Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in Austin on May 21st
will recognize the families of the Hillingdon (Giles Family), Leslie (Leslie
Family), and Laurels (Langford Family) Ranches for their outstanding
dedication, education, and stellar example of land stewardship.
The 2014 Lone Star Land Steward Award is bestowed by the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department through the Lone Star Land Steward Awards program
recognizing those who have demonstrated dedicated stewardship of the land
through excellence in wildlife and natural resource management.
David K. Langford, a great-grandson of Alfred Giles, and his
wife Myrna live on the Laurels Ranch and will be among those receiving the
award. Recently, David and Lorie Woodward Cantu co-authored Hillingdon Ranch: Four Season, Six
Generations, published by
Texas A&M University Press, 2013 demonstrating how the Giles family
decedents, have worked together over many years to keep the Hillingdon
properties intact, operating all the individually owned pieces as one cohesive
unit which provides significant ecological benefits far beyond the ranch
fences.
Click here to read the full article about the award.
Click here to learn more about the book.
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