Big Tree Ranch Acquisition
Implementing Organization
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$1,900,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
The Conservation Foundation
Funding Program
MOEX Supplemental Environmental Projects
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Land Acquisition/Protection
Targeted Resources
Endangered Species Habitat
Project Description
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) worked with The Nature Conservancy to secure funding for the acquisition of Big Tree Ranch, an 80 acre tract in Aransas County, Texas. This land has extremely high conservation and recreation value, especially as habitat for the endangered Whooping Crane (Grus americana) and for public viewing of the crane. The entire tract is designated Whooping Crane critical habitat by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The property was transferred to TPWD to be operated and managed as part of the adjacent 330-acre Goose Island State Park (GISP).
Contact
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Project Website
The Nature Conservancy
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