Promoting healthy watersheds through sustainable land management
The ACCI partnership with Borderlands Research Institute and Rio Grande Joint Venture has recently launched a website.
We’ll be posting videos and more information regarding the work that has been going on this year in the coming months. For now, please visit the ACCI website for more information and resources.
Apr 28, 2025, 8:00 AM CDT – May 03, 2025, 5:00 PM CDT
Dixon Water Foundation’s Leo Ranch, 4528 Co Rd 398, Decatur, TX 76234, USA
This school is for you if you’re interested in farming, ranching, land conservation, or urban agriculture and want to improve your decision-making, profitability, water use, and soil health. Large- and small-scale producers are all invited!
https://www.holisticmanagement.org/event-details/regen-ag-school-texas
April 4, 2025, 9:00 AM MST – April 7, 2025, 5:00 PM MST
Leo Ranch, Dixon Water Foundation
5190 Co Rd 398, Decatur, TX 76234, USA
Following the philosophy of Bud and Eunice Williams, Cattle Up led by Dawn Hnatow, Holistic Management International, and Dixon Water Foundation, are hosting a unique workshop to help farmers and ranchers gain knowledge and hands-on experience in using the techniques taught by Bud and Eunice. Keeping livestock in a healthy mental state, with reduced stress in handling, translates into a variety of positive results including easier gathers, less sickness, improved weight gains, efficient corral work, and happier handlers.
Last fall, a new initiative was announced that focuses on watershed enhancement with landowner participation. Dixon Water Foundation and the Horizon Foundation help in supporting this initiative which is coordinated by the Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University with Conservation Delivery provided by the Rio Grande Joint Venture. For more info, please visit the link below to be taken to the press release about the initiative.
A recording of the webinar can be found here
Join the discussion with Texas landowners on their experience in the Audubon Conservation Ranching program – Bird Friendly Webinar.
The majority of grassland birds – whose populations have declined by more than 50 percent in the last 50 years – inhabit privately owned land. Audubon Conservation Ranching works with voluntary landowners to stabilize the declining grassland bird populations.
Audubon Conservation Ranching staff and the Dixon Water Foundation from Texas will share how they strive to meet requirements centering on habitat management, environmental sustainability, and animal welfare to earn the Audubon bird-friendly land certification.
Nationwide, more than 100 ranches and nearly 3 million acres that have earned status as Audubon Certified bird-friendly land. Together we can protect the 60% of grasslands and prairie ecosystems in Texas. Learn more by joining in on the conversation.
When: Thursday, March 7th at 11:00AM
What: Bird Friendly Webinar – Audubon Conservation Ranching in Texas
Who: Speakers include:Casey Wade, President and CEO, Dixon Water FoundationPhilip Boyd, VP Science and Research, Dixon Water FoundationThomas Schroeder, Audubon Conservation Ranching Partnerships Manager, Audubon TexasAnita Hoskins, Senior Coordinator, Private Lands, Audubon Texas
Producers across the Texas Panhandle are experiencing the largest wildfire in Texas History.
The National Center for Appropriate Technology has had the privilege to work with outstanding farmers and ranchers across this region to regenerate the land, and now they have lost everything to the fires.
Please donate to any of the organizations below and or others across your networks.
Animal Supply Points through AgriLife To donate hay, feed, fencing materials, or equipment contact:
Marcus Preuniger at 806-669-8033 or 325-728-0477
Clyde Carruth Pavilion, 301 Bull Barn Drive, Pampa, TX 79065
Andy Holloway at 806-323-9114
Canadian AH&N Ranch Supply, 100 Hackberry St., Canadian, TX 79014
Hanna Conner at 806-878-4026 or 806-395-7005
Hutchinson County Airport, 1608 Airport Road, Borger, TX 79007
General questions about donations or relief efforts
– please call 806.354.5800
Other Donations Facebook Group: Panhandle Wildfire Recovery & Resources
Facebook Group: Panhandle Wildfire Recovery & Resources https://www.facebook.com/groups/379423138053394
First Baptist Canadian:http://fbccanadian.org/firehelp/
HF&C Feeds Lubbock:donations at store or via phone 806-866-9801
High Cotton Relief Fund:venmo @HighCottonRelief
Texas Department of Ag STAR Fund:https://www.texasagriculture.gov/Home/Production-Agriculture/Disaster-Assistance/STAR-Fund
Additional Texas AgriLife Resources:https://agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/2024-panhandle-wildfires/
If you are in crisis, please see attra.ncat.org/farmer-well-being/ for a list of crisis hotlines and additional resources.This information was compiled and shared by the National Center for Appropriate Technology.
The University of North Texas recently hosted a sustainability conference with student presenters and panelists from various industry sectors, including Dixon Water Foundation. Follow this link for a recap of the event:
“Through its work as an interdisciplinary research center of excellence, the Advanced Environmental Research Institute (AERI) supports initiatives that address our region’s most pressing environmental issues. As the Dallas-Fort Worth region continues its unprecedented economic growth, AERI aims to deepen collaborations with industry and local partners to foster innovations and workforce training initiatives for a sustainable and resilient North Texas region.”
Dixon Water Foundation will be participating in a panel discussion. Programming also features “two keynote speakers, panels with industry and government leaders, industry networking, and a showcase of research initiatives. Don’t miss this chance to be an active participant in shaping the future of environmental sustainability!”.
For more information, please see the link below
HMI is holding a one-day Ranching for Resilience workshop October 21, 23 at Dixon’s Leo Unit near Decatur. For more information, please follow this link or see flier below http://www.holisticmanagement.org/dixon23
