Farm & Ranch Services

Wildlife Management Implementation Services

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Farm & Ranch Design Services

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Wildlife Management Implementation Services 〰️ Farm & Ranch Design Services 〰️

Consultation

  • During your consultation ERA founder Shannon Brown visits with you regarding your land management goals, identifies key plant species currently on-site, answers your questions regarding ERA’s services and process, gains a boots-on-the-ground understanding of challenges you’re facing and discusses potential solutions within our extensive land management “tool box.”

  • For Farm and Ranch Clients, ordering a set of Watershed Analysis Maps prior to a consultation can allow us to discuss the findings of the analysis in person, on the land, during the consultation visit.

Pricing by Time Spent at Farm or Ranch Visit

  • Half Day- $600 + travel fee

  • Full Day- $1,080 + travel fee

Travel fees calculated based on distance from San Marcos, Texas.

Watershed Analysis

  • Set of 4 maps (Terrain, Topographic, Drainage Network, Drainage Basins)

  • Using GIS Mapping Technology with Highly Accurate Elevation Data

  • Provides Critical Insight into Direction, Location and Amount of Water Flow

  • Add on a Digital Video Flyover for $100

We use LiDar, which is flown from airplanes, not satellites.
View a Watershed Analysis Fly-Over Example

Pricing by Acreage

  • Under 10- $550

  • Under 100- $650

  • Under 1,000- $850

  • Over 1,000- Custom Price

Flash

$780-$1,020

If your goal is simply to harvest rainwater to prevent it from contributing to the flash flooding problem in Texas and transform that water instead into a groundwater asset, this design allows you to become part of the solution. 

The most budget-friendly design for your rainscape, this level of design shows just rainscape basins based on watershed analysis. This design is completed digitally with no on-site measurements. This is ideal for large acreage projects “out in the pasture” without structures nearby. 

If onsite measurements are required, additional fees may be necessary.

This package includes:

  • No site visit necessary

  • 2D earthworks design placement for berms and swales

Deliverables

  • Digital Earthworks Plan

Upgrade

  • Add placement of up to 10 trees or shrubs for $150.

Earthworks Design for a Food Forest

Farm & Ranch Design Services

“Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance”

All Pricing Based on Design Hours Involved Unless Otherwise Listed.


  • Flash Design (WA required)

  • Food Forest Design (WA required)- Envisioning a lush food forest on your land? Let us do the (virtual) “heavy lifting!” Through meticulous spatial calculations that take into account existing utilities, we’ll map out your food forest with your goals in mind. Take the guesswork out of planting food crops and trees with our Food Forest Design Service.

  • Native Seed Calculations- Before investing in native seeds, we’ll help you determine what plants to seed and where to spread them for maximum success, as well as how much seed to purchase to match the acreage you plan to seed. 

  • Pond Design With Watershed Catchment Calculations (WA required)- Ponds that never fill up or don’t hold water are a wasted investment, so before investing in pond construction, a little prior planning with a thorough understanding of your watershed and soils is the ideal way to move forward successfully with your new pond.

  • Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Calculations (WA required)- If you’re ready to invest in rainwater harvesting tanks, but don’t want to get a tank that’s too large or, even worse, too small for the amount of roof space you have, this service will help you invest in a tank that is appropriately sized based on your rooftops. 

  • Wildlife Management Plan Write-Up

  • Wildlife Management Plan Annual Reporting

  • Plant Inventory/Identification Service

  • Private Plant Identification Walk Events- Invite Friends and Family for a Special Day of Learning About The Plants on Your Land.

  • Personalized Digital Field Guides- Our team visits your land to take photos of noteworthy plants and process these photos into a digital album with botanical and common names that you can reference while you’re learning about your plants.


Wildlife Management Services

Wildlife Management Services

For Clients with Wildlife Management Plans to Maintain 1-D-1 Open Space Agricultural Valuation, we provide the following '“boots on the ground” services to help you meet your Management Plan Goals for the year and get them checked off of your to do list.

  • Range Enhancement (Re-seeding) (mixed species)*

  • Brush Management

  • Riparian Management and Enhancement*

  • Wetland Enhancement

  • Habitat Protection for Species of Concern

  • Pond Construction

  • Gully Shaping

  • Streamside, Pond and Wetland Revegetation

  • Native Plant Establishment on Erodible Areas

  • Marsh/ Wetland Restoration or Development

  • Invasive Mammal Removal (Feral Hog Trapping and removal of Axis deer)

  • Oak wilt treatments

All Pricing is Bid Based on Project Specifications.

Bird Surveys

  • Wildlife Watering Stations

  • Spring Development or Enhancement

  • Food Plots (with Native Plants)

  • Transition Management of Tame Grass Monocultures (Low/ No Herbicide Approach) 

  • Nest Boxes and Bat Boxes Installation (smaller acreage only)

  • Brush Piles and Slash Retention

  • Half-Cutting Trees and Shrubs

  • Woody Plant/ Shrub Establishment*

  • Natural Cavity/ Snag Development

  • Woody Invasive Removal

Breeding and Wintering Bird Surveys

Certified

Bird surveys are conducted by a professional wildlife biologist who has been working with Texas birds and their habitats for more than 20 years.  He is particularly familiar with the birds of Central Texas and how to improve the land for their benefit.

Photo credit: John Chenoweth

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