Lone Star Land Steward Ecoregion Award Winners
Sponsorship | Ecoregion Award Selection Criteria | Leopold Conservation Award Selection Criteria
| Year | Ecoregion | Name | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Blackland Prairies | Rosewood Ranches Bunker Sands |
Navarro, Henderson, Kaufman |
| 1996 | PineyWoods | Cass County Farm Bob and Jack Foshee |
Cass |
| 1996 | Post Oak Savannah | LCRA Cooper
Farm & North Central Fayette County WMA |
Fayette |
| 1996 | Cross Timbers & Prairies | Mr. and Mrs. Don Pendleton | Stephens |
| 1996 | Edwards Plateau | Steve Haverlah | San Saba |
| 1996 | High Plains | Harrell Ranch Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harrell |
Armstrong |
| 1996 | Rolling Plains | LOL Ranch J.E. Leverich |
Donley |
| 1996 | Trans-Pecos | BOSS Ranch/Buescher Ranch Robert Buescher |
Brewster |
| 1996 | Gulf Prairies & Marshes | Artie Henke Farm Artie Henke |
Calhoun |
| 1996 | South Texas Plains | El Tecomante Ranch Dr. Gary Schwarz |
Starr, Jim Hogg |
| 1997 | Blackland Prairies | 77 Ranch Gary Price |
Navarro |
| 1997 | PineyWoods | Pine Island Hunting Club Mr. Simon Henderson, III |
Angelina |
| 1997 | Post Oak Savannah | Que Pasa Ranch Mr. Ron Fash |
Grimes |
| 1997 | Cross Timbers & Prairies | Bartush Ranch Mr. Mike Bartush |
Cooke |
| 1997 | Edwards Plateau | Shield Ranch Mr. Bob Ayres |
Travis |
| 1997 | High Plains | Lighthouse Canyon Ranch Bill and Shirley Howse |
Randall |
| 1997 | Rolling Plains | Hicks Ranch Andy and Sue Hicks |
Collingsworth |
| 1997 | Trans-Pecos | Rancho Del Cielo Mr. Alberto Bailleres |
Jeff Davis |
| 1997 | Gulf Prairies & Marshes | Viktorin Ranch Blue Creek Ranch |
Wharton, Victoria |
| 1997 | South Texas Plains | Tom Brothers Ranch W. B. Osborn, III |
Star |
| 1998 | Blackland Prairies | Paul's Prairie Paul Matthews |
Hunt |
| 1998 | PineyWoods | Allison Ranch Thomas Allison |
Panola |
| 1998 | Post Oak Savannah | WDS Ranch Richard and Margaret Phelps |
Goliad |
| 1998 | Cross Timbers & Prairies | John L. Merrill, Jr. | Tarrant |
| 1998 | Edwards Plateau | Homer Martin Ranch Mr. and Mrs. Homer Martin |
Mason |
| 1998 | High Plains | Sublette Ranch Mr. Randy Sublette |
Hartley |
| 1998 | Rolling Plains | Bradley 3 Ranch Ms. Minnie Lou Bradley |
Childress |
| 1998 | Trans-Pecos | University Lands-Dean Ranch Mr. Hal "Rocky" Dean, Jr. |
Terrell |
| 1998 | Gulf Prairies & Marshes | Blue Creek Ranch William C. Oehmig |
Wharton |
| 1998 | South Texas Plains | Tom Brothers Ranch Ethel and Lytle Tom |
Atascosa |
| 1999 | Blackland Prairies | Texas Nature Conservancey Clymer Meadow |
Hunt |
| 1999 | PineyWoods | Faraway Farm Thomas Jameson |
Walker |
| 1999 | Post Oak Savannah | Little Sandy Hunting and Fishing Club Bob Cummings and Joseph Worsham |
Wood |
| 1999 | Cross Timbers & Prairies | L.C. Link Ranch Francis Link Matthews, David and Sarah Link Grimes |
Stephens |
| 1999 | Edwards Plateau | West Kerr Ranch Barbara Kana |
Kerr |
| 1999 | High Plains | Four Osborn Brothers Ranch Osborn Brothers |
Parmer |
| 1999 | Rolling Plains | Krooked River Ranch Roy and Becky Wilson |
Haskell, Shackleford, Throckmorton |
| 1999 | Trans-Pecos | Paint Mare Ranch Gib Bell |
Terrell |
| 1999 | Gulf Prairies & Marshes | Leggett Ranch Ralph and Jesse Leggett |
Chambers |
| 1999 | South Texas Plains | Fausto Yturria and Marion Kimbro Fausto Yturria, Jr. |
Kenedy |
| 2000 | Blackland Prairies | Matthew Cartwright Prairie Susan Roberts and Family |
Kaufman |
| 2000 | PineyWoods | Frenchman Place Billy Wood |
Montgomery |
| 2000 | Post Oak Savannah | Double G Ranch Ross and Peggy Glaze |
Lavaca |
| 2000 | Cross Timbers & Prairies | Hailey Ranch Tommy L. and Connie Hailey |
Stephens |
| 2000 | Edwards Plateau | Camp Verde Ranch Robert L. Parker |
Kerr |
| 2000 | High Plains | LoLynn and Adelph LLP Bob and "Doc" Pearson |
Hansford, Ochiltree |
| 2000 | Rolling Plains | Cedar Bluff Ranch Donald and Edna Smith |
Kent |
| 2000 | Trans-Pecos | Sherman Hammond Ranch Sherman and Nancy Hammond |
Pecos |
| 2000 | Gulf Prairies & Marshes | Lagow Ranches Jean, Janet and Wanda Lagow |
Chambers |
| 2000 | South Texas Plains | Yturria Ranch Frank D. Yturria |
Willacy |
| Year |
Ecoregion |
Name |
County |
| 2001 | Blackland Prairies | Reed Wildlife Ranch Jim Reed |
Navarro |
| 2001 | PineyWoods | Winston 8 Ranch Simon Winston |
Nacogdoches |
| 2001 | Post Oak Savannah | Big Woods on the Trinity Dr. Robert F. McFarlane |
Anderson |
| 2001 | Edwards Plateau | Walking Cane Ranch Harold B. Schmidt |
Kimble |
| 2001 | High Plains | Masterson & Stinnett Ranch Peggy Masterson Stinnett |
Potter, Carson |
| 2001 | Rolling Plains | Gem/Canadian River Cattle Co. Jim Bill Anderson |
Hemphill |
| 2001 | Trans-Pecos | Blue Diamond Fred E. Weimer |
Brewster |
| 2001 | Gulf Prairies & Marshes | Womack Family Ranch Jess and Lou Womack |
Victoria |
| 2001 | South Texas Plains | Cactus Jack Ken Leonard |
Webb |
| 2002 | PineyWoods | Cook's Branch Conservancy Ms. Sheridan Lorenz |
Montgomery |
| 2002 | Post Oak Savannah | Greenwood Ranch Dr. J.W. Smith |
Red River |
| 2002 | Cross Timbers & Prairies | Fossil Canyon Ranch Robert and Marge Shafer |
Bosque |
| 2002 | Edwards Plateau | Cherry Creek Fred and Paula Russ |
Kerr |
| 2002 | High Plains | Lemon Ranch Calvin and Sandra Lemon |
Lubbock |
| 2002 | Rolling Plains | Mesquite Grove Ranch Buddy Baldridge |
Kent |
| 2002 | Trans-Pecos | Longfellow Ranch N. Malone Mitchell, III |
Pecos |
| 2002 | Gulf Prairies & Marshes | Runnells-Pierce John S. Runnells II |
Matagorda |
| 2002 | South Texas Plains | El Tecolate Ranch Phil and Karen Hunke |
Hidalgo |
| 2003 | PineyWoods | Magnolia Hills Brian Shivers |
Tyler |
| 2003 | Post Oak Savannah | Sarco Creek Ranch Bridey Dunn Greeson |
Goliad |
| 2003 | Edwards Plateau | 4-K Luther King |
McCulloch, San Saba |
| 2003 | High Plains | Duncan Ranch Patsy Duncan |
Hutchinson, Robert |
| 2003 | Rolling Plains | Davis Ranches Billy Don and Nolo Gene Davis |
Runnels |
| 2003 | Trans-Pecos | C.E. Miller Ranch Clay Miller |
Jeff Davis, Presidio |
| 2003 | Gulf Prairies & Marshes | Rio Vista Bluff Ranches Jan K. Wheelis |
Victoria |
| 2003 | South Texas Plains | La Golondrina Rene R. Barrientos |
LaSalle |
| 2004 | PineyWoods | Johnson River Bottom Ranch Cliff Johnson |
Anderson |
| 2004 | Post Oak Savannah | Sonny D Ranch Jim and Deborah Godwin |
Caldwell |
| 2004 | Cross Timbers & Prairies | Klondike Ranch Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Boeckman |
Johnson |
| 2004 | Edwards Plateau | Buckhollow Ranch William J and Jan S. Cato |
Uvalde, Real |
| 2004 | High Plains | Frost & Leland Sand Hills Ranch |
Yoakum |
| 2004 | Rolling Plains | Aiken Ranch L.P. Aiken Ranch Limited Partnership |
Fisher |
| 2004 | Trans-Pecos | Maurin Ranch Mark P. Maurin |
Terrell |
| 2004 | Gulf Prairies & Marshes | Weinheimer Brothers, Inc. Ed Weinheimer, III, and Steve Weinheimer |
Wharton |
| 2004 | South Texas Plains | Barnhart Q5 John N. Barnhart |
Goliad |
| 2005 | Blackland Prairies | Rey Rosa Ranch Rusty Rose |
Ellis |
| 2005 | PineyWoods | George H. Henderson Family Partners L.P. Trey Henderson |
Angelina |
| 2005 | Post Oak Savannah | Shepherd's Mountain Ranch John & Nellie Colson |
Washington |
| 2005 | Cross Timbers & Prairies | Richards Ranch E.C. Richards Land Co., Ltd. |
Jack |
| 2005 | Edwards Plateau | Treadwell Brady Ranch John A. Treadwell |
Menard, McCulloch |
| 2005 | Rolling Plains | Snipes Ranch L.P. Rick, Lana, and Bailey Snipes |
Stonewall |
| 2005 | Trans-Pecos | Cibolo Creek Ranch John B. Poindexter |
Presidio |
| 2005 | Gulf Prairies & Marshes | WW Ranch Jim Willis |
Colorado |
| 2005 | South Texas Plains | Las Vivoritas Edward H. Austin, Jr. |
Jim Hogg |
| Year |
Ecoregion |
Name |
County |
| 2006 | PineyWoods | Graff Ranch Stan Graff |
Red River |
| 2006 | Post Oak Savannah | Lantana Ridge Ranch James & Mary Fuller |
Goliad |
| 2006 | Cross Timbers & Prairies | JA Ranch James K. "Rooter" Brite, Jr. |
Montague |
| 2006 | Edwards Plateau | Little Paint Ranch Gary and Ollabelle Hal |
Kimble |
| 2006 | High Plains | Adolph Hill Trust Robert and Ruby Young |
Dallam |
| 2006 | Rolling Plains | Begert Limousin Ranch Hiram and Darenda Begert |
Hemphill |
| 2006 | Trans-Pecos | Dove Acres Rec. Area Larry G. Cook |
Midland |
| 2006 | Gulf Prairies & Marshes | Sabine Ranch & Cattle Co. Walter Umphrey & W.E. Wilson, Jr. |
Jefferson |
| 2006 | South Texas Plains | Stockard-Sirianni Ranch W.A. Stockard Family |
Frio |
| 2007 | Cross Timbers & Prairies | Litteken Ranch Arthur Litteken |
Clay |
| 2007 | Edwards Plateau | Llano Springs Ranch, Ltd. Tom Vandivier and family |
Edwards |
| 2007 | Gulf Prairies & Marshes | McFaddin Ranch Bob McCan |
Bee, Refugio, Victoria |
| 2007 | PineyWoods | White Rock Pasture Benjamin Griffith III |
Trinity, Houston |
| 2007 | Post Oak Savannah | Spring Branch Ranch Melissa Cole and Mike Reusing |
Bastrop |
| 2007 | Rolling Plains | Merrick Davis Ranch John A. Jr., John J., and James A. Matthews |
Shackelford |
| 2007 | South Texas Plains | Temple Ranch Ellen and Buddy Temple |
Duval |
| 2007 | Trans-Pecos | Catto-Gage Ranch A.S. Gage Ranches Partnership, Ltd. |
Brewster |
| 2008 | Blackland Prairie | Burleson Prairie Bob and Mickey Burleson |
Bell |
| 2008 | Cross Timbers and Prairies | Dearing Ranch Jake "Bud" Dearing |
Erath |
| 2008 | Edwards Plateau | Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve, J. David and Margaret Bamberger |
Blanco |
| 2008 | Gulf Prairies and Marshes | Pierce Ranch Armour Trusts, Laurance H. Armour |
Wharton |
| 2008 | High Plains | Seven Cross Ranch L.H. and Nama Webb |
Gray |
| 2008 | Pineywoods | Mustang Prairie Tree Farm G. Gibson Family Limited Partnership, Jane Baxter |
Trinity |
| 2008 | Post Oak Savannah | Baker Ranch Ronnie Baker |
Guadalupe |
| 2008 | Rolling Plains | Stasney's Cook Ranch Jon and Dick Stasney and families, Johnnie Hudman |
Shackelford |
| 2008 | South Texas Plains | High Lonesome Ranch Charles and Nancy Hundley |
McMullen |
| 2008 | Trans-Pecos | W.R. Stumberg Ranch Marshall B. Miller, Jr. and Mary Elsie Newton |
Pecos |
| 2008 | Wildlife Management Association | Wildlife Habitat Federation Bob Moore, John Webb, Jim Willis |
Fayette to Gulf Coast |
| 2008 | Corporate/Public | King Ranch Dave Delaney |
Kleberg, Jim Wells, Brooks, Kenedy, Willacy |
| 2008 | Special Recognition | Tierra Verde Golf Club Mark Claburn |
Tarrant |
| 2009 |
Blackland Prairies |
none |
none |
| 2009 |
Cross Timbers & Prairies |
Boydston Farms Donald & Brenda Boydston |
Young |
| 2009 | Edwards Plateau |
Dove Creek Partnership |
Irion-Tom Green |
| 2009 |
Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes |
Fennessey Ranch Brien O'Connor Dunn |
Refugio |
| 2009 |
High Plains |
none |
none |
| 2009 |
Pineywoods |
Round Bottom Ranch Bob & Sue Long |
Bastrop |
| 2009 |
Post Oak Savannah |
Wells Ranch Howard & Janice Williamson |
Gonzales-Guadalupe |
| 2009 |
Rolling Plains |
Wildcat Mountain Ranch Hollis & Tony Farris |
Coke |
| 2009 |
South Texas Plains |
San Cristoval Ranch Williams family |
Karnes-Live Oak |
| 2009 |
Trans-Pecos |
Railway Ranch Marvin L. Smith |
Upton, Midland, Crane |
| 2009 |
Wildlife Management Association |
Western Navarro Bobwhite Recovery Coop Jimmy Stewart, President |
Navarro |
| 2009 |
Corporate/NGO/Urban |
Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge |
Tarrant |
| 2009 |
Leopold Conservation Award, Statewide |
Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve J. David Bamberger |
Blanco |
| 2010 |
Blackland Prairies |
Quebe Farm Charlotte von Rosenberg |
Washington |
| 2010 | Cross Timbers & Prairies |
Rocosa Ridge Ranch Bruce Berg |
Bosque |
| 2010 | Edwards Plateau |
Flagler Ranch George G. Matthews |
Edwards, Real |
| 2010 | Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes |
Lone Oak Ranch Dave Wilcox & Oliver Smart |
Chambers |
| 2010 | High Plains |
Running R Ranch Dr. Robert Lepard |
Bailey |
| 2010 | Pineywoods |
Ewing Mound Simon W. Henderson III |
Angelina |
| 2010 | Post Oak Savannah |
none |
none |
| 2010 | Rolling Plains |
Mott Creek Ranch Marisue Potts Powell |
Motley |
| 2010 | South Texas Plains |
Duval County Ranch David Killam |
Duval, Webb |
| 2010 | Trans-Pecos |
Brite Ranch Jane Brite |
Presidio |
| 2010 | Wildlife Management Association |
Edwards Plateau Prescribed Burn Association Charles Taylor |
multiple |
| 2010 | Corporate/NGO/Urban |
Matador Ranch Matador Cattle Company |
Motley, Dickens, Cottle, Crosby & Floyd |
| 2010 | Leopold Conservation Award, Statewide |
Anderson Ranch Anderson Family Trust |
Hemphill |
| 2010 | Special Recognition |
Fort Sam Houston/Camp Bullis Training Site U.S. Army |
Bexar |
| 2010 | Special Recognition, Outreach & Education |
Bear Springs Blossom Peter & Marianne Bonenberger |
Bandera |
| 2011 | Blackland Prairies |
Warbler Woods Bird Sanctuary |
Guadalupe |
| Year |
Ecoregion |
Name |
County |
| 2011 | Cross Timbers & Prairies |
Lodge Creek Ranch Bryan Mitchell, Sr. |
Jack |
| 2011 | Edwards Plateau |
Blue Mountain Peak Ranch Richard Taylor |
Mason |
| 2011 | Gulf Prairies & Marshes |
A Country Life Ranch Cary Dietzmann |
Austin, Colorado |
| 2011 | Pineywoods |
Clear Creek Tree Farm Mike Howard |
Sabine |
| 2011 | Post Oak Savannah |
Trinity Bluff Wildlife Ranch Brian Smith |
Navarro |
| 2011 | Rolling Plains |
Hailey Ranch Rob Hailey |
Jones, Shackelford |
| 2011 | South Texas Plains |
Halff Brothers Ranch Ltd. |
Frio |
| 2011 | Trans-Pecos |
O2 Ranch Charles P. Lykes, Jr. |
Brewster, Presidio |
| 2011 | Wildlife Management Association |
Colorado County Wildlife Management Association Wayne Zimmerhanzel, President |
Coloado |
| 2011 | Corporate |
North American Coal Corporation, Sabine Mine Dr. Eric S. Anderson |
Harrison |
| 2011 | Leopold Conservation Award, Statewide |
Temple Ranch Arthur "Buddy", Ellen Temple and Temple Family |
Duval |
| 2011 | Special Recognition, Education & Outreach |
Cactus Creek Ranch Mary Jo Bogatto |
Cameron |
| 2012 | Cross Timbers & Prairies |
Colonel Burns Ranch Dr. Paul and Toni Burns |
Brown |
| 2012 | Gulf Prairies & Marshes |
Wexford Ranches Louise S. O’Connor |
Goliad, Victoria, Refugio |
| 2012 | Rolling Plains |
Gibson Ranches LLC Mike and Shonda Gibson |
Cottle, King |
| 2012 | Trans-Pecos |
Double H Ranch Charles,Barbara, David and Anne Horak |
El Paso |
| 2012 | Wildlife Management Association |
Arroyo Veleño Wildlife Management CO-OP David Dodier, David Volpe, Ernesto Uribe, Jose W. Lopez |
Zapata |
| 2012 | Leopold Conservation Award, Statewide |
Cook's Branch Conservancy The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation |
Montgomery |
| 2012 | Special Recognition |
Roxanne Hernandez Lost Pines Habitat Conservation Plan Administrator and Coordinator of Lost Pines Recovery Team |
Bastrop |
| 2013 |
Corporate |
Texas Westmoreland Coal Company
- Jewett Lignite Mine Texas Westmoreland Coal Company |
Leon, Limestone, Freestone |
| 2013 |
Wildlife Management Association |
South Llano River Watershed
Alliance Znobia Wootan, President and Dr. Tom Arsuffi, Vice-President |
Edwards, Kimble |
| 2013 |
Blackland Prairie |
Daphne Prairie B.F. Hicks |
Franklin |
| 2013 |
Cross Timbers |
Thomsen Foundation Dr. Lisa Bellows |
Montague |
| 2013 |
Rolling Plains |
JA Ranch Andrew Bivins |
Armstrong, Donley |
| 2013 |
Leopold Conservation Award -
Statewide |
Buckhallow and Stockard-Sirianni
Ranches William J. and Jan S. Cato |
Uvalde, Real, Frio |
| 2014 |
Wildlife Management Association/Landowner Association |
Hillingdon Ranch, Laurels Ranch, Leslie Ranch Leslie Ranch: Roy & Jessica Leslie, Patty Leslie Pasztor & Greg Pasztor Laurels Ranch: David & Myrna Langford Hillingdon Ranch: Robin & Carol Giles, Grant & Misty Giles |
Kendall |
| 2014 |
Cross Timbers |
Bear Creek Ranch Mr. Robert Potts Bear Creek Ranch Dixon Water Foundation |
Parker |
| 2014 |
Edwards Plateau |
Sycamore Canyon Ranch Ruth B. Russell, Johnny, McLean and William Russell |
Val Verde |
| 2014 |
South Texas |
Laborcitas Creek Ranch Berdon and Rolanette Lawrence |
Brooks |
| 2014 |
Trans Pecos |
Tanksley Land Company, LP Ben and Betty Tanksley |
Brewster |
| 2014 | Special Recognition - Outreach & Education |
Tanksley Land Company, LP Sky Lewey Open V & Nueces River Authority |
Uvalde |
| 2014 |
Leopold Conservation Award -
Statewide |
Winston 8 Ranch Virginia H. Winston |
Nacogdoches |