NRD directors may give preference to the treatment of lands or installation of approved practices they determine will yield the greatest public benefit. Site visits are made by SCFC foresters to determine the cost share practices the landowner is eligible for. For instance, a landowner may enroll and plant a field in CRP and may then choose to put in a food plot, a shelterbelt and then make a little money for opening the land for public hunting. Take a look at our practices, and if you are interested, call your local Wildlife Conservation Officer or the other contact listed with the practice. The purpose of the Texas Forest Stewardship Program is to assist private forest landowners who wish to manage their lands according to a multi-purpose approach, including air and water, fish and wildlife, recreation, aesthetics, and forest products.
Technical assistance is given in the form of a written multiple-use resource management plan.
The Certified Forest Steward program recognizes landowners who have done a good job implementing the practices recommended in their written Stewardship plans. To achieve this mission, TPWD wildlife biologists and technicians conduct research, inventory and monitor wildlife species, evaluate habitat, and make hunting regulation recommendations for game animals. Other activities include providing technical wildlife management planning assistance to private landowners, conservation of nongame and endangered species, habitat improvement, land acquisition and management, and wildlife restoration. Additionally, the Wildlife Division utilizes state-owned and leased lands as sites to conduct wildlife research, field tours, wildlife seminars, and wildlife management demonstrations. Public assess is provided to these lands for other appropriate uses such as hunting, fishing, birding, nature study, camping and hiking.