Tom T East Sr and Alice K East and Alice H East and Robert C East Wildlife Fnd

Ranching: The East Foundation's exempt purposes can only be achieved through the active management of a livestock ranch that is representative of the 14.1 million acres of native rangeland in the South Texas Brush Country and Coastal Sand Plain region. This ranch serves as a laboratory for agricultural research that will facilitate wildlife conservation and livestock production throughout these 14.1 million acres of native rangeland and encourage wildlife conservation and livestock production in similar habitats across the United States and around the world.

Education: Deliver programming, knowledge, and leadership skills to the youth of South Texas benefiting the region now and in the future. Our youth education programs drive public and student interest in agricultural science. We partnered with IDEA Public Schools, Texas Wildlife Association, and San Antonio's Witte Museum to deliver adventure-based, natural resource programming to increase awareness of land stewardship principles, promote student engagement, and inspire students to pursue careers supporting land stewardship.

Science: Research programs that intentionally focus on those factors that most threaten the productivity of native rangelands, including but not limited to drought, disease, invasive plants, and exotic animals. We conduct some of this research in partnership directly with the Texas A&M University System (a land grant university system), the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, and the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management at Texas A&M-Kingsville. Some examples of current research programs are the following: (See Schedule O for continuation)

The East foundations principal mission is the continuous and direct conduct of agricultural research in conjunction with the Texas a&m university system, a land grant university system. Our primary asset is a unique resource, a working laboratory for our research, comprising over 215,000 acres of native rangeland in the south Texas brush country and coastal sand plain lying between the nueces river and rio grande river of Texas. The foundations mission is to promote the advancement of land stewardship through ranching, science, and education. In our working laboratory, scientists and managers work together to address issues important to Wildlife management, rangeland health, and ranch productivity. We ensure that ranching and Wildlife management work together to conserve healthy rangelands. The purpose of our research program is to understand and improve the productivity of native rangelands for both Wildlife conservation and livestock production. Our approach is to generate science-ba

The East foundations principal function is the direct conduct of agricultural research in conjunction with the Texas a&m university system, a land grant university system, on its primary asset, a working laboratory and unique natural resource, i.e., over 215,000 acres of native rangeland in the south Texas brush country and coastal sand plain lying between the nueces river and rio grande river of texas.the foundations purposes encompass 1) using scientific research to understand and improve the productivity of native rangelands for both Wildlife conservation and livestock production, 2) managing ranch lands as a working laboratory that includes cattle ranching and native Wildlife as an integral part of the research program, and 3) educating the public on Wildlife conservation, and the relationship of Wildlife existing alongside a cattle operation. In short, the foundation seeks through its agricultural research to promote the advancement of land stewardship through ranching, science, a