Texas Conservation Alliance advocates for the protection of wildlife and wild habitat in the state of Texas. The State Affiliate of National Wildlife Federation. Texas Conservation Alliance Protecting Wildlife and Wild Habitat for More Than 55 Years! Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA), founded in 1971, protects Texas rivers, forests, wildlife, and our natural heritage. TCA combines grassroots outreach, policy, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation to safeguard Texas’ future for both people and wildlife. TCA is the State Affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation. Read more about our amazing group, our programs, and our accolades! Advocacy & Policy TCA is involved in crucial issues across the state advocating for wildlife and protection of wild habitat such as National Forest Management, Reservoirs, Wildlife, and more. Go to Page ... TXCAT The Texas Conservation Action Team includes community-driven Conservation Events , the Native Plant Propagation Center and plant sales , and the Lights Out for Wildlife Programs , and more. Go to Page ... Resources See our Resources page for a Conservation Advocacy Guide , Hiking and Paddling trails in East Texas, Pay an Invoice, Contact Us , Subscribe , and links to other resources on our website. Go to Page ... Conservation Advocacy Guide Need help with a local conservation issue? Read our Conservation Advocacy Guide for tips and resources for getting started in your community. Advocacy Resource Guide LOCAL CONSERVATION. TEXAS-SIZED IMPACT. Join/Donate Volunteer Join us at the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge September 25-26 Clcik this button to open the event RSVP form: When 9/25 Friday 2:00 - 5:00 pm 9/26 Saturday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Where Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge 9601 Fossil Ridge Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76135 https://www.fwnaturecenter.org/ Schedule Day 1 - Friday. September 25, 2026 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Check In, Welcome Reception and Arrival 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. TCA Staff and Program Updates Janice Bezanson Katy Gilray Skyler Nix 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. Geralyn Hoey, NWF Director of Conservation Part Highlights from TCA Comments on Draft State Water Plan Photo by Connie Thompson In late May, TCA submitted lengthy comments to the Texas Water Development Board regarding the Draft 2027 State Water Plan. Below are excerpts that highlight TCA’s comments: TCA commends TWDB for its continued emphasis on conservation and reuse, which must remain cornerstone strategies in all future versions of the Plan if water providers are to maintain adequate water supplies for Texas’ future. The greatest flaw in the Draft 2027 State Water Plan is Take Action Your support helps protect wildlife and wild habitat for future generations to enjoy. Give Now

Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA), founded in 1971, protects Texas rivers, forests, wildlife, and our natural heritage. TCA combines grassroots outreach, policy advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation to safeguard Texas’ future for both people and wildlife. TCA is the State Affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation. Who We Are Our diverse membership includes conservationists, sportsmen, business owners, landowners, city and state officials, executives, professionals, and students. By collaborating with local communities, organizations, municipalities, and state and federal representatives, we take effective and cost-efficient action to protect Texas' natural resources.🌿🐾 List of TCA Staff Members > List of our Board of Directors > Alliance Member Groups > TCA has over 55 Member Groups and Organizations across the state. Programs Advocacy & Policy: Reservoirs (Marvin Nichols, Lake Ringgold, Lavaca River Dam), National Forest Management, Municipal Water Recycling, Native Prairie Restoration, Wildlife, Oyster Recovery, Recovering America's Wildlife Act, and more. Texas Conservation Action Team (TXCAT): Native Plant Sales and Propagation, Community Volunteer Events, Lights Out for Wildlife, and more. NWF Garden for Wildlife: Certify Your Wildlife Habitat. Resources: Contact Us, Subscribe to our e-Newsletter, find Paddling and Hiking Trails in East Texas, links to Helpful Websites, info on Internships and Careers, and more. 55 Years of Success! Click here to read about TCA's achievements. . Serving Texas conservation for more than 55 years. Our Story Ned Fritz is widely acknowledged as Texas’ premiere conservationist and was honored nationally for his accomplishments. With Genie’s help, Ned founded Texas Conservation Alliance, then called Texas Conservation of Natural Resources (TCONR). They went on to found other groups like the Texas Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, the Texas League of Conservation Voters, Texas Land Conservancy, Audubon Dallas, the Texas Consumers Association, a national network to end clearcutting on national forests, and other organizations. His efforts led to creation of five wilderness areas in East Texas, the Big Thicket National Preserve, the Great Trinity Forest, and numerous national wildlife refuges and state and local parks, protecting a total of more than half a million acres of public land. Ned formed a coalition that stopped the Trinity Barge Canal. His work with land trusts led to protection of more than 100,000 acres in private preserves. Ned’s landmark endangered species lawsuit ended clearcutting on 200,000 acres of Texas’ national forest land and set management guidelines for Red-cockaded woodpecker habitat throughout the Southeast. His legislative and litigative efforts led to widespread reform of how the country’s national forests are managed, improved water quality standards, and provided extensive case law that gives protection to consumers. You might like: Ned and Genie Fritz - a Special Acknowledgment TCA has built upon the work of Ned and Genie with public support to establish numerous wildlife refuges, state and federal parks, wilderness areas, and other wildlife areas, resulting in more than 250,000 Texas acres under public protection. TCA’s efforts prevented damming Texas rivers with five unnecessary reservoirs that together would have permanently flooded 150,000 acres of bottomland habitat including forests and prairie. TCA’s forest work ended clearcutting on 200,000 acres of national forests in Texas and led to better management of all our country’s national forests. TCA has played key roles in coalitions that stopped a private toll road through the Big Thicket National Preserve, prevented canal dredging through Caddo Lake and up the Trinity River to Dallas, obtained increased funding for Texas state parks, promoted water conservation, and secured higher water quality standards for Texas rivers and creeks. TCA provides program support for our more than 55 member organizations and trains community groups to address pressing, local environmental issues. TCA has recruited thousands of Texans to active conservation and advocacy, and has served as a pipeline for many advocates into conservation leadership roles including through our robust, TCA Careers In Conservation Internship Program. Texas Conservation Alliance is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity as core tenets of the organization, where everyone is respected and valued regardless of race, creed, ancestry, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or national origin. Take action and protect wildlife. Join or donate today. Donate

Get in touch with TCA via email, phone, or letter. Contact TCA Mail correspondence to: Texas Conservation Alliance PO Box 822554 Dallas, TX 75382-2554 Available by appointment at: Dallas Office 2904 Floyd Street, Suite E Dallas, TX 75204 Media Requests: Call/Voicemail/Text: (254) 493-4366 Scroll down to use TCA's online contact form. Message Document Upload File Upload supported file (Max 15MB) Image Upload File Upload supported file (Max 15MB) Video Upload File Upload supported file (Max 15MB) Send Thank you for contacting TCA!

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Certify Your Wildlife Habitat Learn to create and certify your backyard, schoolyard, balcony, and community gardens with NWF's "Garden for Wildlife" program, providing pollinator and wildlife sanctuaries throughout Texas. I'm Ready to Certify! About Garden for Wildlife® Garden for Wildlife® is the act of planting with purpose to benefit wildlife and people. • An ideal Certified Wildlife Habitat® provides food, water, cover, and places to raise young for wildlife with a minimum goal of 70% native plants that provide multi-season bloom and are free of neonicotinoids and other pesticides or herbicides. • Wildlife gardening occurs where people live, work, play, learn, and worship and especially benefits wildlife including birds, pollinators, insects, amphibians, reptiles, and small mammals. • Gardening for wildlife helps people connect to nature and enjoy its benefits. There’s no easier place to get a daily dose of nature and the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits that go along with it than right outside your own door. • Wildlife gardening is inclusive. Anyone, at any age, in any place, can help. Anyone can participate and receive recognition for their efforts, whether it’s one person with a window box or an entire community that has built a wildlife habitat corridor. Get Live Native Plants Delivered to Your Door Statewide Delivery from Garden for Wildlife, Inc. GO Turn Your Space into a Certified Wildlife Habitat® Wildlife is experiencing a crisis like none before in our lifetimes. Luckily, you have the power to help wildlife by supporting them where you live! You can support wildlife in your own yard and neighborhood by using sustainable gardening practices or by totally transforming your lawn into a natural landscape! Native plants are the foundation of a wildlife habitat garden. They provide ample sources of food, cover and places to raise young. The National Wildlife Federation recommends a habitat garden space strive for 70% native plants. You can find native plant lists for your zip code through the Native Plant Finder or look through keystone plant lists for your ecoregion ! By creating a habitat in your outdoor space that provides the habitat essentials of food, water, cover, places to raise young, and sustainable practices, you can even get recognized as a Certified Wildlife Habitat®! By certifying, your wildlife habitat will be recognized by both the National Wildlife Federation and Texas Conservation Alliance. Getting your space recognized as a Certified Wildlife Habitat helps you to advance the mission of Texas Conservation Alliance and the National Wildlife Federation. Plus, it comes with tons of benefits! Not sure if your landscape qualifies? Take this 5-min QUIZ to find out or learn more about creating a wildlife habitat HERE . Benefits of your certification include: A personalized certificate. A one-year National Wildlife Federation membership and subscription to National Wildlife® magazine. 10% off National Wildlife Federation catalog merchandise such as nesting boxes, feeders, birdbaths, and other items to enhance your wildlife garden. Subscription to monthly Garden for Wildlife® Habitats e-newsletter with gardening tips, wildlife stories, and other resources. Exclusive option to purchase attractive garden signs designating your garden as a Certified Wildlife Habitat® with the National Wildlife Federation and Texas Conservation Alliance. Learn more about certifying your wildlife garden! *All certifications include a complimentary year of membership to Texas Conservation Alliance*

Lights Out, Texas! DFW Building Challenge Join Reunion Tower and other DFW leaders to dim the lights for migrating birds. We’re calling on public buildings and commercial properties in North Texas to step up and join the Lights Out, Texas! DFW Building Challenge this fall. The Challenge Participants pledge to: Reduce 75% of non-essential lighting during migration periods. Share the Lights Out message with employees, tenants, and networks. Eligible Participants Cities, counties, government offices, schools, public buildings, and commercial properties in the North Texas region. Select Your Level of Participation Migration Guardian – Full 8-week commitment (Sept. 5 – Oct. 29) Protects the full spectrum of migrants, from early species like Hummingbirds, Orioles, and Buntings to later migrants. Wildlife Steward – Minimum 4-week commitment during DFW peak migration (Sept. 24 – Oct. 29) Covers the regional core peak migration, when large numbers of Warblers, Thrushes, and Sparrows are moving through. Keen Observer – Less than 4 weeks during migration. Ideal for buildings eager to stay informed and explore future participation opportunities. Join Reunion Tower in turning off lights to protect migratory birds! Download Flyer Why it Matters Texas sits in the Central Flyway, where billions of birds migrate each spring and fall. Bright city lights disorient them at night, pulling them into cities and could lead to deadly glass strikes. Up to one billion birds die in the U.S. each year from window collisions. By reducing non-essential lighting, we can save birds, cut energy costs, and protect our night skies. Benefits of Participation Wildlife Conservation: Help protect billions of migratory birds that pass through Texas. Sustainability Leadership: Position your city or company as a leader in conservation and environmental stewardship. Energy Cost Savings: Reducing unnecessary lighting lowers energy bills and operational costs. Community Recognition: Participants will be recognized in press releases, communications, and social media spotlights. Support for Participants When you join the challenge, you'll receive: A Pledge Toolkit with building checklists, sample policies, and communications templates. Recognition materials, including a certificate of participation. How to Join Commit your building(s) by signing the Lights Out pledge for fall migration at the Audubon Texas website . Designate a liaison to coordinate building participation and share updates. Take action by reducing lights during migration periods. Led By Reunion Tower, Audubon Texas, Dallas Zoo, and Texas Conservation Alliance Questions Contact: LightsOutDFW@tcatexas.org Register to Join

Celebrate Texas Wildlife with Your Support for TCA! TCA relies on member donations and volunteers to accomplish our habitat and wildlife conservation projects in Texas. Your contribution helps protect wildlife and wild habitat in Texas! Thank you for caring, and thank you for taking action to protect Texas' great outdoors for future generations. Donate Online Shop TCA's Store Mail checks and correspondence to: Texas Conservation Alliance PO Box 822554 Dallas, TX 75382-2554 Join an Event Legacy Giving

Lights Out, DFW! Turn off your ligh ts, protect wildlife . It's fall migration! Keep birds flying high by turning off non-essential lighting from 11pm - 6am. Lights Out DFW Building Challenge! The Challenge. Texas is essential for migratory birds, with millions soaring across our Lone Star skies every spring and fall. Most birds migrate at night, and brightly lit buildings can confuse and disorient them on their journey, resulting in deadly collisions. In the US, as many as 3.5 billion birds die from collisions with buildings every yea r! Because of light pollution, the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is the 3rd most dangerous area in the United States for migratory birds to travel through. Building Challenge Guidelines Link Lights Out Education Program Link Lights Out Education Link Building Challenge Flyer Link Building Challenge Webpage The Campaign. Lights Out, DFW! is a flagship program of the statewide Lights Out, Texas! campaign, targeting non-essential lighting in the DFW metroplex. Aiming to ensure a darker night sky, all business owners and residents are encouraged to go lights out during bird migration seasons. Throughout fall and spring migrations, collision surveys are conducted daily along set routes in downtown Dallas and Fort Worth to assess lights-out efforts. During these early morning surveys, volunteers document and collect bird-building collision fat alities and 1/12 rescue stunned and injured birds. Collected specimens enter a salvage pipeline to be incorporated into the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections (BRTC) at Texas A&M University, where samples are taken to support avian research projects at Texas A&M and beyond. TCA has partnered with other non-profit organizations such as Dallas Zoo, Texas Master Naturalists, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Trinity River Audubon Center, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Tarrant County College Trinity River Campus, and Fort Worth Audubon Society to con duct these surveys. What You Can Do. By turning off non-essential lighting from 11pm-6am , you can provide migratory birds safer passage across the Texas night sky . Certify your home or business with Lights Out For Wildlife! It's free and easy. Click to learn m ore and make the pledge. Use your voice! Be an advocate for wildlife, spread the Lights Out message, and make your community safer for migrating birds. Encourage your local government, businesses, and neighbors to take Lights Out action and consider bird-friendly building options. Lights Out Flyers Outreach Email Templates Advocacy Toolkit Social Media Toolkit In te rested In Volunteering? Volunteers play a crucial role in supporting our collision monitoring efforts. By volunteering with the Lights Out, DFW! team, you help save stunned or injured birds, gather valuable data for research, and promote a darker night sky in our community. The program has encouraged hundreds of citizens to participate in community science. Both groups and individuals are welcom e to show up for morning surveys. Contact MeiLing@tcatexas.org for time and location. Lights Out, Dallas! Find our previous Survey Highlights and Observations below: LOD Spring 25 LOFW Spring 25 LOD Fall 24 LOFW Fall 24 Lights Out, DFW! Updates Want to get updates throughout the Lights Out season? Sign up here for emails! Please click here for Lights Out, DFW! requests. Inquire Here Are you an educator interested in hosting an event or presentation in the DFW region? Education and Outreach Program Lights Out for Wildlife Certification Every person and every business, school, hotel, home, high rise, restaurant, municipal building, and place of worship can receive a Lights Out for Wildlife certification. Certification comes with a certificate to celebrate your pledge to save wildlife and lets you share your commitment publicly with colleagues, coworkers, customers, family, and friends. It provides a public way to show off your commitment to conservation while inspiring others to take action and join in. Certification is a source of pride for all involved and it's free, so sign up today! Certify Your Home or Building Here How We Started And What We've Found. TCA is an on-the-ground leader in a statewide effort to darken the night sky, Lights Out, Texas! This citizen-science and outreach initiative, led by Audubon Texas , started in 2017 in response to a mass fallout-collision event in Galveston that killed nearly 400 songbirds in one night. Our campaign started in fall of 2020 in response to a publication that found, out of the 125 largest urban areas in the continental US, DFW ranks 3rd highest in exposing migratory birds to light pollution. Though originally just Lights Out, Dallas! our work has since expanded across the DFW metroplex with Lights Out, Fort Worth! in Spring 2023. Over each of the past six migratory seasons, TCA has conducted 57 to 80 consecutive surveys, collecting hundreds of mortalities over 100 species. Tha nks to 7,295 hours of volunteer service , TCA has surveyed 5,643 miles , collecte d 3,098 mortalities , performed 324 rescues , and ensured lights-out action from hundreds of businesses and homes . Watch our Texas Parks and Wildlife Special!

Apply for a 10-week internship at Texas Conservation Alliance. TCA seeks conservation leaders to engage in real projects to protect Texas wildlife. CAREERS IN CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Thank you for your interest in TCA’s 10-week internship program. The Fall 2026 Application cycle has closed. Please check back for upcoming opportunities. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Campus Civic Engagement Fellows Program A New Opportunity! TCA is seeking university and college students who are passionate about civic engagement, community leadership, and the conservation of Texas wildlife to serve as inaugural Civic Engagement Fellows during the Fall 2026 semester . Developed in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), the Campus Civic Engagement Fellows Program is a pilot leadership initiative that prepares students to organize nonpartisan civic engagement efforts tailored to their campus communities. Fellows will explore the critical role of civic participation and public policy in the American conservation movement while inspiring active, informed participation in our democracy among their peers. Position Description Priority Application Deadline: Monday, August 17, 2026 To Apply: 1. Download and fill out the program application 2. Email your application, resume, and cover letter to internship@tcatexas.org 3. Subject line: First name Last Name – Civic Engagement Fellows Check back for details on upcoming Careers in Conservation Internship opportunities. Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA) is seeking interns who are passionate about protecting Texas wildlife and their habitats. Our Careers in Conservation Internship Program is helping train the future conservation leaders of Texas. Participants work alongside TCA’s seasoned conservation professionals and experience the frontlines of saving wildlife and their habitats in the state. Internship projects vary, but the opportunity to develop technical acumen, exercise transferable skills, and cultivate conservation leadership is integral to every TCA experience. Potential Projects Organize wildlife habitat restoration events. Restoring degraded wildlife habitat is critical to the conservation of species. Interns will research opportunities, build community partnerships, and coordinate event logistics. Potential projects include litter pollution removal from Texas waterways, planting native plants, and removing invasive species to restore prairie, and reforestation through community tree-planting events. Propagate native prairie plants. Interns based in the Dallas-area can gain experience working with and learning more about Texas native plants and greenhouse propagation methods at the Native Plant Propagation Center, located at and in partnership with the Dallas Zoo. The Center cultivates well over 10,000 seedlings each year across more than 100 species of native grasses, shrubs, and forbs for prairie conservation around the state. Lead bird collision surveys (spring and fall only). Lights Out Texas is a statewide behavior-change campaign aimed at saving migratory birds from building-collisions by encouraging businesses and residents to turn off non-essential lights during spring and fall migration. Bird collision surveys are an important component of the scientific research of this campaign. TCA leads surveys in downtown Dallas and Fort Worth as well as on-campus at Texas A&M University, College Station, during spring (March-May) and fall (September-November) migration seasons. Interns will help lead the survey two days each week in addition to another project. Promote Lights Out for Wildlife. Interns will strengthen the Lights Out for Wildlife brand by promoting the behavior-change campaign through community outreach, social media marketing techniques, and presentations. Interns may also help reach out to municipality officials, business owners, and community members to encourage taking action during bird migrations. Lights Out for Wildlife is a program to certify homes, businesses, and/or buildings by taking Lights Out action to save birds and other wildlife impacted by light pollution. Interns will assist in promoting the certification program and create strategies to encourage participation.

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Through grassroots advocacy and community coalitions, Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA) protects and preserves wildlife and wild habitats for the future benefit of all Texans. TCA is the State Affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation We are proud to be the Texas Affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation, the country's largest conservation organization. Partnering with NWF connects TCA to national issues and gives national attention to local efforts in Texas. TCA History For 55 years Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA) has advocated for wildlife, wildlife habitats, and protection of Texas’ waterways. TCA’s founder, Ned Fritz , a legend among Texas conservationists, launched TCA with the vision, energy, and integrity to ensure decades of success under the name TCONR or Texas Committee on Natural Resources. TCA has built public support to establish numerous wildlife refuges, state and federal parks, wilderness areas, and other wildlife areas, resulting in more than 250,000 Texas acres under public protection. TCA’s efforts prevented damming Texas rivers with five unnecessary reservoirs that together would have permanently flooded 150,000 acres of bottomland habitat including forests and prairie. TCA’s forest work ended clearcutting on 200,000 acres of national forests in Texas and led to better management of all our country’s national forests. TCA has played key roles in coalitions that stopped a private toll road through the Big Thicket National Preserve, prevented canal dredging through Caddo Lake and up the Trinity River to Dallas, obtained increased funding for Texas state parks, promoted water conservation, and secured higher water quality standards for Texas rivers and creeks. TCA provides program support for our 55 Alliance Member Groups and Trains Community Groups to address pressing, local environmental issues. TCA has recruited thousands of Texans to active conservation and advocacy, and has served as a pipeline for many advocates into conservation leadership roles including through our robust, TCA Careers In Conservation Internship Program. TCA has long observed that Texans are much more likely to protect an area they have visited and come to love. TCA conducts education programs and outdoor activities associated with issue projects to connect families to nature and foster a conservation ethic. TCA’s Texas Conservation Action Team is a community-driven, hands-on habitat restoration program with three key purposes: 1) restore habitats by planting trees or prairie, removing invasive species, and removing litter pollution 2) educate new communities and young people about how to become involved in conservation and about the big environmental issues facing our state, and 3) promote and cultivate a commitment to Texas environmental conservation into the future. TCA’s programs to protect wildlife habitat and water resources benefit all Texans by safeguarding nature’s essential ecosystem services such as water filtration, flood control, carbon sequestration, air purification, and more. By protecting landscapes and advocating for public lands, our work supports experiential education opportunities such as hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, birding, nature study, and other outdoor activities. Time outside has been shown to be essential to physical and mental wellbeing, benefits that every Texan deserves.