Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

May 22, 2019, Commission Meeting

Donations

Donations of $500 or More for May 22, 2019 Acknowledged by the Commission
Donor Detail & Purpose of Donation *Amount
Fidelity Charitable - Bontempo Giving Fund Donation to support Texas State Parks $ 500.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Grant to purchase capital equipment and other needs on Powderhorn Ranch Wildlife Management Area $ 145,500.00
Coastal Conservation Association One Garmin GPSMAP 7612 xsv Chart Plotter and four TNV/PVS-14 Monocular Night Vision devices for game wardens to use for patrol and other duties $ 15,428.00
Dr. Paul and Toni Burns - Colonel Burns Ranch Donation to be used for research, habitat management, purchase of capital equipment to be used for habitat management and outreach activities at Muse Wildlife Management Area $ 3,000.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation - Gear Up for Game Wardens Program One Polaris Ranger XP900 UTV, a 6X12 Utility Trailer, and one PVS-14 ECHO Night Vision Monocular to support game wardens $ 18,136.49
Halliburton - Giving Choices Donation to support Texas State Parks $ 962.10
Dennis Wells One Phantom III Advance Drone for resource management activities $ 1,065.95
Vanguard Donation to support Texas State Parks $ 1,000.00
Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Foundation One 40' New Job Box Office Container w/Restroom $ 19,950.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation One 2019 Gatortail boat, Model 1860 serial # UFQ04741A919 and a 2019 Gatortail GTR40 outboard motor serial # G10950 to be used at Sea Rim State Park and surrounding areas for rescue and patrol $ 21,990.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation One 2019 McClain boat trailer, serial # 4LYBG1814KH004335to be used at Sea Rim State Park and surrounding areas for rescue and patrol $ 1,870.00
U.S Fish & Wildlife Service One Gooseneck Trailer serial # 4FGL020222H050732 and a 2004 Ford F350 truck serial # 1FTSW31S24EA38234 $ 13,000.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Grant for Balmorhea State Park $ 2,014,856.30
National Wild Turkey Federation, Inc. Support for habitat restoration on wildlife management areas for upland game bird species and for equipment to outfit a fire truck for prescribed burning efforts $ 22,500.00
CCA Texas Support to post billboards to promote seagrass awareness $ 18,100.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation - Gear Up for Game Wardens Program One Hummingbird side scan sonar unit (Helix 12), one night vision monocular, one winch with accessories, five drones, three handheld thermal FLIR cameras, two DJI Mavic2 Zoom drones and kits, and four TNV/PVS-14 monocular night vision devices and three FLIR Breach thermal imaging devices to be used by Game Wardens in search and rescue recovery efforts $ 37,648.95
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation - Gear Up for Game Wardens Program One Reconyx MS7 MicroFire 720p wi-fi license plate camera, one Hummingbird Helix 10, fifty ONX Maps memberships, part and labor to install a winch and lift kit on a new Polaris 900 OHV, six portable breath alcohol testers, one emergency plane ticket to Austin headquarters for K-9 human remains detection training and one K-9 for human remains detection to be used by Game Wardens $ 14,787.37
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation - Gear Up for Game Wardens Program UAS program for use in Game Warden pilot training $ 5,000.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation - Gear Up for Game Wardens Program One PVS-14 night vision Helion XP50 Thermal, one 2019 Polaris 900 OHV (model # R19RTA87A1), one APX Motorola portable radio, and one ATV Polaris 19 570 (serial # 4XASEE576KA292304) for Game Warden use $ 35,909.00
Sabine River Authority of Texas Support for zebra mussel and giant salvinia campaigns $ 15,000.00
Mule Deer Foundation Support for a brush project at Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area $ 8,000.00
Cowboy Healthcare Two used 12-gauge shotguns to be used for hunting/shooting events hosted by the Hunter Education Program $ 750.00
National Shooting Sports Foundation Three 20-gauge shot guns and three 12-gauge shotguns for the Hunting Heritage Program for the Hunter Education Program $ 1,500.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Grant for button-making supplies, traffic batons for events, Halloween craft items, dry-erase board, easel, label maker and labels for educational use at Sheldon Lake State Park $ 2,060.18
Quail Coalition San Antonio Chapter One Cannon TS5934 45-minute fire-rated 40-gun safe, two Vortex Vulture HD 15X56 binoculars, one HCO Spartan cellular game camera with security box bundle, twelve Blaze video 16MP 1080P no-glow trail cameras, and eleven On X hunting apps to support Region 5, District 2 Game Wardens in their patrol and investigation efforts $ 6,596.93
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Grant for the Great Texas Birding Classic $ 919.94
Steven Randall One GE electric dryer to be used for deep cleaning the cabins at Inks Lake State Park $ 553.95
Kevin McClish and Karen Roberts - Palo Duro Trail Run Two Kenwood TK2360 VHF portable radios for park use $ 532.56
Dan Jones Professional dry wall taping, bedding, and texturing of the interior walls of the Nature Center at Ray Roberts Lake State Park (Johnson Branch) $ 2,500.00
Andrew Gessner Donation for the artificial reef program Rigs-to-Reefs for reefing/permitting Big Man's and Kate's Reefs $ 100,000.00
Friends of the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center One Apple iMac Pro 27"/CTO with AppleCare Plus and one LaCie 6 TB external hard drive for the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to assist with programs and educational content $ 5,375.99
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation - Gear Up for Game Wardens Program Five cell phone boosters (Weboost Drive 4G-X), one cellphone booster, eleven Danner Pronghorn snake boots, two Vortex Viper 10X50 binoculars, one 2019 Polaris Sportsman 450 high-output ATV (VIN No. 4XASEA503KA279179), one Pulsar model XP38 Helion thermal scope (Serial No. 91019392), two TNV/PVS-14 monocular night vision devices, and five 2019 Stagecoach utility trailers (VIN No. 5NYBU1215KNSC5327, 5NYBU1213KNSC5326, 5NYBU1218KNSC5192, 5NYBU121XKNSC5808, and 5NYBU0817JNSC4535), three Mavic 2 Zoom drones to be used for Law Enforcement patrol and duties such as search-and-rescue $ 33,047.87
Friends of Palmetto State Park Support to provide seasonal housing for intern at Palmetto State Park $ 5,000.00
Control Panels USA, Inc. One programmable logic controller processor, Micrologix 120 VAC, fourteen AC inputs, and ten relay outputs programmed to be used at the lift station in Choke Canyon State Park $ 575.00
Roy and Judy Gurley Foundation Installation of service body upgrade for 2010 F-250 utility plant operator pickup $ 7,100.00
Targa Resources Support to improve and/or protect habitat for Navasota ladies tresses and large-fruited sand verbena $ 509,282.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Three rescue throw bags, four 15-liter dry bags, eighteen tie-down straps, four Canyon dry boxes, one Roll-A-Table, two duffels, eight paddle carabiners, and two aluminum dry boxes to be used for river rescue equipment at Big Bend Ranch State Park $ 1,691.83
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Two 2019 Centex utility trailers - gross vehicle weight rating of 7,000 lbs. (Asset No. 215086 and 215087) to be used by Texas Outdoor Families Program in State Parks $ 7,400.00
Brazos Bend State Park Volunteer Organization One Husqvarna model Z560X zero-turn mower (Serial No. 031319F001105) for Brazos Bend State Park $ 9,519.96
Houston Chapter 1st Marine Division Association Donation to support the Battleship Texas $ 2,000.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Grant to support one intern position for 400 hours in the Support Resources Division - Sustainability Program $ 5,500.00
  Total $3,116,110.37

In official recognition of the adoption of this resolution in a lawfully called public meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, we hereby affix our signatures this 22nd day of May, 2019.

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