Landowner Information

The University of Texas Plant Resource Center
Austin TX
The Plant Resources Center & Herbarium at the University of Texas at Austin has grown considerably since the first plant specimens were collected in the 1890 s. Today, they have one of the largest plant collections (over 1 million specimens) of the United States. It has the largest holdings of Texas plants in the world., along with strong representation of Mexico and northern Central America.

University of Texas Lands
Midland TX P: (432) 684-4404
University Lands, under the direction of the Office of Business Affairs, The University of Texas System, is responsible for managing the Permanent University Fund lands and the Trust Minerals. The mission of University Lands is to maximize the revenue from the Permanent University Fund (PUF) lands by applying intensive management, accounting, conservation, and environmental programs which improve and sustain the productivity of PUF lands, protect the interests of The University of Texas System, and promote awareness and sensitivity for the environment.

The King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management
Kingsville TX P: (361) 593-5401
The program is designed for a higher level of study, and emphasizes the recruitment of mature and experienced students who can be trained for the complexities of managing large ranches today. In the fast paced and progressive world in which we now live, this program will help to ensure that ranching remains a vital part of our lives, and that ranchers will stay on the land.

Managing Wholes
OR
Developed in Oregon & California, this grassroots website is dedicated to promoting management for simultaneous social, financial, and ecological benefit. Includes links to information on conflict resolution, low stress livestock handling, ecosystem function, paradigms & decision-making to several tutorials and computer simulations. A non-traditional website, but one worth taking a second look at.

Holistic Management Texas
Johnson City TX P: (830) 868-2427
HMI of Texas is a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and encourage holistic management in Texas. Our membership is open to those interested in exploring new and better ways to nurture whole ecosystems, to build better teams, to increase profitability and enjoy a richer community life.

The Society for Range Management
Wheat Ridge CO P: (303) 986-3309
The parent society of the Texas Section. SRM was organized in 1948 in response to overgrazing in the Western US, and grown to over 3500 members in 28 countries. The diverse membership includes ranchers, agency professionals, researchers and academia.

Rangelands West
A Western Rangelands Partnership is building this website as part of the Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC). It is one of many belonging to a national effort to bring a broad range of agricultural information, resources, and tools to the web of 12 Western US States.

Behave
Logan UT E: behave@cc.usu.edu
BEHAVE is a research and outreach program aimed at understanding the principles that govern diet and habitat selection. We are dedicated to inspiring and enabling people to understand and use knowledge of behavior, ours and other creatures, to discover sound ecological, economic, and social solutions to land management issues, and to work with others to reconcile differences of opinion about how to manage landscapes. We are headquartered at Utah State University with collaborators from across the U.S. and around the world.

Coastal Bend Prescribed Burning Association, Inc. (2006)
To provide the tools, training, education, and resources to its members to conduct prescribed burns in a safe and effective manner. This will enable the members to better manage their rangeland for the betterment of their wildlife habitat and rangeland through the use of prescribed fire.

Pecos River Watershed Restoration Advisory Committee and the EPA 319(h) watershed protection plan E: pecosbasin@tamu.edu.

Texas Grazing Land Coalition
The Texas Grazing Land Coalition (TXGLC) officially organized in 1994 with forty organizations supporting the goals and mission of TXGLC. These charter members are commonly referred to as the “Founding Forty”.  The TXGLC is a member of the National Grazing Lands Coaltion (Nat GLC).  TXGLC works with many partnerships sharing this mission.