Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Public Hearing

April 1, 2010 2009 Commission Meeting

Donations of $500.00 or More
Not Previously Acknowledged by the Commission

  Donor Description Detail & Purpose of Donation *Amount
1 David B. Terk Foundation Cash Assist in outreach programs $500.00
2 Friends of Garner State Park Cash Printing of Garner State Park Maps $1,500.00
3 Coastal Conservation Association Controlled Items Five (5) 1197C SI Combo NVB Side Scan sonar units to be used by Law Enforcement to locate bodies, evidence, etc. $12,000.00
4 Coastal Conservation Association of Texas Cash Funds to build a floating cabin for law enforcement operations $29,528.56
5 The Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program Other Goods Tarps to be used by volunteers for the 2010 Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program $649.00
6 Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Cash To sponsor operating costs of the Toyota ShareLunker Program and Operation World Record $54,000.00
7 Joe Black, Harrison County District Attorney Controlled Items One (1) fifty watt Vertex Standard Mobile Radio for law enforcement purposes in Harrison and surrounding counties $325.00
8 Woodbury's Taxidermy In-kind Services Support of the Big Time Texas Hunts fundraising effort for the Wildlife Division $3,350.00
9 O.P.E.C Legacy Friend's Group Cash Termination of Friend's group $32,867.57
10 O.P.E.C Legacy Friend's Group Controlled Items One (1) carry on trailer for use at Falcon Lake State Park $700.00
11 O.P.E.C Legacy Friend's Group Other Goods T-shirts, Sweat Shirts, Stuffed Birds, Mugs, Glasses to be used by Falcon Lake State Park $19,056.89
12 MESP, Inc. Capital Property One (1) 2010 Kawasaki Mule 4x4 Utility Vehicle to be used at Cedar Hill State Park $9,014.00
13 Jim and Lucy McGowan Cash For Youth Shooting Sports events at Matador WMA $500.00
14 Lake Fork Sportsmen's Association Cash To assist in the control of nuisance aquatic vegetation on Lake Fork Reservoir $10,000.00
15 State Farm Insurance Controlled Items One (1) 2003 Yamaha ATV $4,000.00
16 San Antonio Quail Unlimited Other Goods Nine (9) Leupold Sequoia 15-45x60 spotting scope kits for Region V District III Game Warden use $3,600.00
17 San Antonio Quail Unlimited Capital Property One (1) 2007 Honda Rancher TRX 400 for Region V District III Dimmit County Game Warden use. $5,999.00
18 San Jacinto Museum of History Association Cash Postage for Educational Flyer $1,500.00
19 Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (Toyota Texas Bass Classic) Cash For marketing activities for the 'Neighborhood Fishing Program'. $30,000.00
20 Global Impact (Halliburton Employees) Cash General Donation $1,064.28
21 Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (Toyota Texas Bass Classic) Cash To assist with the costs for activity panels for the 'Take Me Fishing' trailer. $12,000.00
22 Coastal Conservation Association of Texas Cash To reimburse TPWD for the purchase of gloves for the Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program $876.00
23 Home Depot, Seguin, TX Other Goods Forty-two (42) bags of fertilizer/plant food and ten (10) boxes of MiracleGro plant food to Sebastopol House $850.00
24 San Jacinto Museum of History Association Cash Postage for Educational Flyer $1,310.00
25 Dallas Athletes Other Goods Five (5) EOTech weapons sighting systems for AR-15 rifles to support Lake Ray Roberts State Park Law Enforcement Program $2,100.00
26 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Cash To offset expenses for providing outreach and education regarding conservation and recreation at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition $5,000.00
27 Houston Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation Cash Wharton County Game Wardens Justin Hurst Foundation for equipment and/or supplies $500.00
28 Waste Management Cash To assist with printing costs of the Raspberry crazy ant brochure PWD K0700-1219 $880.00
29 Wal-Mart Lockhart Cash General Donation $1,000.00
30 Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Cash Funds to be used toward 'Small Mammal & Avian Response to Wildfire' research on Chaparral WMA $2,000.00
31 Coastal Conservation Association, Texas Chapter In-kind Services Paid for marsh planting contractor to plant marsh in restoration site at Goose Island SP $25,000.00
32 Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (Mason Mountain WMA Acct) Capital Property One (1) Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4X4 $27,000.00
33 Texas Bighorn Society Other Goods Provided food and drinks for one desert bighorn sheep hunt $967.08
34 Friends of Palmetto State Park Capital Property One Cabin for Palmetto State Park rental facility $15,000.00
Total $314,637.38

*Estimated value used for goods and services