Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

August 30, 2012, Commission Meeting

Donations

Donations of $500 or More for the August 30, 2012, Commission Meeting Not Previously Acknowledged by the Commission
  Donor Description Detail & Purpose of Donation *Amount
1 Friends of Sheldon Lake Other Goods 1 Honda Garden Tiller $600.00
2 Friends of Lost Pines Cash Funding for construction project CC.180001. Bastrop SP tree removal $10,000.00
3 Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Cash Sheldon Lake SP Boardwalks and Campsites Phase 3 $400,000.00
4 Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Capital Property 1 2012 Polaris, ROV-0RGR-12, 800, Crew, S. Red,760cc, Vehicle ID 4XAWH76A0CE632099; Serial R12WH76AR $16,364.87
5 Sarah (Sally) Hunter In-Kind Services Curriculum to supplement BSHOP outreach exhibit $1,500.00
6 Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Other Goods Portable Fee Booth for collecting at Palo Duro and having a 2nd lane for fees $7,500.00
7 Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Other Goods 40 Steel Pipe 20' sections for use in constructing corrals for Palo Duro Equestrian Camping Area $6,500.00
8 Battleship Texas Foundation Cash Public Appeal for State Parks $25,000.00
9 Whole Earth Provision Company Cash Public Appeal for State Parks $30,871.00
10 National Shooting Sports Foundation Cash The Hunting Heritage Partnership provides funding to enhance hunter recruitment and retention $17,000.00
11 Texas Bighorn Society Other Goods Six drinkers, six 3,000 gallon water tanks, 1" water line, sheet metal/sq. tubing for 3 attachments, assorted plumbing parts and helicopter time to airlift people, materials and supplies to remote sites $62,908.52
12 Texas Bighorn Society Other Goods Drinkers, 3,000 gallon water tanks, 1" water line, assorted plumbing parts and helicopter time to airlift people, materials and supplies to remote sites $49,573.28
13 Bob Lundsford (R. Lundsford) Cash To purchase replica M-1 Garand rifles for Marines' Space onboard Battleship Texas $2,500.00
14 Dallas Safari Club Cash To support Texas Parks and Wildlife projects - Communications $12,500.00
15 Dallas Safari Club Cash To support Texas Parks and Wildlife projects - Wildlife $17,500.00
16 Dallas Safari Club Cash To support Texas Parks and Wildlife projects - Law Enforcement $12,500.00
17 Dallas Safari Club Cash To support Texas Parks and Wildlife projects - State Parks $17,500.00
18 Gardner Appraisal Group Cash Support for Lone Star Steward Awards $1,000.00
19 Herschel Neal In-Kind One Pronghorn Hunt for Public Hunting Program $1,000.00
20 Friends of Martin Dies Jr. SP Capital Property 32'x40' open air metal frame and metal roof pavilion $8,690.00
21 East Texas Lazy Eights Cash Public Appeal for State Parks $500.00
22 Coastal Conservation Association - Texas Chapter Cash Contribution for marsh planting at Goose Island SP $18,289.00
23 Cub Scout Pack 1199 - Sam Houston Area Council Cash Public Appeal for State Parks $500.00
24 Native Plant Society of Texas - Fredericksburg Chapter Cash Bastrop SP Habitat Restoration Program - Restore Native Grasses and Plants $1,500.00
25 Estate of Edna E. Gilpin per Bobby G. Adams Cash Bastrop SP Recovery Fund $10,000.00
26 Maritech Resources Cash Decommissioned 4-pile petroleum structure in HI-A-325, towed to TPWD reef site HI-A-315 $95,000.00
27 CCA Texas Cash Pay for the printing of 150 sea grass protection signs $7,150.00
28 NRG Energy Texas LLC In-Kind Construction of 12 stainless steel pond screens (3'6"x3'2"x2") to be used during draining of rearing ponds and the harvesting of fingerlings. Shop also removed 1 effluent discharge pumps and motor and transported to their Houston shop where they disassembled and rebuilt the pump and motor. After painting and coating the pump and motor they transported and re-installed the equipment. The NRG shop staff spent a combined total of 186 man hours on the 2 projects. $22,320.00
29 Washington on the Brazos State Park Association Controlled Item 1 Ipad 3, 16 gigabyte, SN DMPHQ6YKDNQR $629.99
30 Terry Hopper In Kind Services Provided assistance to wildlife biologist Scott Bosworth with infrastructure maintenance, equipment repair, and habitat management at the OSBWMA. 84 hours @ 7.00 $588.00
31 NRG Energy Cash Sea Center Texas $2,000.00
32 West Texas Herpetological Society and West Texas Snake Days Cash Herpetological conservation and research. $84.00 worth of books were donated for the auction and has been reduced from the $4700.00 $4,616.00
33 Friends of Garner Capital Property 2- 2012 Model KAF950GCK Kawasaki Mules VIN #'s JK1AFDG1XCB506303 and JK1AFDG14CB506961 $21,908.00
34 Friends of Sheldon Lake Cash Support for operations and projects at Sheldon Lake SP. Two checks issued for total donation $192.87 and $10,030.77. $10,223.64
35 Faith Ford Biggs Cash For use at Meridian SP $500.00
36 Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Capital Property 1 Lang manufacturing electric convection oven (2 deck) installed in the kitchen of the Mack Dick Group Pavilion-Valued at $11,400.00 - Plains Builders, Amarillo $11,400.00
37 Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Controlled Item 1 Extron VGA receiver valued at $460.00-Amarillo Media Systems $460.00
38 Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Other Goods Exterior/Interior Furnishings - Outdoor chairs, benches, tables. Interior leather couches, recliners, cow hair chairs, wooden desk, copper tables, other copper accessories, artwork pieces, coat racks, folding tables, stackable chairs leather ottoman, antler chandelier, antler coffee table, cow hide rugs, buffalo hide rugs. Valued at $54,000.00 $54,000.00
39 Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Capital Property 1 Lang Manufacturing heavy duty electric range installed in the kitchen for the Mack Dick Group Pavilion valued at $6,348.00-Plains Builders, Amarillo $6,348.00
40 Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Capital Property 1 Leather and carved wood sofa used for decoration in the Mack Dick Group Pavilion valued at $6,000.00 $6,000.00
41 Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Controlled Item 2 Panasonic 3000AL wide screen video projectors valued at $1,295.00 each- Amarillo Media Systems $2,590.00
42 Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Controlled Item 2 Rane audio mixers valued at $529.00 each-Amarillo Media Systems $1,058.00
43 Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Controlled Item 2 Sony Blu-Ray players valued at $179.00 each-Amarillo Media Systems $358.00
44 Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Controlled Item 2 Crown dual channel power amplifier valued at $499.00 each-Amarillo Media Systems $998.00
45 Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Controlled Item 2 AKG UHF wireless microphone systems valued at $595.00 each -Amarillo Media Systems $1,190.00
46 Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Controlled Item 2 Kramer Electronics 8 button system controller valued at $849.00 each $1,698.00
47 Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Other Goods Kitchen equipment-Stainless steel serving counter/worktables, ice machine, electric proofer, hand sink dish table top, dishwasher, dish table sorting shelf, mop sink, refrigerator and labor to install- Plains Builders, Amarillo $37,505.57
48 Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Other Goods Audio/visual equipment-2 retractable video screens, 2 speaker systems, 2 rack shelves and equipment cabinet, valued at $10,901.06-Amarillo Media Systems $10,901.06
49 Friends of TFFC Cash Reimburse TPWD for partial cost of producing Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame videos $3,000.00
50 Apache Petroleum Corp. Cash Artificial Reef Program - Rigs to Reef, Decommissioned 8-pile petroleum structure in HI-A-287A; towed to TPWD reef site HI-A-341 $420,800.00
51 Friends of Pedernales Falls SP Capital Property 1 2011 EZGO ST Sport II 48v PDS SN# 2748938 $5,350.00
      Total $1,460,388.93

*Estimated value used for goods and services