Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

May 24-25, 2023, Commission Meeting

Donations

Donations of $500 or more for May 25, 2023 not Previously Acknowledged by the Commission
Donor	Detail & Purpose of Donation	*Amount
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation - Gear Up For Game Wardens	Inmar 14.5 foot inflatable boat (Hull Identification Number (HIN) IMG4MA35E222); Yamaha 40 horsepower outboard motor (Serial No. F40LA6BGKL1021703); 5th Lake aluminum trailer (Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) 1K9BB2018PE329749); one iPad and mounting bracket for drone with protective case; two Advanced Night Vision PVS-14 Monoculars with tactical kits (Serial Nos. A0867 and A0868); two large metal human body recovery drags	$30,119.91
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation	Grant to build a parking area and informational display at Follets Island Coastal Management Area	$25,000.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation	Grant for park-wide signage upgrades and general support at Brazos Bend State Park	$40,000.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation	Supplies for educational programs and Halloween in the Park event at Sheldon Lake State Park	$1,727.29
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation	Grant for State Park to attend the National Association of State Park Directors Leadership Development School	$4,000.00
Anonymous	Support for Blanco State Park	$600.00
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program	Support for tarps for volunteers of Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program	$500.00
Carol Dinkins	General support for Guadalupe River State Park	$1,000.00
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	Support for Aquatic Education Tackle Loaner program	$5,000.00
Quail Forever - Lone Star (TX) Chapter #3225	Support for water well/guzzler project at Pat Murphy Unit in the Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area	$5,000.00
Mule Deer Foundation	Support to apply Spike 20P herbicide to 2,000 acres at Black Gap Wildlife Management Area	$5,000.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation	2023 Coastline Trailer (VIN 555C1BH15PS000362)	$6,462.44
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation	Four Pescador 10.0 single kayaks and six Vanhunks Voyager tandem kayaks	$7,800.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation	Grant for Wildlife Management Area operations, land acquisition, capital construction, and the purchase of capital equipment	$50,000.00
Texas Wildlife Association	Support for information dissemination activities and events in South Texas	$5,811.72
Quail Forever - Top O' Texas (TX) Chapter #3222	Support for habitat management on wildlife management areas as directed by Small Game Program	$2,500.00
Fidelity Charity - Mizar Family Charitable Fund	Support for State Parks	$500.00
Friends of the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center	One WaterIQ Technologies Pulsar 3000+ Ultrasonic Appliance and 50-meter cable for algae remediation	$5,600.00
Jan Koehn	Support for Brazos Bend, Sheldon Lake, Palmetto, and Stephen F. Austin State Parks trails and facilities	$20,000.00
Friends of Inks Lake	One Whirlpool commercial washing machine for Host Program at Inks Lake State Park	$989.15
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation - Gear Up For Game Wardens	2023 cargo trailer (VIN 4D6EB1214PC064524), two 2023 Pro-Drive boats (HINs PDR01362A323 and PDR01363A323), two 2023 Pro-Drive 40 horsepower motors (Serial Nos. PD239410 and PD239411), two 2023 Angler Boat Trailers 16-1750 PD (VINs 597BB1711PM002346 and 597BB1713PM002350), four Advanced Night Vision PVS-14 Monoculars with tactical kits (Serial Nos. A0857, A0847, A0848 and A0849), one battery charger for drone, two cargo truck bed boxes, support for truck cargo box installation for Harrison County Game Wardens, one Pulsar Helion 2XQ50F thermal monocular (Serial No. 783506887), four pairs of snake boots	$101,027.55
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation	Interpretive equipment (fishing rods, reels, bait, tackle, lures, and assorted fishing supplies) to support educational opportunities at Mustang Island State Park	$3,000.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation	One Vortex Viper 85mm spotting scope with Vortex tripod kit	$1,098.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation	One GoPro HERO 10 Bundle	$524.95
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation	Grant for operations or capital equipment at Powderhorn Wildlife Management Area	$100,000.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation	Equipment storage building at Powderhorn Wildlife Management Area	$200,000.00
Scott Freund Foundation	Memorial donation to support boater education in memory of Scott A. Freund	$12,850.00
Brazos Bend State Park Volunteer Organization	2023 John Deere 4044M compact utility trailer (VIN 1LV4044MCPN120766) with Frontier AV20H Root Grapple (60-inch)	$40,079.52
Ed Rachal Foundation	Support to purchase supplies for annual Kid Fish event	$5,000.00
Port Aransas Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce	Support for Goose Island State Park	$1,000.00
Friends of Government Canyon	Austin Brown chopped 4-inch x 4-inch limestone blocks (53.02 tons) for sustainable and accessible walkways at Government Canyon State Natural Area	$9,969.00
Mule Deer Foundation	Support for desert bighorn sheep restoration, management, and research	$157,500.00
Total		$849,659.53

*Estimated value used for goods and services

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 25th day of May, 2023.

Arch “Beaver” Aplin, III, Chairman

Dick Scott, Vice-Chairman

James E. Abell, Member

Oliver J. Bell, Member

Paul L. Foster, Member

Anna B. Galo, Member

Jeffery D. Hildebrand, Member

Robert L. “Bobby” Patton, Jr., Member

Travis B. “Blake” Rowling, Member