Teams

ADVISORY GROUP

The Advisory Group is made up of 26 members who provide guidance to the South Texas Natives project. Each member attends annual meetings and engages others in supporting the South Texas Natives project.

Co-chairs

Katharine Armstrong Love - Austin, TX

Will S. Harte – Encinal, TX

Group members

René R. Barrientos - San Antonio, TX

Lee M. Bass - Fort Worth, TX

Guillermo Benavides - Laredo, TX

Kirby Brown - San Antonio, TX

Tina Buford - Brownsville, TX

Gus T. Canales - Premont, TX

Jack & Jan Cato - Houston, TX

Scott Cone - Houston, TX

Dave DeLaney - Kingsville, TX

Joseph B.C. Fitzsimons - San Antonio, TX

Caroline Alexander Forgason - San Antonio, TX

Regan Kimberlin Gammon - Austin, TX

Emory Alexander Hamilton - San Antonio, TX

Karen Hixon - San Antonio, TX

A.C. "Dick" Jones,IV - Corpus Christi, TX

David Winfield Killam - Laredo, TX

Kenneth E. Leonard - San Antonio, TX

Dennis K. Markwardt - Austin, TX

A.M. "Al" Sandoval - Kingsville, TX

Ellen C. Temple - Lufkin, TX

Scott Urice - Laredo, TX

Lou Womack - San Antonio, TX

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

The Technical Committee is made up of 23 members and provides technical and scientific guidance to the South Texas Natives project. The members meet annually to receive updates and discuss the project's progress and project goals.                                                                     

Nick Bamert, Bamert Seed Company

Marc Bartoskewitz, Cook Canyon Ranch

Verl Cash, King Ranch, Inc.

Keven Currie, Nueces Ranch

Donnie Draeger, Comanche Ranch

Lynne Drawe, Rob & Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation (Retired)

Jim Everitt, Ph.D., USDA Agricultural Research Service

Tim E. Fulbright, Ph.D,. Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

Vivian Garcia, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Mike Hehman, Hixon Ranch

Jason Hohlt, USDA-NRCS

John Kalmbach, New Earth Soils & Compost

Daniel Kunz, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

John Lloyd-Reilley, E. “Kika” de la Garza Plant Materials Center

David Mahler, Environmental Survey, Inc.

Paula D. Maywald, Land Steward Consultants, LLC

Dale Murden, Rio Farms, Inc.

Steve Prather, Texas Department of Transportation

Sandra Ridout-Hanzak, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

Jimmy Rutledge, Bass Ranches

Robert Sanders, TTL Temple Foundation

Darcy Turner, Turner Seed Company

Keith Walters, Pogue Agri-Partners

Dean Williams, Douglas King Seed Company