Devil’s River Texas – Approved Land Purchase For New State Park
Update from last Monday’s post. TPWD voted unanimously to purchase the 17,339 acre Devils River Ranch. Purchase price is $13 million which will be paid with $4 million in public land acquisition funds and over $9 million in private donations. An additional $1.1 million donation will help cover operating expenses for two-and-a-half years as well as development of a master plan for joint public use of the ranch and the Devils River State Natural Area, 12.7 miles upstream. TPWD has made it clear the park will not be open until 2013 allowing time to create and implement the public use master plan.
This is good news for Texas paddlers and should open new possiblilites for recreation on Texas’ cleanest river.
For more information on the Devil’s River Land Acquisition please see the following:
Devil’s River Texas – Public Access Might Increase
Devils River, Texas – Public Access is in Danger of Being Eliminated.
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| Devil’s River at Sunset |
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| Looking downstream on Dolan Falls |
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gumo
This is great news! Thanks for keeping us posted.