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THE LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARDS RECOGNIZE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS IN TEXAS FOR THEIR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO LAND, WATER, AND WILDLIFE STEWARDSHIP.WITH 95% OF THE LAND IN TEXAS UNDER PRIVATE OWNERSHIP, THE CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS OF LANDOWNERS ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO ALL TEXANS.ON MAY 14, 2026, WE WILL CELEBRATE THE 30TH ANNUAL LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARDS AT THE BARTON SPRINGS RESORT IN AUSTIN. OVER THE YEARS, THE EVENTHAS HONORED MORE THAN 200 LANDOWNERS ACROSS TEXAS FOR THEIR EXCELLENCE IN LAND STEWARDSHIP AND CONSERVATION.WORK UNDER THIS GRANT AGREEMENT, SUPPORTS SEVERAL OF THE GOALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR S FY 2026-2030 STRATEGIC PLAN DRAFT FRAMEWORK:UNDER GOAL 2 OF THE FRAMEWORK IS OBJECTIVE 2.1, INTERIOR RESOURCES PROTECT PEOPLE AND PROPERTY. DEMONSTRATE GRASSLAND RESTORATION TO REDUCEHAZARDOUS FUELS AND THREATS FROM WILDFIRE, PROTECTING HUMAN HABITATION WHILE ALSO REDUCING SUBSEQUENT EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION, THUS PROVIDINGECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL SAFETY.UNDER GOAL 3 OF THE FRAMEWORK IS OBJECTIVE 3.3: RESTORE LANDS AND WATERS. THE GOAL OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE RESTORATION ORENHANCEMENT OF HABITAT ON PRIVATELY OWNED UPLANDS.UNDER GOAL 4 OF THE FRAMEWORK IS OBJECTIVE 4.2: WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH STATES, PARTNERS, AND GOVERNMENTS. UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE SERVICE WILLBE WORKING WITH STATE PARTNERS AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO DEMONSTRATE HIGH-QUALITY HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS ON PRIVATE LANDS.THIS PARTNERS PROGRAM GRANT AGREEMENT SUPPORTS THE DIRECTOR S SEVEN LINES OF EFFORT BY DELIVERING RESPONSIVE, COLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATES, TRIBES, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND APPLYING THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE TO ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE HABITAT RESTORATION.THROUGH INNOVATIVE, STREAMLINED APPROACHES THAT REDUCE UNNECESSARY REGULATORY BURDENS AND BY PROACTIVELY ADDRESSING SPECIES AND HABITAT NEEDS,THE AGREEMENT CONTRIBUTES TO IMPROVED ESA IMPLEMENTATION AND ADVANCES SHARED CONSERVATION PRIORITIES. IT ALSO COMPLEMENTS THE SERVICE S BROADEREFFORTS TO ENHANCE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES AND FISH HATCHERIES BY IMPROVING HABITAT CONDITIONS AND EXPANDING STEWARDSHIP ACROSS SURROUNDINGLANDSCAPES-ALL REINFORCING THE SERVICE S MISSION AND LONG-TERM CONSERVATION SUCCESS.LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITYTHIS GRANT AGREEMENT, DATED MAY 1, 2026, BETWEENFFARKS AND WILDLIFE OF TEXAS, INC., AND THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TOAUTHORITY CONTAINED IN PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT (PUBLIC LAW109-294, 16 U.S.C. 3771-3774), THE FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION ACT (16U.S.C. 661 ET SEQ.) AND THE FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT OF 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742A-J), AS AMENDED. THE PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT WAS REAUTHORIZEDTHROUGH THE WILDLIFE INNOVATION AND LONGEVITY DRIVER WILD) ACT AS PART OF THE SERVICE MEMBER QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENT AND NATIONAL DEFENSEAUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 CL?.L. 118-159). THIS PROJECT WAS SELECTED FOR FUNDING BECAUSE THE RECIPIENT SHARES A COMMON OBJECTIVE WITHTHE USFWS TO RESTORE HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF FEDERAL TRUST SPECIES ON PRIVATE LANDS, AND THE PROJECT SUPPORTS PRIORITY ACTIONS IDENTIFIED IN THEREGIONAL PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE (PARTNERS) PROGRAM STRATEGIC PLAN.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS GRANT AGREEMENT IS TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL LONE STAR LAND STEWARD PROGRAM.IN TEXAS, APPROXIMATELY 94 PERCENT OF LAND IS PRIVATELY OWNED, AND THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE LANDOWNERS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF NATURAL RESOURCE AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. ESTABLISHED IN 1996, THE LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES AND HONORS PRIVATE LANDOWNERS IN TEXAS FOR THEIR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO HABITAT ENHANCEMENT, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS PRESIDENT BIDEN S AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL INITIATIVE BY PURSUING A COLLABORATIVE AND INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO CONSERVATION THROUGH EDUCATING LANDOWNERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCES. ALSO, BY SUPPORTING LOCALLY LED AND LOCALLY DESIGNED CONSERVATION EFFORTS THROUGH NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCIES SUCH AS THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE S PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM. LASTLY, THIS PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS BIDEN S INITIATIVE BY HONORING PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, SUPPORTING THE VOLUNTARY STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS OF PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, AND ENCOURAGING VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN HABITAT CONSERVATION, AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT.THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE WILL NOT BE SUBSTANTIALLY INVOLVED IN THE LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARDS PROGRAM HOWEVER, THE USFWS WILL PROVIDE 10,000 OF FEDERAL FUNDS AS A GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT TO DEVELOP OUTREACH AND PROMOTIONAL (PRINT AND VIDEO) MATERIALS FOR THE EVENT.

ON MAY 25, 2023, TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT AND ITS PARTNERS WILL CELEBRATE THE 27TH ANNUAL LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARDS AT THE HYATT REGENCY IN AUSTIN. THE LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARDS RECOGNIZE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS IN TEXAS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO LAND, WATER, AND WILDLIFE STEWARDSHIP.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS GRANT AGREEMENT IS TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL LONE STAR LAND STEWARD PROGRAM.ON MAY 26, 2022, TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT AND ITS PARTNERS WILL CELEBRATE THE 26TH ANNUAL LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARDS AT THE HYATT REGENCY IN AUSTIN. THE LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARDS RECOGNIZE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS IN TEXAS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO LAND, WATER, AND WILDLIFE STEWARDSHIP IN TEXAS, APPROXIMATELY 94 PERCENT OF LAND IS PRIVATELY OWNED, AND THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE LANDOWNERS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF NATURAL RESOURCE AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. ESTABLISHED IN 1996, THE LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES AND HONORS PRIVATE LANDOWNERS IN TEXAS FOR THEIR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO HABITAT ENHANCEMENT, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS PRESIDENT BIDEN'S "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL" INITIATIVE BY PURSUING A COLLABORATIVE AND INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO CONSERVATION THROUGH EDUCATING LANDOWNERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TEXAS' NATURAL RESOURCES. ALSO, BY SUPPORTING LOCALLY LED AND LOCALLY DESIGNED CONSERVATION EFFORTS THROUGH NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCIES SUCH AS THE USFWS'S PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM. LASTLY,THIS PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS BIDEN'S INITIATIVE BY HONORING PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, SUPPORTING THE VOLUNTARY STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS OF PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND ENCOURAGING VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN HABITAT CONSERVATION,AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT.THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) WILL NOT BE SUBSTANTIALLY INVOLVED IN THE LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARDS PROGRAM; HOWEVER, THE USFWS WILL PROVIDE $10,000 OF FEDERAL FUNDS AS A GRANT FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT TO DEVELOP OUTREACH AND PROMOTIONAL (PRINT AND VIDEO) MATERIALS FOR THE EVENT.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE FY 2020 TEXAS LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARD PROGRAM

TEXAS LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARD SUPPORT

THE LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARDS RECOGNIZE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS IN TEXAS FOR THEIR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO LAND, WATER, AND WILDLIFE STEWARDSHIP. WITH 95% OF THE LAND IN TEXAS UNDER PRIVATE OWNERSHIP, THE CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS OF LANDOWNERS ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO ALL TEXANS.ON MAY 21, 2025, WE WILL CELEBRATE THE 29TH ANNUAL LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARDS AT THE HYATT REGENCY IN AUSTIN. OVER THE YEARS, THE EVENT HAS HONORED MORE THAN 200 LANDOWNERS ACROSS TEXAS FOR THEIR EXCELLENCE IN LAND STEWARDSHIP AND CONSERVATION.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE FY 2019 TEXAS LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARD PROGRAM.

PARKS & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION-LAND STEWARD

PARKS AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF TEXAS LOAN STAR LAND STEWARD AWARDS

TEXAS LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARD PROGRAM

TEXAS LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARD

TEXAS LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARD PROGRAM