- The restoration, enhancement,
and creation of more than 63,000 Texas wetland acres.
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- Statewide distribution of
wheat seed totaling over 9,000 acres annually.
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- Production and partial writing
of wildlife habitat handbooks to train 3,000 vocational
agriculture teachers and 4-H leaders in Texas.
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- Host annual wildlife habitat
competition for high school students within Texas.
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- Continued commitment of
scholarships presently totaling more than $16,000 for young
scientific professionals to solve present and future Texas
wetland problems.
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- Provided funds for the
construction and placement of more than 15,000 wood duck
boxes in 147 Texas counties.
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- Coordinated or provided
immediate response to outbreaks of avian cholera and duck
plague in cooperation with state and federal resource
agencies, international conservation organizations, and
private landowners.
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- Provided funds and outdoor
education programs for Texas youth such as the Boy Scouts of
America, Future Farmers of America and disadvantaged youth
in our major cities.
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- Served as voting member of the
North American Waterfowl Management Board which provides
oversight and direction for the North American Waterfowl
Management Plan.
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- Developed innovative
techniques from remote sensing platforms for the evaluation
of Texas wetlands.
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- Coordinated and completed
wetland mitigation and enhancement projects for
international energy and waste disposal companies in Texas.
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- Recognized by the American
Fisheries Society for outstanding performance in restoring
and enhancing Texas wetlands.
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- Recognized by the Texas
Chapter of the Wildlife Society as the initial recipient of
the GROUP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for activities to promote,
reclaim and enhance wetland habitat in Texas.
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- Provide funds and technical
expertise for 80 wetland projects on private and public
lands to enhance, create and restore ecological production
within 45 counties of Texas.
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- Provided freshwater inflows to
Lake Charlette, a 1,500-acre wetland within the Trinity Bay
ecosystem, for the reduction of saltwater intrusion and
enhancement of wildlife and fisheries habitat.
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- Created 100 acres of wetlands
at the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Preserved 5,000 acres of
freshwater marsh and created a 148,000 pound goose grit site
at the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Created wintering goose
habitat at the Hagermann National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Provided technical and field
expertise for wetland development at the Alazan Bayou
Wildlife Management Area for Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department.
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- Provided telemetry and global
positioning equipment to Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department’s waterfowl program to locate major wintering
goose populations.
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- Funded equipment acquisition
for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s waterfowl
biologist to manipulate moist soil areas along the mid-coast
of Texas.
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- Funded mobile pumping
apparatus for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s
waterfowl program to increase wetland acreage upon private
and public lands.
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- Provided funds and manpower to
revegetate over 300 wetland acres upon the L.B. Johnson and
Caddo National Grasslands for the United States Forest
Service.
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- Provided manpower and
equipment to erect 270 wood duck boxes for the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineer’s Cooper Lake project.
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- Funded over 500 acres of
wetland habitat restoration and enhancement at the Aransas
National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Raised over ten million
dollars in individual, corporate and foundation
contributions for Texas wetlands.
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