Two friends transformed a 225-acre overgrazed Texas ranch, bringing back quail and wildlife

Sep 4, 2026 - 03:00
Two friends transformed a 225-acre overgrazed Texas ranch, bringing back quail and wildlife

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Two friends, Jim Willis and John Webb, bought a 225-acre overgrazed ranch in Texas in 2000 that could support little beyond cattle. They gradually restored native prairie, planted 3,000 sand plum trees, added a five-acre wetland and changed grazing practices. The work transformed the property into habitat for bobwhite quail, grassland birds, deer, ducks and other wildlife, while also encouraging nearby landowners to join a larger habitat corridor project.

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