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03 Jan 2020
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Seasons – January 2020

Plateau Wildlife
Seasons

From the Plateau Land & Wildlife Management Team With a new year upon us, many of us are taking time to reflect on the past year by evaluating our successes and challenges, and planning for the year ahead. Here at Plateau, we encourage you to think about your land and wildlife management journey as we come in to the new year. Please share with us your challenges and successes of 2019, via email or on one...

23 Sep 2019
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Seasons – Fall 2019

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Seasons

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] From the Plateau Land & Wildlife Management Team Another beautiful Texas fall is upon us. It may feel like we are in the middle of summer still, but cooler weather is just around the corner. Have faith, it’s coming! And with it, deer and quail season, crisp fall weather, changing leaves, and yes, even the holiday season. It's an exciting time of the year and a great time to think...

27 Aug 2019
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Why do I need to re-file my wildlife management plan?

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Why do I need to re-file my wildlife management plan? This is a question we get all the time at Plateau. As a reminder, a wildlife management plan includes detailed information about your property and suggested ideas for future wildlife management activities. It is something for you to follow and review over the next five years, as well as inform the Central Appraisal District (CAD) of what you will be doing to comply with wildlife management requirements. A...

08 Aug 2019
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10 Reasons to get a Plateau Wildlife Management Annual Report

Plateau Wildlife
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Here are the top reasons to get a Wildlife Management Annual Report from Plateau: It’s in the numbers – Plateau completes 800+ annual reports in 80+ Texas counties every year. We have a great reputation – Plateau has worked with CADs and provided these reports for 20+ years. Annual report history – CADs can ask for annual reports up to five years back so it's best to do one every year. Plateau keeps all reports...

30 Jul 2019
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PART FOUR: Wildlife Management Service Agreements

Brittany Folgate
Blog

Plateau Service Agreements: Lighten Your Load In previous posts, we discussed what wildlife management service agreements are and two of the three most popular agreement options landowners typically fit into – the Hands-Free (full compliance) and Work Share (split work) options. The final and simplest service agreement option, the lighten your load landowner, is often overlooked because of its minimal services but is a great option for landowners who live on their property or visit it often. The...

08 Jul 2019
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Wildlife Management for Small-Acreage Properties

Brittany Folgate
Blog

As seen in Texas Wildlife Association Magazine, June 2019   Small-acreage wildlife management is becoming more common every day, especially with the rapidly growing nature of the Texas population, which is expected to reach 45 million by the year 2050. As more and more people move to this great state, the negative impacts of habitat fragmentation become a harrowing reality. From major housing developments to ranchette-style properties, Texas lands are being steadily carved up, resulting in a loss...

21 Jun 2019
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Seasons – Summer 2019

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Seasons

From the Plateau Land & Wildlife Management Team The first half of the year seems to have flown by and another hot, Texas summer is upon us. Although this spring has been wetter than usual, we all know the dry season is right around the corner. The rain has been kind this spring, allowing the flora and fauna to thrive. As we prepare ourselves for the heat, we must also remember how summer can affect our...

03 Jun 2019
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PART THREE: Wildlife Management Service Agreements

Brittany Folgate
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Plateau Service Agreements: Work Share (See parts one here & two here) While the Plateau “hands-free” service agreement is our most well-known service agreement option, we know it doesn’t fit the needs of every landowner, which is why we offer additional options including the “work share” service agreement. The “work share” landowner splits work & activities between Plateau and themselves. Landowners perform the activities they enjoy or want to complete to reduce costs, while Plateau handles specialized or...

07 May 2019
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Managing for Native Pollinators

Shane Kiefer
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As seen in Texas Land Conservancy Newsletter.   You have likely heard a lot about the importance of pollinators in the last few years. Concerns about declines in pollinator health are not new, but they received official attention with a Presidential Memorandum to create a federal strategy to promote pollinator health in June 2014. Much of the attention given to pollinators go to honeybees due to their importance to our agricultural crops. But there are over 700 native...

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