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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Guadalupe – Blanco River Trust Executive Director

cavo13 — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:18:53 +0000

Executive Director of Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust (Trust), an accredited 501(c)(3) land and water trust (www.gbrtrust.org). Executive Director works closely with the Trust Board, and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority. Position is responsible for implementing and managing a multi-faceted development program of land and water conservation projects including: finances; fundraising; administration; marketing, project development, implementation and monitoring; conservation easements; establishing landowner contacts; developing project partners; education and outreach; and board development.

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in related field; advanced degree desired.
Five years experience with a land trust.
Experience with an accredited land trust preferred.
Land trust leadership experience desired.
Must relocate within 60 miles of Seguin.

Competitive compensation and benefits. E-mail a detailed cover letter and resume to Todd Votteler at tvotteler@gbra.org. In your cover letter, please explain where you learned about this position. Position will remain open until filled. Please, no phone calls.

Deep Woods Preserve

cavo13 — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:01:32 +0000

Texas Conservation Connection is excited to announce that we’ve successfully listed and sold Deep Woods Preserve, a conservation property in Grimes County. Found along a tributary of Beason Creek within the Spring Creek and Lower Brazos Watersheds, Deep Woods Preserve is a unique, diverse ecological area and now, thanks to the utilization of a conservation easement, its ample natural resources will now be protected.

Some of those resources include:

Native hardwood savannas
Mixed pine hardwood upland forests
Mesic transitional forests
Native wildflower and grass prairies on gently rolling hills
A 0.61 acre freshwater pond providing habitat for numerous amphibian species, and resident, migratory, and wintering bird species.

In recognition of this property’s value in terms of wildlife habitat and water quality enhancement, Bayou Land Conservancy intends to keep the property intact, and in its natural state in perpetuity. The conservation easement will protect the property from development and fragmentation, keeping the flora and fauna communities of this highly diverse habitat safe. We are proud to have played a part in the sale of the property to an organization that is so dedicated to its preservation!