MAY 2019
PLATEAU POST
Managing for Native Pollinators
While planting pollinator-friendly species such as native wildflowers or host plants for butterflies is an excellent management activity, there are many other options that follow some general rules to promote native pollinators. Some are as simple as minor adjustments to things you may already be doing. Many will also encourage other wildlife species to use your property. Learn More
Texas State Researchers See Landowners as Key to Saving the Houston Toad
Researchers in the Department of Biology at Texas State University have teamed with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to identify the most effective ways to recruit private landowners to save the critically endangered Houston toad, and by extension, the integrity of East Texas prairie ecosystems . Learn More
Williamson County Native Plant Society of Texas - May Meeting

Join NPSOT-Wilco’s chapter meeting on May 9, 2019 for program topic Rangeland Ecology with guest speaker David Riley of Plateau Land & Wildlife Management.

As Aldo Leopold once said “The central thesis of game management is this: game can be restored by the creative use of the same tools which have heretofore destroyed it—axe, plow, cow, fire and gun…” Rangelands over time can be degraded due to overuse or misuse of natural resources and it can be a difficult task to return to its natural state. During this presentation David will discuss the 5 different management tools and how they can be utilized to restore native rangelands.

NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public. Learn More
Lone Star Land Steward Regional Award Winners Announced

The ability to manage land in difficult times, through extended dry periods, floods, wildfires and economic downturns, is the hallmark of a good land steward. In spite of the challenges, many owners of rural land continue to safeguard the wildlife, fields, forests and waters of Texas, even though many urban residents may not know it.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Lone Star Land Steward Awards program recognizes those private landowners for excellence in habitat management and wildlife conservation. The awards also seek to publicize the best examples of sound natural resource management practices and promote long-term conservation of unique natural and cultural resources .   Learn More
If You’re Hiking Around and see a Purple Fence or Trees, Pay Heed
In some U.S. states, if you’re hiking around outside, you might stumble across a fence painted purple. It’s not for decoration, there’s an actual meaning behind it. It means “No Trespassing” on remote and private properties in several states.

The concept of purple fences started in Arkansas in 1989 as a way for property owners to warn the public of private land. The state of Texas adopted a similar law in 1997. Learn More
Railroad Commission, Kinder Morgan Sued Over Route of Permian Highway Pipeline
Hays County, the city of Kyle and a coalition of Hill Country landowners have filed a lawsuit to fight the route of Kinder Morgan's proposed Permian Highway Pipeline and challenge how the state agency that regulates the oil and gas industry allows companies to use eminent domain laws.
Fossils Show How South Texas Once Resembled The African Savanna
Scientists found fossils of camels, dog-sized horses and other strange wildlife that used to roam around Beeville. Imagine a landscape teeming with peculiar wildlife – horses the size of dogs, antelopes with horns growing from their snouts, elephants with a long, shovel-like jaw. It all sounds surreal, but  it’s actually a description of South Texas  – 11 million years ago. Learn More
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