, Executive DirectorDaniel Dietz, Stewardship Director

Leigh Stuemke, Stewardship DirectorKate Vickery, Development & Communications Director

Callie Thompson, Outreach Coordinator

TEXAS LAND CONSERVANCYP.O. Box 162481, Austin, TX 78716512.301.6363 (phone) 512.301.6364 (fax)

www.texaslandconservancy.org

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.

Annual Report 2011

Documents

Transcript of Annual Report 2011