06
Jul
Riparian Areas
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The plant communities lining streams (riparian areas) sequester carbon, filter sediment, and prevent excessive erosion. WHF is providing technical assistance and guidance on both stream and riparian health-related issues at no cost to private landowners through a grant supplied by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s South East Aquatics funding pool to improve upland areas for... Read More
05
Jul
Texas Coastal Prairie Initiative – Summer 2023 update
Texas Coastal Prairie Initiative Summer 2023 Update From Elisa Donovan, VP and General Counsel, Coastal Prairie Initiative: Summer is here, and we thought we would update all as to the progress on the Texas Coastal Prairie Initiative. We continue to seek projects that may be eligible for Round 2 funding for this fall. We hope... Read More
05
Jul
Biodiversity by CPC
Wildlife on the Coastal Prairie From the graceful flight of the monarch butterfly to the stealthy movements of the bobcat, the coastal prairie is home to a diverse array of fascinating wildlife. What is biodiversity? Biodiversity is the variety of life in a given area and is crucial for maintaining the balance and health of... Read More
30
Jun
Texas Coastal Prairie Initiative 2023
About the Texas Coastal Prairie Initiative WHF is working with Coastal Prairie Conservancy (CPC) and 23 other partner organizations that have joined together to sustain the imperiled coastal prairie ecosystem through the Texas Coastal Prairie Initiative (TCPI). The initiatve, which will provide funding to private landowners to conserve prairies, wetlands, farms, and ranches, is funded... Read More
29
Jun
Chinese Tallow – invasive species
Chinese Tallow (Triadeca sebifera) is an invasive woody species from China. It is estimated that almost 25 percent of all woody vegetation in the Houston area are Chinese Tallow trees. The Chinese tallow is a problematic tree, especially in wetter areas, and is classified by the Texas Department of Agriculture as a noxious and invasive species. They thrive in... Read More
24
Jun
Keep Texas Beautiful 57th Annual Conference
A Conference For All Texans The Keep Texas Beautiful Conference is the primary statewide educational event for community leaders to network, gain knowledge on environmental issues, recycling, and litter prevention, and recognize community excellence. The KTB Conference provides connections to others working in the field and high-quality professional development for KTB community partners (staff and... Read More
21
Jun
Harmony on the Range
Texas Parks & Wildlife presents Harmony on the Range, an integrating grazing and wildlife management on Friday, June 21. Stephen Deiss with WHF will be presenting at the workshop. Register by clicking this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-L3G4nA5VRDGhoaIiL5kp5mf7Wp6rlPPFeMZ7UF38g8/viewform
13
Jun
Northern Bobwhites and Habitat Fragmentation
WHF’s crowning achievement, under the leadership of Jim Willis, was the establishment of a 7-mile corridor of Bobwhite quail habitat linking the Atwater Prairie Chicken Refuge with other existing habitats in the Cat Spring area. Read about Northern bobwhite and their habitat fragmentation in Caesar Kleberg Tracks – Spring 2023. Northern bobwite have been declining across their geographic... Read More
30
May
Regenerative Ranching Fights Climate Change
Loy Sneary serves in an advisory capacity to the Board of Trustees of WHF. Learn about how Sneary Cattle use regenerative ranching to fight climate change. Sneary Cattle and Windmill Farms were featured in the Houston Chronicle in an Essay: These ranchers preserve a Texan way of life while fighting climate change by Raj Mankad,... Read More
29
May
Texas Coastal Prairie Initiative – Call to Landowners
To: Landowners in Harris, Galveston, Waller, Chambers, Matagorda, Austin, Colorado, Victoria, Wharton, Brazoria, Calhoun, Fort Bend and Jackson Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. My name is Austin Justis, and I recently joined WHF (formerly Wildlife Habitat Federation) as a wildlife conservationist. Based in Texas, WHF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit providing... Read More