www.greatspringsproject.org

Great Springs Project

6: Hill Country

Contact: Garry Merritt

Phone: (210) 260-9839

Email: info@greatspringsproject.org

Website: www.greatspringsproject.org

Mission: The Great Springs Project is working to create a greenway of protected lands between Austin and San Antonio over the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone. This green corridor will be connected by a network of spring-to-spring trails, linking the four iconic springs of Central Texas: Barton Springs, San Marcos Springs, Comal Springs, and San Antonio Springs. Great Springs Project works to unify existing local efforts to address the most critical water, land, wildlife, and public health challenges facing the Central Texas region.

Counties Served: Travis, Hays, Comal, Bexar

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https://www.farmland.org

American Farmland Trust

1: Panhandle Plains, 2: Prairies & Lakes, 3: Pineywoods, 4: Gulf Coast, 5: South Texas, 6: Hill Country, 7: West Texas, Statewide

Contact: Sarah Fulton-Smith

Phone:

Email: sfultonsmith@farmland.org

Website: www.farmland.org

Mission: The mission of the American Farmland Trust (AFT) is to save the land that sustains us by protecting farmland, promoting sound farming practices, and keeping
farmers on the land. AFT launched the conservation agriculture movement and has been bringing agriculture and the environment together since 1980. We take a holistic approach to farmland and ranchland, protecting it from development, promoting environmentally sound farming practices, and keeping farmers on it. Agriculture offers the most promising solutions in our fight against climate change—but only when we support farming can it fulfill its promise to feed us and heal our planet.

Counties Served: Statewide

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https://www.uniqueplacestosave.org

Unique Places to Save

1: Panhandle Plains, 2: Prairies & Lakes, 3: Pineywoods, 4: Gulf Coast, 5: South Texas, 6: Hill Country, 7: West Texas, Statewide

 

Contact: Michael Scisco

Phone: (505) 603-3636

Email: mscisco@uniqueplacestosave.org

Website: www.uniqueplacestosave.org

Mission: Our mission is to conserve our waters, wetlands and habitats through the protection and stewardship of mitigation areas. Unique Places to Save has a specific program dedicated to holding conservation easements over mitigation projects, whether stream, wetland, endangered species or other types of mitigation scenarios (www.uniqueplacesmitigation.org). We coordinate with private mitigation companies, landowners, investors and regulators to ensure mitigation projects are properly stewarded and include resources for long term management and maintenance.

Counties Served: Statewide

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https://www.tpl.org/our-work/texas

The Trust for Public Land

1: Panhandle Plains, 2: Prairies & Lakes, 3: Pineywoods, 4: Gulf Coast, 5: South Texas, 6: Hill Country, 7: West Texas, Statewide

Contact: Robert Kent

Phone: (850) 222-7911 x23

Email: robert.kent@tpl.org

Website: www.tpl.org/our-work/texas

Mission: At The Trust for Public Land, we create parks and protect land for people – for you – ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come. We believe our work should span cities to wilderness. Protecting the iconic beauty of Texas is the only way to ensure continued enjoyment of the state’s incredible natural places. We’re working in strategic locations around the state where we know we can use our national strategies and processes to make the most impact for the future of Texans.

Counties Served: Statewide

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www.sanmarcosriver.org

San Marcos River Foundation

2: Prairies & Lakes, 6: Hill Country

Phone: (512) 353-4628

Email: virginia@sanmarcosriver.org

Website: www.hillcountrylandtrust.org

Mission: The San Marcos River Foundation was established in 1985 to protect public access and preserve the San Marcos River, focusing on protecting the flow from aquifer-fed springs,improving the water quality and protecting the beauty of the area with parks and annual clean-ups. The River Foundation is currently proceeding with major land conservation projects in the aquifer recharge zones around the headwaters to ensure the river flows clear in the future.

Counties Served: Hays, Caldwell

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www.txaudubon.org

Audubon Texas

1: Panhandle Plains, 2: Prairies & Lakes, 3: Pineywoods, 4: Gulf Coast, 5: South Texas, 6: Hill Country, 7: West Texas, Statewide

Contact: Romey Swanson, Director of Conservation Strategy

Phone: (512) 667-8124

Email: rswanson@audubon.org

Website: www.txaudubon.org

Mission: Audubon Texas is the state branch of the National Audubon Society, dedicated for over 100 years to conserving and restoring natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity. For more than a century, Audubon has built a legacy of conservation success by mobilizing the strength of its network of members, chapters, Audubon centers, state offices, and dedicated professional staff to connect people with nature and the power to protect it.

Counties Served: Statewide

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www.devilsriverconservancy.org

Devils River Conservancy

5: South Texas, 6: Hill Country, 7: West Texas

Contact: Romey Swanson

Phone: (512) 482-4412

E-Mail: romey.swanson@devilsriverconservancy.org

Website: www.devilsriverconservancy.org

The mission of the Devils River Conservancy (DRC) is to preserve and protect the Devils River and the lands within its watershed. DRC is committed to promoting the significance of the Devils River and ensuring this uniquely pristine water resource remains a natural and scenic treasure for generations of Texans. However, in recent years, the spring-fed river and the aquifer that feeds it have been discovered by the wider world and are now increasingly under threat. Recognizing the river’s vulnerability, a group of local landowners came together to advocate for its protection in early 2011.

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www.tcmacaves.org

Texas Cave Management Association

1: Panhandle Plains, 2: Prairies & Lakes, 3: Pineywoods, 4: Gulf Coast, 5: South Texas, 6: Hill Country, 7: West Texas, Statewide

Email: membership@tcmacaves.org

Website: www.tcmacaves.org

Mission: TCMA exists to acquire, conserve and manage caves, and to promote research and education regarding caves and karst while providing responsible access to our preserves.

Counties Served: Statewide

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www.hillcountryconservancy.org

Hill Country Conservancy

6: Hill Country

Contact: Frank Davis

Phone: (512) 328-2481

Email: info@hillcountryconservancy.org

Website: www.hillcountryconservancy.org

Mission: Hill Country Conservancy preserves vital natural resources through conservation, community collaboration and engagement to sustain our region now and forever.

Counties Served: Travis, Hays, Blanco, Burnet, Llano, Mason

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www.hillcountrylandtrust.org

Hill Country Land Trust

6: Hill Country

Phone: (830) 997-0027

Email: office@hillcountrylandtrust.org

Website: www.hillcountrylandtrust.org

Mission: Hill Country Land Trust is a non-profit organization that focuses on the protection and stewardship of land through the holding of conservation easements in partnership with private landowners. Our target area is the Texas Hill Country, a region in Central Texas featuring rugged hills, limestone bedded rivers, and streams at the juncture of 4 eco-regions in Texas.

Counties Served: Menard, Kimble, Mason, Llano, Burnet, Blanco, Hays, Comal, Kendall, Gillespie, Bandera, Real, Kerr, Edwards, Schleicher, Sutton, Lampasas, San Saba, and McCulloch

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