1. Texas Army National Guard
Partnership and Outreach
Use in Habitat and Recreation Management
Linda Brown Ph.D.
TXARNG Natural Resource
Program Manager

2. Overview Training Sites Camp Bowie – Brownwood, Texas – 8,753ac
Camp Mabry – Austin, Texas – 376ac
Camp Maxey – Paris, Texas – 6,290ac
Camp Swift - Bastrop, Texas – 11,659ac
Fort Wolters – Mineral Wells, Texas – 3,989ac
Give a brief overview of the sizes of our training lands, sizes, habitat types, location

3. TXARNG Training Centers
Camp Mabry
Show the distance between the training sites talk about how the separation makes poses management issues. Travel times, travel funds, overtime to accomplish tasks.

4. Camp Bowie Partnerships Recreational Opportunities
US Fish & Wildlife Service - Fish Data for Fishing Program Implementation
Texas Forest Service - Prescribed Fire
Fire School and Training
Texas Parks & Wildlife – Assistance with Hunting Program
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center - TX Ash Seed Collection and Storage
Recreational Opportunities
Fishing Program
Hunting Program
Deer
Turkey
Coyotes
Explain how USF&WS has assisted in our consumability tests.
Talk about the MOU with the FS and how it has benefited the TXARNG in managing the prescribed fire needs on the training lands.
Give a brief overview of the recreational programs on Camp Bowie and how access is granted.

5. Camp Maxey Partnerships Recreational Opportunities
US Fish & Wildlife Service - Fish Data for Fishing Program Implementation and Populations
Texas Parks & Wildlife – Hunting Program Assistance
AmeriCorps - Development of Interpretive area for
Historic WWII Jail.
Invasive Species Removal
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center - TX Ash Seed Collection and Storage
Recreational Opportunities
Fishing Program
Hunting Program
Turkey
Deer
Historical Education Areas
Talk about how we are managing the fisheries program at Camp Maxey
Lake restoration
Fish Population Estimates with USF&WS
Mussel population surveys.
Present the AmeriCorps project of cleaning and signing the historic jail site.
Removal of invasive plants
Clearing of walking path
Posting of Historical interpretive signs created by personnel at Camp Maxey.

6. Camp Swift Partnerships Recreational Opportunities
TX Forest Service - Pine Stand Replanting and Improvements
Fire School and Training
TX Parks & Wildlife – Assistance with Houston Toad Mgmt.
AmeriCorps - Volksmarch Trail clearing
Invasive Species Removal
Billet Maintenance
Native American Seed - Little Bluestem Seed Harvest
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center - TX Ash Seed Collection and Storage
Recreational Opportunities
Deer Hunting Program
Hiking for Military Members
Talk about the AmeriCorps work
Clearing of historic Volksmarch trail
Clearing 7.4 acres of invasive species
Discuss the Harvest of the little bluestem and how it will be used to do ecological restoration on the training site. How Native American Seed will use their portion of the seed to do restoration work throughout Texas. Explain how through seed trading with the TX Forest Service we will receive 1000 planted pine to restore our wildfire area.
Brief talk about new hunting opportunities at Camp Swift.

7. Partnerships in Prescribed and Experimental Fire
Camp Swift and Bowie
Partnerships in Prescribed and Experimental Fire
Texas A&M Forest Service
Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept
City of Austin Fire Dept
Dam Volunteer Fire Dept
US Forest Service Bastrop County Office of Emergency Mgmt.
Joint Fire Science Program
University of Montana
University of Washington
Texas State University
Colorado State University
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Parker County (TX) Fire Dept
Give an overview of how working with these partners has improved the understanding of how prescribed fire moves though grassland habitats at Camp

8. Fort Wolters Partnerships Recreational Opportunities
TX Forest Service – Prescribed Fire
TX Parks & Wildlife – Hunting Program Assistance
Prescribed Fire
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center - TX Ash Seed Collection and Storage
Recreational Opportunities
Hunting
Deer
Turkey
Present information on the Ash seed collection we are doing to get ahead of the devastation of the emerald Ash Bore.
Seed Collection of 2 of each species of Ash on the training sites
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center doing the seed storage in the state seed vault.
Brief talk about the Turkey Hunting opportunities being developed at the training sites.

9. Camp Mabry Partnerships Texas Parks & Wildlife
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
US Fish & Wildlife Service
AmeriCorps
TX Conservation Corps
Native Plants Society of Texas
Native American Seed
TX Forest Service
TX Audubon Society
TX Invasive Species Council
Baden Powell Service Association
City of Austin
Boy Scouts of America
Best Horticultural
Austin Zoo
Native Plant Society of Texas
Austin Fire Department
Discuss some of the partnerships and what they have done to benefit the TXARNG on Camp Mabry.
AmeriCorps work
Texas Conservation Corp – Invasive Species Removal
Baden Powell and the Adopt-A-Stream Program
Native Plant Society of Texas and the Monarch Garden/Native Plants Demonstration Area

10. Camp Mabry Accomplishments Fishing Area Improvements
Native Plants Demonstration Area
Monarch Wayside
Hiking Trails
Invasive Species Removal
Adopt-a-Stream
Environmental Pavilion Restoration
TX Ash Seed Collection and Storage
Spring and Winter Bird Census
Give a brief overview on the projects that we have accomplished with our partners so far. Positive work that benefits the community and the military members.
Hiking trails
Eagle Scout Project to restore the Environmental Education Pavilion and why it needs it. (set outside parameter fence for years so no upkeep done.)
Bird Counts with the Audubon Society

11. Camp Mabry Recreational Opportunities Fishing Hiking
Running and exercise
Birding
Historic
Walking Tour
TX Military Museum
Educational
American Heroes Day
Landscape for Life
Native Plants Demonstration/Monarch Garden
Youth Activities
Family Services
Fishing Derby
Scouts
Talk about our fishing program on Camp Mabry
Winter Trout Fishing program
Fishing Derby – cooperation with TX Parks & Wildlife, Garrison Command and CFMO Environmental
Spring Fishing Camp – Family Services
Explain our Educational Opportunities
American Heroes Day - How Environmental passes the word on various topics related to sustainability, recycling, prevention and restoration of our native habitats.
Landscape for Life – Opportunity for military members and community members to learn about sustainable landscaping and gardening by attending 6 classes with a Certified trainer.
These classes will start in the Spring at the Pavilion and Native Plants Demonstration Area.
Trainer Certified by the National Botanical Department and University of Texas Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Classes offered free of charge

12. Natural Resource Program
TXARNG
Natural Resource Program
MAJ Richard Martinez
Environmental Program Manager
Linda Brown
Natural Resource Manager
Wayne Strebe
Wildland Fire Coordinator/Botanist
Brian Knapp
Wildlife Biologist
Talk about each of the members that make this program work and how through team work and cooperation ideas get implemented.
Pamela Keyes
Pest Management Coordinator
Ross Gilfillan
Field Biologist
Volunteers and Partners

13. Questions