Ranch Landowners

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.

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. In recent years, extensive clearing of Ashe Juniper, along with careful wildlife management, have returned tall grasses and clustered oak mottes to their native state of abundance, thus… Read more »

Los Madrones

http://www.losmadrones.com 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. Ashed Juniper clearing has helped return the dramatically beautiful property to a sate of… Read more »

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. The headwaters of Pipe Creek burble forth from the ground and seep from the surrounding limestone outcroppings before flowing southwestward into the Medina River. Year-round springs feed eight lakes…. Read more »

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. The Preserve is located in southeastern Burnet county, northwest of Austin, Texas. Steep canyons and rolling hills offer breathtaking views… Read more »

Petersen Ranch

http://www.thepetersenranch.com 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.Located in the upper reaches of the Blanco River watershed, the rugged ranch displays an incredible diversity of plant life… Read more »

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. Inspired by the concept of Holistic Resource Management - that all systems are part of a whole and all wholes are part of an even larger system - the family focuses… Read more »

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. Located in Bandera County near Medina, Texas, the property was formerly a horse ranch that had been leased for cattle grazing. Conversion to a wildlife valuation and appropriate management strategies… Read more »

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… in Blanco County - over-grazed, juniper-choked acreage which was devoid of water. Massive Ashe Juniper clearing, grass seeding… Read more »