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Selah Springs Ranch

Phil Chavanne, Chavanne Family

2,500            8.08
Tree Goal      Tree Sold

Raised Percent  0.32  %
1%

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About Our Farm

My name is Phil Chavanne and along with my wife and daughters we manage Selah Springs Ranch, an adventure retreat ranch in the Texas Hill Country. This ranch has been in our family for 26 years and it is our goal to pass it down healthier with each generation. Our vision for the property is to steward the land by establishing grasslands in previously barren soils, to greatly increase the biodiversity of the land by establishing all 66 native tree species on the ranch as well as over 25 different grass species which will in turn sequester carbon, decrease erosion, recharge our aquifers and therefore our springs, all the while providing us with the opportunity to educate our guests on the importance of conservation.


Why?

This project is important to us because it would help us fulfill so many of our goals for a healthy land ethic on this ranch. Firstly it would greatly multiply the biodiversity of the land, radically transforming the future of the plant communities on the property. This would in turn attract a vast array of wildlife to the property who use these plant communities for food, nesting, and shelter. This project would also help reduce erosion of our precious soils as well as significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the property. And lastly, because this is a guest ranch that welcomes thousands of visitors a year, it would create a wonderful opportunity to educate the public on the importance of carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and an overall commitment to land ethic. We are thrilled by the possibility of such a project and grateful that such an opportunity exists.




Supporters

NameNumber of TreesPurchase TypeCountry
Crystal M < 1SubscriptionUnited States
Ulrike B1Paid in FullUS
Ryan B1Paid in FullUS
Brian v1Paid in FullAU
Anna C1Paid in FullUS
MURAD N1Paid in FullUS
Ryan B1Paid in FullAU
Dean L1Paid in FullUnited States
Gregory H1Paid in Full