LSLS TREE FARM, 2: Generations of conservation ... details 
ahead on Passport to Texas.

Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

Caring for the land is a family affair for Jane Baxter. 
Baxter and her sisters inherited the Mustang Prairie Tree 
Farm in Trinity County from their father.

My sisters and I have the privilege of taking care of it now. 
We're passing it on to our own children, and they're learning 
about it as well ... and we are proud to be a part of this. :13

This certified tree farm adheres to principles promoting 
conservation of wildlife, water, wood, and recreation. 
Travis Green works with the family to preserve the legacy 
of conservation.

Gilford Gibson which is Jane's father, pretty well instilled that in 
all of us to carry on what he's started with the property. And 
taught everybody how to carry it on. And it just has blossomed 
into what it is now. :14

What it is now is a well-managed and diverse property 
that sustains the family economically while supporting 
healthy, abundant wildlife populations. Wildlife biologist, 
Bobby Widner, says this did not happen overnight.

A lot of this area was in a pine monoculture. We have changed it 
and made it become a more diverse area, because you have 
different diverse types of habitat. That's the primary goal here -- 
improve the overall health of the wildlife on the property, and 
do the wildlife enhancement for the property. :15 

The Mustang Prairie Tree Farm is the regional winner of 
the Lone Star Land Steward Award for the Pineywoods 
Eco-region. Learn about programs to help conserve your 
land at passporttotexas.org. 

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







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