Consultants & Contractors
Land Rehydration
Biodiversity
Recommend holistic strategies that incorporate the principles of regenerative agriculture to improve the natural health and biodiversity of plant, animal and soil microorganism communities. Based near Driftwood.
Ecosystem Regenerative Artisans (ERA)
Provides consultations and watershed analyses, and develops plans that improve water management, native plant diversity, and wildlife habitat. Includes a small native plant nursery. Located in San Marcos.
Symbiosis Texas
Full service plan-design-build company specializing in reviving degraded, overworked, overgrazed landscapes and bringing them back into ecological abundance by improving the water and soil cycles and overall biodiversity for central Texas.
Van Dyck Earthworks
Survey, construct, and plant berms/swales and gabions on contour to slow down and redirect stormwater flows. Based in Blanco/Dripping Springs.
Soil Analysis & Management
Biodiversity
Recommend holistic strategies that incorporate the principles of regenerative agriculture to improve the natural health and biodiversity of plant, animal and soil microorganism communities. Based near Driftwood.
Green Cow Compost
Producer of bulk dairy cow compost, soils, and mulch that’s teaming with microbes, nutrients, and organic matter to help create healthier soil. Located in Dublin.
Rhizos
Soil health specialists providing insight into soil biological, chemical, and physical properties. Reports tailored per client’s understanding. Based near Austin.
Laurel Robertson (email)
Provides analyses using the Soil Food Web paradigm. Based in Dripping Springs.
Understanding Ag
A regenerative agricultural consulting company that provides the support and confidence to help their clients reduce input costs, generate actual profits, and ensure family farming futures. In short, their goal is to put more money in the landowner’s pocket. Based in Republic, Missouri.
Karst Analysis & Remediation
Hauwert Environmental Services, LLC (email)
Licensed geoscientist provides geological assessments, water flow measurements, cave drip flow monitoring, and environmental resources inventories. Works to restore groundwater hydrology of caves, sinkholes, and springs. Based in Austin.
Karst Works, Inc.
Provides services in limestone (karst) and fractured rock terrains. Specializes in tracer (dye) testing, sinkhole remediation, source water protection planning, and hazardous materials response plans, and monitoring program designs. Based in San Antonio.
Texas Cave Management Association
Acquires, maps, conserves, and manages caves and promotes research and education about caves and karst. Based in San Antonio.
Ecosystem & Grazing Management Planning
ARK Ecological Consulting
All plans are developed by an established and experienced rangeland ecologist to ensure they are scientifically sound, effective, and sustainable for your specific property and needs. Based in Sidney.
Ecological Works (email)
Provides ecological consultations for Hill Country landowners.
Land Steward
Catering to Texas landowners who want a site-specific plan to help them be better land stewards. Our approach is to first determine what the land can provide, then establish goals. We work for individual landowners, real estate agents, agencies, and developers. Based in Austin.
Native American Seed
Making lands more native and better than they were found. Offers native seeds and live roots, and ecological consulting and planning. Based in Junction.
Steve Nelle (email)
Works as a landowner consultant based on his belief that God created everything that we call “Nature”, and that God placed humans in a position of responsible stewardship over creation. Based in San Angelo.
Wildlife Management Plans
ARK Ecological Consulting
They provide the expert-led, scientific plans you need to navigate the process, ensure compliance, and genuinely improve your land’s habitat. Based in Sidney.
Landmark Wildlife Management, LLC
Biologist owned and operated company providing landowners with land and wildlife management expertise and tax valuations to enhance wildlife, recreation, watershed, economic, and enjoyment of their land. Based in Austin.
Plateau
Riparian Restoration
Environmental Survey Consulting
Riparian restoration on ranches is multifold, beginning with fencing off any cattle and reducing deer predation, followed by successional strategies to return previous native plant species to the system.. Based in Austin.
Maas Verde
We advocate for designs that deploy natural ecological and geomorphological processes; in the long run, this approach creates a lasting and more inexpensive solution than a “hard” structure like concrete. We don’t fight nature, we employ it. Based in Austin.
Tree Folks
TreeFolks partners with passionate landowners who are willing to commit to the long-term growth of their riparian forest. A 26-year deed covenant protects the planted areas to help ensure long-term benefits to you and your land. Based in Austin.
Watershed Planning
Glenrose Engineering
A woman-owned consulting business in Austin, Texas since 1987 this firm has a history of providing technical support for water resource projects and policy in the region. They solve environmental problems using innovative design based on sound scientific principles. Based in Austin.
Certified Arborists
Arbor Vitae Tree Care
Austin area.
Burkett Arbor Care
Boerne area.
Green Tree Co.
Bertram area.
SUPPLIERS
Seed & Live Root Products
Bamert Seed Company
With seven decades of experience, a plethora of knowledge, and a state-of-the-art seed cleaning facility, Bamert Seed is ready to meet your every need. Located in Muleshoe, Texas.
Douglass King Seeds
Works closely with land managers to provide the best seed products on the market. Based in San Antonio.
Native American Seed
Making lands more native and better than they were found. Offers native seeds and live roots. Ecological consulting and planning. Based in Junction.
Plant Nurseries
Ecosystem Regenerative Artisans (ERA)
Provides consultations and watershed analyses, and develops plans that improve water management, native plant diversity, and wildlife habitat. Includes a small native plant nursery. Located in San Marcos.
Friendly Natives
Sells Texas Hill Country native plants. Located in Fredericksburg.
Greensleeves Nursery
Sells Texas Hill Country native plants. Located in Pflugerville.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Sells native plants to the public and members in spring and fall. Located in Austin.
Medina Gardens Nursery
Sells Texas Hill Country native plants. Located in Medina.
Natives of Texas
Sells wholesale and retail plants that are native to the Texas Hill Country region. Located near Kerrville.
NICE Native Plant Society of Texas Native Plant Partners
The NICE Native Plant Partner program is a collaboration between the Native Plant Society of Texas and local nurseries around the state to offer native plants that are right for the local environment. Includes searchable map for nurseries closest to you.
Wright’s Nursery
Sells regional native plants. Located in Briggs.
EDUCATION & RESEARCH
Film & Videos
Austin Water Wildland Conservation
Conserving land for the benefit of water, wildlife, and people in Central Texas. Austin Water’s Wildlands protect more than 49,000 acres managed through the Balcones Canyonlan
Dylan Bures
Finding and telling stories about the state of Texas and its history, nature, beauty, and people.
Kiss the Ground
Our on-demand courses and free online resources catalyze advocates of the Regenerative Movement.
Workshops, Presentations, & Resources
ARK Ecological Consulting
One of our core missions at ARK Ecological Consulting is to bridge the gap between scientific research and public knowledge. Our founder, Austin R. Kelly, is a passionate and experienced educator, having taught numerous courses at the university level and led countless public workshops, classes, and lectures.
Bamberger Ranch Preserve
Bamberger Ranch Preserve, located near Johnson City, provides custom-designed educational programs for school groups from all over central Texas. Our state Board of Education-certified staff is proud to offer science-based, hands-on learning experiences, including topics such as the importance of biodiversity, the uniqueness of Texas Hill Country habitat and species, and the natural history of central Texas.
Hays County Master Naturalists
Provides training and volunteer opportunities to individuals who desire to learn about and promote the preservation, protection, sustainable use, and maintenance of our natural resources.
Kiss the Ground
Our on-demand courses and free online resources catalyze advocates of the Regenerative Movement.
Noble Research Institute
Learn how to increase the profitability of your grazing operations and leave the land better than you found it. Don’t let budget constraints hold you back. Explore options like the Land & Legacy Scholarship and Rancher Resilience Grant, which can cover registration fees and even hotel costs. Gain the skills you need to grow your ranch, not your expenses.
RHIZOS
Soil health specialists providing insight into soil biological, chemical, and physical properties. Reports tailored per client’s understanding. Based near Austin.
Roam Ranch
Working ranch making lands more native and better than they were found. Native seeds and roots supplier. Ecological consulting and planning, based in Junction.
Texas Cave Management Association
Acquires, maps, conserves, and manages caves and promotes research and education about caves and karst. Based in San Antonio.
Texas Ripairan Association
Online library of related resources.
Texas Tribal Buffalo Project
Providing all peoples of Texas, a chance to interact and understand the iYANE’E/buffalo and the native peoples of Texas history and culture.
Ties to la Tierra
Steward Mother Earth by promoting Indigenous and transformative practices and community building. They envision a future where communities support and create spaces to heal in abundance.
Traditional Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Healing (TCIKH)
Working to develop harmonious relationships with nature to help us restore equilibrium, as individuals, and as a human collective. TCIKH views relationship building, intertribal/cross-cultural exchange, and a return to nature/Indigenous life-ways as integral steps in this direction. Based in central Texas.
Understanding AG
Ushering in a new era of regenerative agriculture that is resulting in more productive, profitable, and resilient farms across the globe. At their individual and collective cores, UA’s team members believe there is no more important pursuit than to help you improve the health of our living and life-giving soil and they are dedicated to your growing and regenerative success.
Van Dyck Earthworks
Presentations about the need to rehydrate our lands provided by Pete Van Dyck at your venue or at his demonstration farm west of Blanco.
Conservation, Research & Outreach
ARK Ecological Consulting
This foundation in hands-on research ensures our solutions are practical and scientifically sound. But we don’t just rely on our own work; we are committed to staying current with all emerging scientific literature and best practices as they are released. This holistic approach means our recommendations are always effective and at the forefront of modern ecology.
Balcones Canyonland Preserve
Division of Austin Water that manages more than 14,000 acres of protected forests, caves, springs, and creeks across western Austin. Uses regenerative strategies to restore water basin health and resilience.
Comal Conservation
Conservation, Education: A volunteer driven grassroots nonprofit that works to preserve land, water, and wildlife in Comal County, Texas. Its work is vital to the protection of our crystal-clear rivers ensuring that the springs which sustain them continue to flow and fuel our local economies.
Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (GEAA)
Nonprofit that protects Edwards Aquifer karstlands and waters. Participates in regenerative research. Located in San Antonio.
Hill Country Headwaters Conservation Initiative
NRCS (NCPP)/ Hill Country Conservancy nonprofit program provides financial assistance and technical support for qualified Hill Country landowners.
Kiss The Ground
Nonprofit promoting regenerative agriculture awareness, education, and training. Working to increase government funding to transition 100 million more acres to regenerative agriculture.
Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
Their multi-disciplinary approach allows researchers to work with departments across campus to find ways to provide sustainable water supplies for humanity and the environment across Texas, the nation and the world. Their Ecological Research Group specializes in field-based research techniques, particularly those pertaining to inland waters.
National Cave & Karst Research Institute (NCKRI)
Nonprofit that facilitates and conducts programs in research, education, data management, and stewardship for all fields of speleology.
NCAT Soil for Water
Supports American farmers, ranchers, and managers to make lands more resilient and profitable using regenerative practices to catch and hold more water in the soil.
Noble Research Institute
Guiding farmers and ranchers since 1945 as they steward our nation’s grazing lands and provide food for families — their own and those beyond the farm gate.
Texas Speleological Survey (TSS)
TSS collects cave and karst data for Texas to support exploration, scientific, educational, and conservation purposes.
The Watershed Association
Nonprofit in Wimberley working to educate people about limestone karst and the importance of protection and sustainable management.
Wilcox Ecohydrology Lab
Part of the Texas A&M University’s Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, this lab run by Dr. Bradford Wilcox strives to develop a process-based understanding of socio-ecological systems for sustainably managing water resources.
Caving
Underground Texas Grotto (UTG)
Established in 1951, we are the oldest caving organization in Texas and have served as the nexus for cave exploration all over Texas and Mexico for more than fifty years. As members of this Austin-based nonprofit group, members range from total beginners to international expedition cavers.