Post by Bobcat on Jan 19, 2004 12:07:32 GMT -5
FORUM TO EXPLORE AGRICULTURE AND WILDILFE IN THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
The fifth annual South Texas Farm and Range Forum convenes February 27 - 28 near
Bulverde, Texas. The theme for 2004 is "Managing to Make a Living: The Texas Hill
Country." This event builds upon the common interests of the agricultural, wildlife and
conservation communities. Registration is $85 for both days (meals included), or $35 for Friday
only and $55 for Saturday only. (Student discounts available.) For registration, sponsorship,
and exhibitor information, contact Helen Holdsworth, Texas Wildlife Association, at 210-
826-2904, h_holdsworth@texas-wildlife.org.
Friday's events will begin at 12:30 p.m. at the Honey Creek State Natural Area near Spring
Branch (8 miles west of Hwy 281 and Hwy 46 intersection). Phillip Wright and Larry Allen, both
with the USDA-NRCS, will give a tour of the Area and discuss the various studies being
conducted on the site. After the tour, a hearty dinner will be served followed by a campfire
discussion on common issues for those trying to make a living and those just living in the Texas
Hill Country.
Saturday's events will begin with breakfast at 7:30 am at the Guadalupe Valley Telephone
Cooperative Building, 36101 FM 3159. Presentations will include inManaging to Make A
Livingli from Stan Meador, X-Bar Ranch, Eldorado, TX, iXHabitat Fragmentationle by Neal
Wilkins, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, and inWildlife Valuation & Landowner
Liabilityl, from Kirby Brown, Executive Vice President, Texas Wildlife Association, San Antonio,
TX. Panel discussions will include inWatershed management, brush management, & Ashe
Juniper (cedar) Researchlt, ieDeer management, Poaching, High Fencing, Exotics, &
‚Deer-Proof™ Gardeninglf, and inPredators & non-game Species, Wildlife Appreciation,
Nature Tourism, Endangered Species & Birding in the Texas Hill Country.ld The keynote
lunch speaker, Robin Giles (invited) will present "The Texas Hill Country-A Historical
Perspectivel,.
The South Texas Farm and Range Forum is project of the Bexar Audubon Society, Texas
Wildlife Association, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Texas Cooperative
Extension, Resource & Land Management, Alamo Chapter of Quail Unlimited, Texas Council-
Soil & Water Conservation Society, Margaret Cullinan Wray Charitable Trust, and Texas
Section-Society for Range Management.
The fifth annual South Texas Farm and Range Forum convenes February 27 - 28 near
Bulverde, Texas. The theme for 2004 is "Managing to Make a Living: The Texas Hill
Country." This event builds upon the common interests of the agricultural, wildlife and
conservation communities. Registration is $85 for both days (meals included), or $35 for Friday
only and $55 for Saturday only. (Student discounts available.) For registration, sponsorship,
and exhibitor information, contact Helen Holdsworth, Texas Wildlife Association, at 210-
826-2904, h_holdsworth@texas-wildlife.org.
Friday's events will begin at 12:30 p.m. at the Honey Creek State Natural Area near Spring
Branch (8 miles west of Hwy 281 and Hwy 46 intersection). Phillip Wright and Larry Allen, both
with the USDA-NRCS, will give a tour of the Area and discuss the various studies being
conducted on the site. After the tour, a hearty dinner will be served followed by a campfire
discussion on common issues for those trying to make a living and those just living in the Texas
Hill Country.
Saturday's events will begin with breakfast at 7:30 am at the Guadalupe Valley Telephone
Cooperative Building, 36101 FM 3159. Presentations will include inManaging to Make A
Livingli from Stan Meador, X-Bar Ranch, Eldorado, TX, iXHabitat Fragmentationle by Neal
Wilkins, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, and inWildlife Valuation & Landowner
Liabilityl, from Kirby Brown, Executive Vice President, Texas Wildlife Association, San Antonio,
TX. Panel discussions will include inWatershed management, brush management, & Ashe
Juniper (cedar) Researchlt, ieDeer management, Poaching, High Fencing, Exotics, &
‚Deer-Proof™ Gardeninglf, and inPredators & non-game Species, Wildlife Appreciation,
Nature Tourism, Endangered Species & Birding in the Texas Hill Country.ld The keynote
lunch speaker, Robin Giles (invited) will present "The Texas Hill Country-A Historical
Perspectivel,.
The South Texas Farm and Range Forum is project of the Bexar Audubon Society, Texas
Wildlife Association, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Texas Cooperative
Extension, Resource & Land Management, Alamo Chapter of Quail Unlimited, Texas Council-
Soil & Water Conservation Society, Margaret Cullinan Wray Charitable Trust, and Texas
Section-Society for Range Management.
