Resources

A wide variety of organizations and websites offer valuable resources for Texas landowners and those interested in conservation. These links can assist with many projects, providing valuable information, forms and contacts.

American Farmland Trust
Addresses protection of Ag lands

Bureau of Economic Geology
State Geological Survey

Borderlands Research Institute for Natural Resource Management
Provides land managers with management of their natural resources

Center for Big Bend Studies
Supports and promotes activities relating to the cultural and historical
development of the Trans-Pecos

Environmental Defense Fund
Conservation Policy and Economics

Land Trust Alliance
News and info on land trusts and conservation easements

Links to Texas Towns
From Texas Online

McDonald Observatory

University of Texas education and science Dark Sky Initiative.

National Park Service

Big Bend, Guadalupe Mountains, and Fort Davis Historic Site.

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
USDA Range and Wildlife Services

Private Landowner Network
An online directory of conservation information, resources, service providers, and programs for landowners.

Respect Big Bend

Empowers local stakeholders of West Texas to protect natural resources.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Statewide Landowner Services

Texas Agriculture Land Trust

Land trust for working ranches and farms.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
The environmental agency for the state

Texas Department of Agriculture
State Agriculture Agency

Texas Forest Service
Protecting, sustaining, forest trees, and related natural resources

Texas General Land Office
State of Texas Land Resource

Texas Land & Mineral Owners Association
Protects rights of surface and mineral owners

Texas Land Trust Council
Association of Statewide Land Trusts

Texas Mountain Trail
Regional Tourism Program

Texas Parks & Wildlife
Parks and Wildlife information

Texas Railroad Commission
State regulatory agency for oil and gas industry

Texas Real Estate Commission
Rules, Regulations, Licensing and Education

Texas Real Estate Research Center
Comprehensive resource for trends, data, and regulations

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Ranching and Livestock Association

Texas Water Development Board
State Water laws and groundwater conservation districts

Texas Wildlife Association
Conservation, management, and enhancement of wildlife and wildlife habitat on Private Lands

The Nature Conservancy of Texas
Texas Chapter of International Conservation Organization

USDA-Texas Wildlife Services
Feral Hog Control

US Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Wildlife Agency

World Wildlife Fund
International Conservation Organization