Holistic Management Texas

Wealth of Wildlife
The 23rd Annual Spring conference of Holistic Management Texas
March 5 & 6, 2010 at T Bar M Ranch in New Braunfels, TX
Seeking attendees, sponsors, trade show participants, silent auction items
 

Agenda

Friday, March 5
1-5 pm: Managing Wildlife and Livestock Together for Maximizing Land, Animal and Financial Health,  with Gregg Simonds, Open Range Consulting, Park City, Utah

6:30 -10 pm Dinner party and silent auction 
8 - 9 pm - Keynote Address: How Landscapes Work,  Jerry Cooke (TPWD retired, Lockhart, TX)

Saturday March 6,
8-8:30 am   Welcome and what is HM - Peggy Maddox, HMI Texas President

8:30 to 9:30 Developing and Marketing a Commercial Wildlife Enterprise - Greg Simons, Wildlife Systems, Inc., San Angelo TX

Break

9:45 - 10:15 - Culinary Considerations for Hunters- David Griffith, Wildlife Systems, Inc., San Angelo TX
10:15 - 11:00 - Ranch Photography for Fun and Profit - John Martin, Images for Conservation Fund, Edinburg, TX

Break

11:15--12 :30 Monitoring and Financial Planning with Wildlife Enterprises, Gregg Simonds, Open Range Consulting, Park City, Utah

12:30-2:00 - Lunch and HMI Texas Annual Business Meeting

2:00-4:00 pm Wildlife Enterprises Panel- Forrest Armke (Ford Ranch), Pam Mitchell (Northrup Pipe Creek Ranch), Brett Addison (Addison Ranch), Dale Prochaska (Kerr Wildlife Management Area) - Each describes his enterprise, followed by: Questions of panel, plus Gregg Simonds, Greg Simons, Jerry Cooke, & John Martin

Break

4:15-5 pm- The Role of Wildlife in the Ecosystem and Conference Wrap-up- Jerry Cooke

Registration Details
The Friday (March 5) workshop    $175 HMI Texas member / $200 non-member
The Friday dinner                         $  50 HMI Texas member /$60 non-member
Saturday Conference                    $200 HMI Texas member / $250 non-member
Whole event                                  $400 HMI Texas member(bring your spouse for half-price) /
                                                      $450 non-member HMI
Register online at http://www.hmitexas.org/ or call Amy at 830-868-2427.
Deadline for event registration is February 23.
T Bar M rooms ($99.00 night) until February 5. Book HMIT rooms at 830-625-7738.