2017 Lone Star Land Steward: Solana Ranch

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Channel: Texas Parks and Wildlife · 2017 · Travel & Events

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Solana Ranch near Salado, Texas has been in the Michaux family since 1950. Through the family's cattle and hunting operations, they've held this special piece of property together in the face of development pressure in one of the fastest growing areas of the state. 

Thanks to the family's habitat restoration efforts, the ranch features healthy springs, robust turkey and dove populations and the Salado Creek Salamander, found only in this area of the world. It was also featured in the Clint Black video for the country song "A Better Man."

Salado Creek Salamander picture courtesy of Pete Diaz, Texas Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office

Learn more about the Lone Star Land Steward program at http://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/land/private/lone_star_land_steward/

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