Comments on: Meanwhile… Back at the Ranch http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=638 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:25:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Adventure, Choss, Newspaper, West Texas « SendAustin! http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=638#comment-76024 Adventure, Choss, Newspaper, West Texas « SendAustin! Mon, 12 May 2008 21:20:22 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=638#comment-76024 [...] more about this bruhaha, here’s a longer, newer Texas Monthly story, and some older, shorter Texas Observer coverage (more), or just google news, because every day there’s [...] […] more about this bruhaha, here’s a longer, newer Texas Monthly story, and some older, shorter Texas Observer coverage (more), or just google news, because every day there’s […]

]]> By: Somewhere Jerry Patterson is Smiling | Texas Observer Blog http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=638#comment-75162 Somewhere Jerry Patterson is Smiling | Texas Observer Blog Thu, 01 May 2008 20:39:36 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=638#comment-75162 [...] Patterson’s brusque promise of “No guns, no deal” on the proposed transfer of the Christmas Mountains to Big Bend National Park? Well, the AP has a story today that should cheer Yosemite Sam Patterson: [...] […] Patterson’s brusque promise of “No guns, no deal” on the proposed transfer of the Christmas Mountains to Big Bend National Park? Well, the AP has a story today that should cheer Yosemite Sam Patterson: […]

]]> By: What’s Best For The Christmas Mountains? | Texas Observer Blog http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=638#comment-65396 What’s Best For The Christmas Mountains? | Texas Observer Blog Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:30:43 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=638#comment-65396 [...] of Patterson’s most able critics is my colleague Forrest Wilder, who wrote first for the Observer about the proposed sale, and who has pointed out the weaknesses in [...] […] of Patterson’s most able critics is my colleague Forrest Wilder, who wrote first for the Observer about the proposed sale, and who has pointed out the weaknesses in […]

]]> By: Roger Gibson http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=638#comment-47144 Roger Gibson Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:38:36 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=638#comment-47144 As I remember the Christmas Mountains were acquired by the Mellon Foundation/Conservancy Group from a Corpus bank with the intent to donate it to the BBNP. The BBNP had recently acquired the Rosillas Mountain Ranch and had alot of opposition from a Trans-Pecos group who did not want to see any more private lands in public use. The BBNP was not ready to take on the group again. Several BBNP Supts later and now they seem ready. The Mellon Group had no interest in keeping the land and then, and only then, made a deal with Mauro for the GLO to "warehouse" the land until the BBNP or the BBRSP were ready to accept. The BBRSP was already stretched mighty thin budget wise and were in no position to accept. About this time the Mellon Group had donated the Chinati Mountain tract to the BBRSP. The Chinati tract is about 30 miles from the BBRSP. The TPWL did not, for many years, provide addl funding for an already strapped BBRSP budget. Can not believe Patterson is hanging to the "Hunting and Gun" issue. It is so foreign to the rest of the covenants in the Deed, that I can not help but believe the "Hunting and Gun" issue was an inadvertant mistake. As I remember the Christmas Mountains were acquired by the Mellon Foundation/Conservancy Group from a Corpus bank with the intent to donate it to the BBNP.

The BBNP had recently acquired the Rosillas Mountain Ranch and had alot of opposition from a Trans-Pecos group who did not want to see any more private lands in public use.

The BBNP was not ready to take on the group again.

Several BBNP Supts later and now they seem ready.

The Mellon Group had no interest in keeping the land and then, and only then, made a deal with Mauro for the GLO to “warehouse” the land until the BBNP or the BBRSP were ready to accept.

The BBRSP was already stretched mighty thin budget wise and were in no position to accept. About this time the Mellon Group had donated the Chinati Mountain tract to the BBRSP. The Chinati tract is about 30 miles from the BBRSP.

The TPWL did not, for many years, provide addl funding for an already strapped BBRSP budget.

Can not believe Patterson is hanging to the “Hunting and Gun” issue. It is so foreign to the rest of the covenants in the Deed, that I can not help but believe the “Hunting and Gun” issue was an inadvertant mistake.

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