Andrew Sansom : a life in conservation / Laura Raun ; foreword by Ben Masters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raun, Laura, author.

Contributor:

Masters, Ben, 1988- writer of foreword.

Series:

Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. books on conservation leadership

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sansom, Andrew.

Water conservation--Texas.

Water conservation.

Conservationists--Texas--Biography.

Conservationists.

Natural resources--Texas--Management.

Natural resources.

Environmental management--Texas.

Environmental management.

Conservation of natural resources--Political aspects--Texas.

Conservation of natural resources.

Environmentalism--Political aspects--Texas.

Environmentalism.

Physical Description:

xviii, 268 pages : illustrations, color maps (on end pages) ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2024]

Summary:

" In the world of Texas conservation, the figure of Andrew Sansom looms large. Few can match Sansom's contributions to the natural landscape of Texas, such as the over 500,000 acres of state parks and wildlife management areas he helped protect during his leadership at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. He has spent a lifetime finding common ground between those who want to conserve natural resources and those who want to monetize them. Sansom's gift has been finding the formula for persuading landowners in Texas, where private property rights dominate public policy, that conserving their natural assets provides a measurable financial return as well as an emotional one. Over the course of his career, Sansom has become well acquainted with the rough and tumble of Texas politics, especially where it concerns the environment. After his trailblazing work at TPWD, he went on to establish The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, which has become one of the state's premier research and education centers for the study of water and watersheds. Andrew Sansom: A Life in Conservation chronicles Sansom's journey as an environmentalist, a fundraiser, a professor, an author, and most importantly, a central figure in the history of conservation in Texas. At a time when our public lands are being opened up for commerce as never before, we are at risk of losing not only habitat and wildlife diversity, but also a visceral connection to nature. Sansom's life story offers inspiration and useful lessons in finding ways to protect our environment while allowing sustainable development for future generations. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

You're Gonna Need a New Ear

Growing up on the Riverbanks

Hippie Sixties

First Earth Day

The Big Thicket

Matagorda Island

Don't Be Fuelish

The House That Andy Built

Freelance Writing Doesn't Pay

Bargaining for Ranches

You Win Some, You Lose Some

Camo vs. Spandex

Splatter Zone

Caught in the Cross Winds

Aquamaids and Flying Pigs

Meadows Foundation Changes the Game

Water in a State of Perennial Drought

Learn or Languish

Creating a Sustainable Ranch

Tipping Point

Appendix: Critical Lands Protected with Sansom's Help.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Raun, Laura. Andrew Sansom

ISBN:

9781648432460

1648432468

OCLC:

1435616282