Ranching for the Future

Landowner Workshop & Reception

March 29, 2008, Doss Heritage & Culture Center, 1400 Texas Street, Weatherford, Texas

                   1:00 – Protecting our watersheds through sustainable grazing; Robert Potts, President of the Dixon Water Foundation

1:25 – The rare species in our native prairies; Amanda Neill, Herbarium Director, Botanical Research Institute of Texas

(Break)

2:00 – The benefits of native grasses to your bottom line; Jim Eidson, North Texas Biologist and Clymer Meadow Preserve Manager for The Nature Conservancy

2:25 – Fire ecology and the benefit of landowner cooperatives; Jason Wrinkle, Lower Pecos Project Director and West Texas Fire Manager for The Nature Conservancy

(Break)

3:00 – Healthy grasslands and wildlife management; Ty Bartoskewitz, Technical Guidance Biologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife

3:25 – Keeping your family’s land intact through voluntary landowner agreements; David Bezanson, North Texas Program Manager for The Nature Conservancy

(Break)

4:00 –Working with gas and pipeline companies; Ken Adair, Attorney at Law for Harris, Finley & Bogle &

Gene Walker, Parker County landowner

4:45 – Q & A/Round table discussion with all workshop speakers; Moderated by Bill Fuller; Parker County landowner and President of Fuller Capital Management

5:30 – 7:30 – Cocktail Reception

Refreshments will be served throughout the day. Please RSVP by March 20 to laura_johnson@tnc.org or 817-716-3963

Sponsored by Bobcat of Fort Worth, Fuller Capital Management, NAI Huff Partners