About Us
The East Foundation supports wildlife conservation and other public benefits of ranching and private land stewardship. Our charitable activities are operated as an integrated program of research, education and outreach in pursuit of our mission of supporting wildlife conservation on native rangelands.
The platform for our research and education efforts includes over 218,000 acres of native South Texas rangeland, operated as six separate ranches in parts of Jim Hogg, Starr, Willacy and Kenedy Counties.
News & Events
The East Foundation and The Witte Museum have joined forces to increase awareness of land stewardship principles and promote civil engagement in today’s youth by facilitating the Land Stewardship Ambassadors. Land Stewardship Ambassadors is a 10-session program for high school students from diverse backgrounds and locations that will promote a land ethic that can be applied in both urban and rural settings and will allow students to learn from and inspire one another to think critically about how we care for the land.
30 students total will be selected from Laredo and San Antonio to participate in 8 facilitated sessions in their hometown covering topics such as the social, economic and political aspects of land stewardship as well as the history of conservation. The remainder of the program will include two field investigations to the Witte Museum’s Land Stewardship Lab and the East Foundation’s historic San Antonio ranch. Activities will reinforce principles they have studied throughout the program. Each student will be required to present in a public setting about a topic related to land stewardship.
Applications must be submitted by November 1, 2018 with the first session starting on January 27, 2019.
Horses to Ride, Cattle to Cut: The San Antonio Viejo Ranch of Texas
Wyman Meinzer and Henry Chappell
Because we need more management-minded scientists and more science-minded managers,
We engage with university programs to strengthen the pipeline of talented scientists and well-informed decision makers.
Because native rangelands are important for food, water, and wildlife,
We focus on factors that threaten the productivity of native range lands.
Because ranching and wildlife go together,
We are committed to finding solutions for both wildlife conservation and livestock production.
Because kids learn better when they are inspired by the outdoors,
We conduct innovative education programs on our lands.
Because private lands do matter,
We conduct outreach efforts that explain the public benefits of private lands.
Supporting wildlife conservation and other public benefits of ranching and private land stewardship.
About Us
The East Foundation supports wildlife conservation and other public benefits of ranching and private land stewardship. Our charitable activities are operated as an integrated program of research, education and outreach in pursuit of our mission of supporting wildlife conservation on native rangelands.
The platform for our research and education efforts includes over 218,000 acres of native South Texas rangeland, operated as six separate ranches in parts of Jim Hogg, Starr, Willacy and Kenedy Counties.
News & Events
The East Foundation and The Witte Museum have joined forces to increase awareness of land stewardship principles and promote civil engagement in today’s youth by facilitating the Land Stewardship Ambassadors. Land Stewardship Ambassadors is a 10-session program for high school students from diverse backgrounds and locations that will promote a land ethic that can be applied in both urban and rural settings and will allow students to learn from and inspire one another to think critically about how we care for the land.
30 students total will be selected from Laredo and San Antonio to participate in 8 facilitated sessions in their hometown covering topics such as the social, economic and political aspects of land stewardship as well as the history of conservation. The remainder of the program will include two field investigations to the Witte Museum’s Land Stewardship Lab and the East Foundation’s historic San Antonio ranch. Activities will reinforce principles they have studied throughout the program. Each student will be required to present in a public setting about a topic related to land stewardship.
Applications must be submitted by November 1, 2018 with the first session starting on January 27, 2019.
