RECREATIONAL LANDOWNERS, 3: Neighbors working 
together for wildlife ... on Passport to Texas ... 

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City dwelling Texans don't want to lose touch with their 
rural heritage. So, large tracts of farm and ranch land get 
sliced and diced to accommodate the demand.

12 -- More and more of our land is being fragmented and broken 
up. And so, small acreage land holdings are more common, 
especially in the eastern half of the state. You know, we're talking 
fifty acres to two hundred acres.

Linda Campbell directs the private lands program at Texas 
Parks and Wildlife. Habitat fragmentation is like living in a 
house where none of the rooms connect. How long could 
you live like that? It's even tougher on wildlife, which is 
why neighboring landowners are encouraged to manage 
their land together.

We encourage landowners to join with their neighbors in what are 
called landowner cooperatives, or wildlife management 
associations. They're becoming much more common, and 
landowners working together can get a lot more done for wildlife; 
they impact more habitat when they work together. And they can 
accomplish common goals. And, so, we very much encourage and 
work with groups of landowners to develop these landowner 
driven cooperatives.

Learn moir� about landowner cooperatives on the parks 
and Wildlife website, and find out how yoU can receive 
free, confidential technical assistance.

That's our show ... we receive support from the Wildlife 
Restoration program 

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







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