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Plateau's Ken Thigpen and Thomas Hall of Braun & Associates will be speaking at the Farm and Range Forum, "Sustaining the Hill Country - Now and for Future Generations."  The event kicks off Friday, February 26, at the Becker Vineyard in Stonewall with a reception honoring David K. Langford and the presentation of the Inaugural Keystone Award.

Friday, February 26, 2010
— Tour at 4:30 p.m. — Reception at 5:30 p.m. —
Becker Vineyards, Stonewall
Join us for wine and hors d’oeuvres as we honor David K. Langford of Comfort, Texas, for his years of dedication to the conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitat and his championship of the Hill Country.

Keynote speaker for the Saturday luncheon is Carter Smith of Texas Parks & Wildlife, who will discuss "The Changing Face of Texas: 95 Percent Privately Owned and 80 Percent Urban." Ken and Thomas, along with Stan Meador of X Bar Ranch will round out the forum Saturday afternoon with, respectively, "Wildlife Valuation and Management Responsibilities", "Conservation Easements", and "Nature Tourism, Agri-Tourism, and Hunting".

Registration for the Friday reception and award presentation only is $50; Saturday forum only, $40; and both days, $75. For a complete line-up of speakers and ticket visit http://www.hillcountryalliance.org/HCA/Events022610.

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