RECREATIONAL LANDOWNERS, 1: Urban dwellers are 
staking their claim in the country ... we'll explain on 
Passport to Texas ... 
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Passport to Texas ... from Texas Parks and Wildlife and 
the Wildlife Restoration Program ... 

As our population becomes more urban, we see people 
buying rural property as weekend retreats.

Recreational buying is the greatest motivation for exchanges in land in 
Texas. :05

Linda Campbell, program director for the private lands 
program at Texas Parks and Wildlife, says the reasons for 
buying rural property are as different as the people 
buying it.

Game species are still a big driver - very important economically for 
landowners in Texas. But, we have a greater diversity of landowners, 
and so with a diversity of people , you have a diversity of interests. So, 
there are a lot of landowners, particularly those with smaller tracts, 
that are primarily interested in managing for birds and other non-game 
wildlife. Or, they just want to get away from the city to have a retreat. 
And that's an absolutely valid goal as well. And, so, we work with all 
landowners in whatever their goal is. :29

Parks and Wildlife's private lands program offers 
landowners free technical assistance managing their 
property. 

Texas is over ninety percent privately owned, and so we 
recognized that if we're going to have any impact at all on 
conservation of wildlife and habitats, we have to do it through 
the cooperation of private landowners. :12

Understanding your land ... that's tomorrow. 

Our show's supported by the Wildlife Restoration 
Program ... providing funding for the Private Lands and 
Habitat Enhancement Program. 

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti. 

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