Land and Water Resources Conservation and Recreation Plan
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is currently in the process of updating the 2005 Land and Water Resources Conservation Plan. The goal of the Land and Water Plan is to guide the agency in conserving the state’s natural and historic heritage and in providing public access to the outdoors. It serves as a tactical document that guides planning, operational and budget decisions. The revisions to the plan will reflect current conservation challenges and the changing landscape in Texas.
Texas Conservation and Recreation Forums (TxCRF) have been established in twelve planning regions around the state with a Department staff member serving as the official point of contact. The points of contact are coordinating suggested revisions to the Land and Water Resources Conservation Plan submitted by the respective forums. (See list and map below.)
The Department will be hosting a series of public meetings around the state beginning July 20, 2009 to present the proposed changes to the plan and to solicit public input (see list below, exact locations and times to be announced). The draft Land and Water Resources Conservation Plan will be posted on this site prior to the public meetings. In addition, the Department hopes to provide an opportunity for the public to participate in an online public comment process. Please revisit this site in July for more details.
Public Meetings
All meetings to be held 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Austin — Monday, July 20
TPWD Headquarters — Commission Meeting Room
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, Texas 78744
Mission — Monday, July 27
Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park — Conference Room
2800 S. Bentsen Palm Drive (FM 2062)
Mission, Texas 78572
Houston — Monday, August 3
Houston Garden Center
Hermann Park
1500 Hermann Drive
Houston, Texas 77004
San Antonio — Monday, August 10
*Please bring your parking ticket to the meeting for parking validation.
Central Library Auditorium
600 Soledad
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Arlington — Monday, August 17
Arlington Convention Center
1200 Ballpark Way
Arlington, Texas 76011
Midland/Odessa — Monday, August 31
Sibley Nature Center
1307 E. Wadley
Midland, Texas 79705
Lufkin — Thursday, Sept. 3
Ellen Trout Zoo
402 Zoo Circle
Lufkin, Texas 75904
Amarillo — Tuesday, Sept. 8
Amarillo City Commission Chamber
509 S.E 7th Ave.
Amarillo, Texas 79105
Alpine — Thursday, Sept. 10
Alpine ISD Auditorium
704 W. Sul Ross Ave.
Alpine, Texas 79830
El Paso — Monday, Sept. 14
TEA, Region 19 Education Service Center
6611 Boeing Drive
El Paso, Texas 79925
Tentative LWRCRP Update Schedule
- Draft outline — April 2009
- Solicit outline comments — April–May 2009
- Finalize outline — May 2009
- Solicit text and measurable activities — May–June 2009
- Draft document — June 2009
- Solicit draft comments via:
- Forum meetings — April–September 2009
- Web site — July–September 2009
- Public meetings — July–September 2009
- Compile comments, edit/proof plan — October 2009
- Produce final LWRCRP document — December 2009
Forums and Contacts
| Forum | Team Leader | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forum 1 | Billy Tarrant (Wildlife Division) | Alpine | billy.tarrant@sbcglobal.net |
| Alt 1 | Mark Lockwood (State Parks Division) | Fort Davis | mark.lockwood@tpwd.state.tx.us |
| Forum 2 | Kendal Keyes (State Parks Division) | Rockport | kendal.keyes@tpwd.state.tx.us |
| Forum 3 | Russell Hooten (Wildlife Division) | Corpus Christi | russell.hooten@tpwd.state.tx.us |
| Forum 4 | Doyle Mosier (Inland Fisheries Division) | San Marcos | doyle.mosier@tpwd.state.tx.us |
| Alt 4 | Amy Hanna | Victoria | amy.hanna@tpwd.state.tx.us |
| Forum 5a | Vicki Sybert (Wildlife Division) | Lubbock | vicki.sybert@tpwd.state.tx.us |
| Forum 5b | Cindy Loeffler (Coastal Fisheries Division) | Austin | cindy.loeffler@tpwd.state.tx.us |
| Forum 6a | Nathan Rains (Wildlife Division) | Cleburne | nathanrains@sbcglobal.net |
| Forum 6b | Jamie Schubert (Coastal Fisheries Division) | Dickinson | william.schubert@tpwd.state.tx.us |
| Forum 7 | Rebecca Hensley (Coastal Fisheries Division) | Dickinson | rebecca.hensley@tpwd.state.tx.us |
| Forum 8 | Ricky Maxey (Wildlife Division) | Karnack | ricky.maxey@tpwd.state.tx.us |
| Forum 9 | Aron Flanders (Wildlife Division) | Sulphur Springs | aron.flanders@tpwd.state.tx.us |
| Forum 10 | Laird Fowler (State Parks Division) | Lubbock | laird.fowler@tpwd.state.tx.us |
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