Texas Conservation Action Plan (Archived)
TCAP Handbooks
While the Texas Conservation Action Plan (TCAP) is a conservation plan for resources most at risk, its primary purpose is to bring people together to realize conservation benefits, prevent species listings, and preserve our natural heritage for future generations. Handbooks contain information on Species of Greatest Conservation Need, regionally important habitats, local conservation goals and projects, regional and statewide activities, contact information for conservation partners, and maps. The activities in each handbook are starting points to engage land owners, land-use planners, natural resources professionals, and the public in regional and local community-based conservation.
Overview Handbook | PDF
Statewide/Multi-Region Handbook | PDF
Ecoregion Handbooks
- Central Great Plains (part of Rolling Plains) | PDF
- Chihuahuan Desert (Trans-Pecos) and Arizona-New Mexico Mountains (Guadalupe Mountains in Texas) | PDF
- Cross Timbers | PDF
- East Central Plains (Post Oak Savanna) | PDF
- Edwards Plateau | PDF
- Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes | PDF
- High Plains | PDF
- South Texas Plains | PDF
- Southwestern Tablelands (part of Rolling Plains) | PDF
- Texas Blackland Prairies | PDF
- West Gulf Coastal Plains (Pineywoods) | PDF
TCAP Support Documents and Links
- 2005 Texas Wildlife Action Plan | PDF
- Action Category Descriptions (General) | PDF
- Action Plan Projects 2005-2011 | PDF
- AFWA Effectiveness Measures | PDF
- Conservation Planning Crosswalk Table | PDF
- Ecological Drainage Unit Maps | PDF
- Ecoregions Map | PDF
- Habitat Category Descriptions (General) | PDF
- Issue Category Descriptions (General) | PDF
- TCAP 2011 Revision Core Team and Notification List Affiliations | PDF
- USFWS Action Plan Documents | PDF
NatureServe Ecological Systems by Ecoregion
- Arizona-New Mexico Mountains (Guadalupe Mountains in Texas) | PDF
- Central Great Plains (Part of Rolling Plains) | PDF
- Chihuahuan Desert (Trans Pecos) | PDF
- Cross Timbers | PDF
- East Central Plains (Post Oak Savanna) | PDF
- Edwards Plateau | PDF
- Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes | PDF
- High Plains | PDF
- South Texas Plains | PDF
- Southwestern Tablelands (Part of Rolling Plains | PDF
- Texas Blackland Prairies | PDF
- Western Gulf Coastal Plains (Pineywoods) | PDF