SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 438
WHEREAS, A group of ranchers and farmers from across the
Lone Star State has received recognition as the 2017 and 2018
winners of the Lone Star Land Steward Awards and the Leopold
Conservation Awards; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1996 by the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department, the Lone Star Land Steward Awards celebrate
excellence in private land conservation by recognizing
landowners for their outstanding stewardship of our state's
land, water, and wildlife resources; more than 225 Texas
landowners have been recognized to date, and each year, the
overall state winner is presented with the Leopold Conservation
Award, which is sponsored by the Sand County Foundation; and
WHEREAS, The recipient of the Leopold Conservation Award
in 2017 was the Dixon Water Foundation, owner of Dixon Ranches in
Parker, Cooke, and Presidio Counties; the 2017 Ecoregion Award
winners also included Mark Brown of Brown Ranch in Fayette
County, Mike Harris and John Sewell of Harris Ranch in Uvalde and
Kinney Counties, Kim Bergman and Pam Mabry Bergman of Three Mile
Creek Ranch in Gillespie County, the Michaux family of Solana
Ranch in Bell and Williamson Counties, Greg Grant of Arcadia in
Shelby County, CEMEX USA and J. Austin Ranches of El Carmen Land
and Conservation Company in Brewster County, and Rod and Mary
Hench of Wild Wings Ranch in Scurry County; and
WHEREAS, In 2018, the Leopold Conservation Award went to
Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence of Laborcitas Creek Ranch in Brooks
County,whilethe2018EcoregionAwardwinnersincludedDeborah
Clark and Emry Birdwell of Birdwell and Clark Ranch in Clay
County, Christopher Harte and William Harte of Spicewood Ranch in
Burnet County, Nelson Roach of Couch Mountain in Camp County,
Tamara and Justin Trail of Trail Ranch in Shackelford County, the
Hughes-Sasser Partnership of Billingsley Ranch in Presidio and
Jeff Davis Counties, and the Alum Creek Wildlife Management
Association in Bastrop County; and
WHEREAS, The natural beauty and ecological diversity of
the Lone Star State depend greatly on careful stewardship by its
landowners, and these conscientious and hardworking Texans are
helping to preserve precious natural and cultural resources for
future generations; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby congratulate the 2017 and 2018 recipients of
the Lone Star Land Steward Awards and the Leopold Conservation
Awards and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for each recipient as an expression of high regard by
the Texas Senate.
Flores
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 19, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate