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Helping Native Pollinators and Prairies Thrive
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) is thrilled to announce the recent launch of Pollinators & Prairies, a new program that will bring together a wide range of conservation partners to make a difference in pollinator conservation throughout Texas.
Pollinators & Prairies is conserving Texas’ vital native pollinators and iconic grasslands through research, outreach, and on-the-ground conservation action. TPWF is working with dedicated conservation partners to increase healthy prairie habitat and pollinator populations, encouraging Texans to plant native grasses and wildflowers, and funding critical research to guide management strategies for native bees and other vital pollinators.
The program is generously supported by presenting sponsor H‑E‑B through their Our Texas, Our Future commitment.
“At H‑E‑B, we’re dedicated to protecting Texas wildlife, including pollinators, which play a crucial role in our food supply and environment. We are proud to partner with Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation to support pollinator research and conservation efforts,” said H‑E‑B Managing Director of Sustainability & Environmental Affairs Leslie Sweet.
Phillips 66, another longtime TPWF partner, also provided significant support for the new program.
“Phillips 66 deeply values its partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, as we are committed to conserving wildlife and natural habitats in and around the communities where we work,” said Phillips 66 Social Impact Manager Courtney Meadows. “The Pollinators & Prairies program aligns with our environmental stewardship efforts, and we look forward to seeing this initiative’s future restoration achievements unfold."
Conservation partners include the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Native Plant Society of Texas, Native Prairies Association of Texas, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Wildlife Association and WHF.
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TPWF Ambassador Spotlight: Darwin's Bee Dogs
While hunters and their trusted bird dogs take to untamed fields across Texas for a new season of chasing feathers, Darwin’s Bee Dogs are busy chasing the scent of a species in decline, the American bumblebee, and potentially the rarer variable cuckoo bumblebee. With a home base of North Carolina, Darwin’s Bee Dogs aren’t your typical TPWF ambassadors, but founder Jacqueline Staab and her talented German shorthaired pointers are best in show for their groundbreaking work with bumblebees.
As part of TPWF’s new Pollinators & Prairies program, Darwin’s Bee Dogs are actively working with multiple Texas groups, including Tarleton State University and LBJ Wildflower Center, to gather data and learn more about the habitat requirements for bumblebee nesting to inform conservation planning and understand potential threats to these iconic pollinator species.
“This research is so critically important because our pollinators and prairies sustain us. Without the health of our pollinators, we risk losing the plants that define our local landscapes, weakening our ability to protect ecosystems, threatening our food supply, and a cascade of other consequences,” says Darwin’s Bee Dogs Founder Jacqueline Staab. “My goal is to help people to realize just how connected everything is, how these little creatures are carrying us, and how we can do our part to help them, too."
Read more about Darwin's Bee Dogs and how they're helping to keep Texas wild.
READ MORE ABOUT DARWIN'S BEE DOGS
As our newest TPWF ambassadors, Darwin’s Bee Dogs serve to inspire others to support our pollinators and prairies, which influence the health and vitality of all our many wild things and wild places.
Will you join with Darwin’s Bee Dogs and the thousands of Texans who are helping keep Texas wild by becoming a member of TPWF today? Your support of TPWF’s work is crucial to ensuring our wild things and wild places will be around for future generations to enjoy.
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And if you join TPWF at the $100 level or more, you can receive TPWF's exclusive Keeping It Wild gear to show off your support of the outdoors.
Become a member today and help us keep Texas wild, now and forever.
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TPWF Has a New Home
For the last 10 years, the Meadows Foundation has generously allowed TPWF to office out of a historic 1890s home in the Wilson Historic District near downtown Dallas. Now that our lease is up, we have relocated our headquarters to the following address:
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
6220 Gaston Avenue, Ste. 700
Dallas, Texas 75214
Please make note of our new address, effective immediately.
TPWF is grateful for the two donors who helped make this move financially feasible. Thanks to their generosity, our staff has settled into a hospitable new habitat that is perfect for productive, in-person collaboration on our important work to conserve Texas’ wild things and wild places.
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Sharing the Hunt: Stewards of the Wild Featured in TPW Magazine’s Nov. Issue
Check it out! TPWF’s Stewards of the Wild program snagged the trophy cover of Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine’s November issue. In “Sharing the Hunt,” we take readers along on a mentored hunt and provide a glimpse into Stewards of the Wild’s mentored hunting initiative from the unique perspectives of novice hunters and their experienced mentors.
With 850 members across eight Texas chapters, Stewards of the Wild has welcomed more than 400 participants on mentored hunting and fishing experiences, and by partnering with Texas Wildlife Association’s Adult Learn to Hunt program, we have been able to amplify our shared efforts to provide a variety of mentored hunting and fishing weekends each year. Generous sponsors have also stepped up to support the cause, including SITKA, the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Houston Safari Club Foundation, and Weatherby Foundation International.
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Wildlife in Focus Photo Contest to Benefit Texas Wildlife
Wildlife in Focus is putting out the call for photographers and private landowners who are interested in participating in a contest designed to promote wildlife conservation in Texas.
After two decades focused on South Texas, the Wildlife in Focus contest is expanding across the state to reach more photographers and private landowners, with more than $40,000 in prize packages for the winning teams. This unique contest provides an opportunity for private landowners to team up with photographers to work together as a team to capture Texas wildlife on private lands.
Winning photos are published in a book and used for an educational curriculum available to teachers and 4-H clubs.
The contest runs for 100 days from Feb. 21 - May 31, 2025. Advance registration is required and the deadline to register is Feb. 1, 2025.
Find out more at wildlifeinfocus.org.
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