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EDWARDS AQUIFER: www.edwardsaquifer.net

EXOTIC WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION (EWA): Provides information and contacts for members covering all aspects of exotic wildlife management. They provide a game ranch directory, contacts for buying and selling exotic wildlife, marketing contacts, and are in the process of developing a hunting directory. Kerrville: 1-800-752-5431. www.exoticwildlife.net

FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA): Administers the Farm Bill as passed by Congress. Several programs are currently in operation including EQUIP, CRP, TAP, LAP, NAP, and loan programs. Blanco: 830-868-4656, Gillespie: 830-997-3453, Hays: 512-392-3202, Llano and Mason: 325-347-5740. www.fsa.usda.gov

HILL COUNTRY ALLIANCE (HCA): HCA is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to raise public awareness and build community support around the need to preserve the natural resources and heritage of the Central Texas Hill Country. 512-560-3135; info@hillcountryalliance.org. www.hillcountryalliance.org.

HILL COUNTRY RESOURCE CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT AREA, Inc.: Mason, TX 325-347-5005

HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT-TEXAS: 830-868-2427; cell: 512-757-1172; fax: 830-868-2427; POBox 373, 804 Danz Well Road, Johnson City, TX 78636. Amy Normand, Executive Director. Lands-on Learning for Land Stewards. amy@hmitexas.org; www.hmitexas.org

NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF TEXAS (NPSOT): Promotes the conservation, research and utilization of the native plants and plant habitats of Texas through education, outreach and example. Round Rock: 512-238-0695. http://lonestar.texas.net/~jleblanc

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS): Assist landowners in preparing conservation plans, developing prescribed burning plans, and assisting with brush control, pond construction, terrace installation, and erosion control. NRCS also publishes soil surveys for each county. Blanco: 830-868-7237, Gillespie: 830-997-3349, Hays: 830-379-0930, Llano: 325-247-5154, Mason: 325-347-5749. www.nrcs.usda.gov

PEDERNALES WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT COOP: 830-868-4528; 4256 Ranch Road 1320, Johnson City, TX 78636. Romelia & Harris Greenwood

SOCIETY FOR RANGE MANAGEMENT (SRM): SRM is concerned with studying, conserving, managing, and sustaining rangelands for ranching, wildlife, hydrology, and range and soil conservation. 210-414-1688. www.rangelands.org/srm.shtml

TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (TAES): Conducts scientific research related to agriculture throughout Texas. In the Edwards Plateau, research is focused on range issues such as forage production, brush control, rangeland ecology, hydrology, prescribed burning, and agricultural economics. College Station: 979-845-5573. http://taeswww.tamu.edu

TEXAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION: Various specialists provide a wide range of public services and information related to agriculture including: fruit and nut production, lawn care, gardening, grazing management, vegetation manipulation, livestock management, and implementation of the 4H program. Blanco: 830-868-7167, Gillespie: 830-997-3452, Hays: 512-393-2120, Llano: 325-247-5159, Mason: 325-347-6459. http://agextension.tamu.edu

TEXAS FOREST SERVICE (TFS): Provides technical assistance to landowners in forest related matters including oak wilt, tree health, tree selection, arboricultural consultation, and prevention and control of wildfires. TFS administers the Oak Wilt Suppression Project that can offer cost-shares to qualified landowners in most Central Texas counties. Johnson City: 830-868-7949. http://texasforestservice.tamu.edu

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (TPWD): Provides technical assistance to landowners in all aspects of native wildlife and habitat management, including game, nongame, and endangered species.  Experts are available to assist in the preparation of detailed wildlife management plans. Blanco and Hays counties: 512-288-0895, Gillespie and Mason counties: 325-258-4456, Llano county: 325-247-1072. www.tpwd.state.tx.us; Land & Water Resources: www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater

TEXAS WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION (TWA): TWA is dedicated to the conservation, management, and enhancement of wildlife and wildlife habitat on private lands. San Antonio: 1-800-839-9453. www.texas-wildlife.org

WILDLIFE SERVICES (USDA-APHIS-WS): Assists landowners in predator and nuisance animal control. This agency traps and removes animals in both urban and rural settings. Blanco, Gillespie, Llano and Mason counties: 830-896-6535, Hays County: 409-845-6201. http://aphis.usda.gov/ws

OTHER HELPFUL WEB SITES

AGGIE HORTICULTURE: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARBORICULTURE: www.isa-arbor.com

LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER CENTER: www.wildflower.org

NATIVE PLANTS OF SOUTH TEXAS: http://uvalde.tamu.edu/herbarium/index.htm

PLANTS DATABASE: http://plants.usda.gov

SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION: www.ser.org

TAMU VASCULAR PLANT IMAGE GALLERY: www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/gallery.htm

TEXAS INVASIVES: www.texasinvasives.org

TEXAS OAK WILT INFORMATION PARTNERSHIP: www.texasoakwilt.org

TEXAS TREE PLANTING GUIDE: http://TexasTreePlanting.tamu.edu

Note: Special thanks to Robert Edmonson, Texas Forest Service, in Johnson City, for helping to pull together most of this information.

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