Land stewardship program strengthens Edwards Plateau
With a goal to empower landowners to care for the Edwards Plateau, the Bennett Trust Land Stewardship program at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides practical, research-based guidance emphasizing conservation, sustainable ranching and natural resource management.
The annual Women’s Land Stewardship Conference has drawn over 350 women from a variety of backgrounds, equipping them with a practical tool for brush control, prescribed fire, water management, estate planning and wildlife habitat protection. Each Bennett Trust Land Stewardship program reaches landowners from across Texas and beyond, attracting new and absentee landowners, small-acreage managers, ranching families and natural resource stewards seeking to better understand and care for their land.
The multidisciplinary approach, which unites AgriLife Extension experts in soil science, wildlife, economics and law, has not only enhanced participants’ confidence to make better land management decisions, but has also earned institutional recognition with a Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence. The program helps support resilient ranch operations and fosters a new generation of informed land stewards.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension | Project supported by private grants and contracts. Photo courtesy of the Bennett Trust Land Stewardship.
