2006 Pro-Tour Landowners: Texas Hill Country
Conservation is not possible without the contributions of Texas landowners, who have chosen to keep their land serene and full of beautiful wildlife. Below you will find the 17 Ranches that participated in the 2006 Pro-Tour: Texas Hill Country. ICF salutes these pioneering landowners, who believed in the Images for Conservation vision of wildlife preservation through economics and nature photography, and stepped forth to help make that vision a reality.
| Name | Info | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Estrella Ranch | 1st Grand Prize Winning Ranch Ruggedly beautiful Estrella Ranch is located over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, along the southern edge of the Edwards Plateau between Concan and Utopia in Uvalde county, Texas. | |
| Knibbe Ranch | 2nd Grand Prize Winning Ranch Founded in 1852, the 1,000-acre Knibbe Ranch is one of the few remaining Century Heritage Ranches in Texas. | |
| Red Creek Nature Ranch | 3rd Grand Prize Winning Ranch *ICF Charter Member Ranch: Texas Hill Country Nature Photography Alliance Red Creek Nature Ranch has recently converted from a 95-year-old family working ranch to a property that focuses on the environment, seeking to provide a variety of experiences for the nature tourist. | http://www.redcreeknatureranch.com |
| Annandale Ranch | Teamed with Al Perry *ICF Charter Member Ranch - Texas Hill Country Nature Photography Alliance Today fourth, fifth and sixth generation family members own and manage 10,000-acre Annandale Ranch, located in Uvalde County, just south of Concan, Texas. | www.hillcountryadventures.com |
| Block Creek Natural Area | Teamed with Leo Keeler *ICF Charter Member Ranch: Texas Hill Country Nature Photography Alliance Block Creek Natural Area is a collaborative entry located in Kendall County between Comfort and Fredericksburg, Texas. | www.BlockCreekNaturalArea.com |
| Flying A Ranch | Teamed with Gary Vestal Intigued by the creation and maintenance of suitable wildlife habitat, Albert B. Alkek, self-made oil millionaire, rancher, civic leader and philanthropist, imported animals from around the world for the ranch he purchased in 1958. | |
| JSB Ranch | Teamed with Lynda Richardson JSB Ranch wraps around a sparkling stretch of the Nueces River not far from the headwaters near Barksdale, Texas, in Real County. The property has been in family ownership since the 1930's. | |
| KKW Game & Cattle, LLC | Teamed with Dave Welling KKW Game & Cattle, LLC honors a heritage of wildlife preservation. The property comprises 5,500 contiguous acres in Bandera, Medina and Bexar counties and is located just north of Helotes, Texas. | |
| Krause Ranch | Teamed with Florian Schulz The West Fork of the Frio River and several spring-fed creeks wind throught the 2,000-acre Krause Ranch located near Leakey, Texas, in Real County. | |
| Los Madrones | Teamed with Jess Lee *ICF Charter Member Ranch: Texas Hill Country Nature Photography Alliance Los Madrones is located off Hamilton Pool Road in Dripping Springs, Travis County, Texas. Little Bee Creek runs through the property and there are sevearal spring-fed lakes. | http://www.losmadrones.com |
| Northrup Pipe Creek Ranch | Teamed with Mike Sloat Northrup Pipe Creek Ranch, a 5,000-acre property located in Bandera, Kerr and Kendall counties near Pipe Creek, Texas, is a slice of paradise. | |
| Peaceful Springs Nature Preserve, LLC | Teamed with Tom Ulrich Peaceful Springs Nature Preserve, LLC covers 530 acres of untouched wilderness, surrounded on three sides by more than 3,000 acres belonging to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge. | |
| Petersen Ranch | Teamed with Sean Fitzgerald *ICF Charter Member Ranch: Texas Hill Country Nature Photography Alliance Petersen Ranch, located in Kendall County between Blanco and Luckenbach, Texas exemplifies a commitment to wildlife preservation balanced with sound economics. | http://www.thepetersenranch.com |
| Red Corral Ranch | Teamed with Michael Francis Deeply engrained farming and ranching roots guide stewardship and management of Red Corral Ranch, located in Hays County near Wimberley, Texas. | |
| Rosetta Ranch | Teamed with John Hendrickson Stewardship for their 540-acre Rosetta Ranch fills singer, songwriter Robert Earl Keen and his family with the excitement of transformation and discovery. | |
| Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve | Teamed with Jeremy Woodhouse Inspired by Louis Broomfield's Pleasant Valley, the restoration story of worn-out abandoned farms in his native Ohio, entrepreneur J. David Banberger set out in 1969 to purchase the worst piece of property he could find... | |
| Stowers Ranch Company | Teamed with Wolfgang Kaehler *ICF Charter Member Ranch: Texas Hill Country Nature Photography Alliance Goerge Arthur Stowers, the founder of Stowers Furniture Company headquartered in San Antonio, established Stowers Ranch in 1904 as a cattle ranch, game management area and hunting preserve. | www.stowersranch.com |