UBarU is classified as Agricultural land, with further qualification of Agricultural Land in Wildlife Management Use.  To maintain this status we follow a Wildlife Management Plan, which is annually submitted to and reviewed by the Gillespie Central Appraisal District.

The state of Texas requires such a plan to generate a sustaining breeding, migrating, and/or wintering population of indigenous wildlife through a choice of at least three action plans chosen from the following:

• habitat control

• erosion control

• predator control

• supplemental water supply

• supplemental food supply

• provision of shelters

• recurrent census counts

The current Wildlife Management Plan addresses all seven for the specific sustenance of the humming bird, the purple martin, and the painted bunting but more broadly nurtures a variety of songbirds and small mammals as well as native flora.  Furthermore, it contains aggressive cedar removal and replacement measures.

An electronic copy of the current Wildlife Management Plan may be obtained by request via email from director@ubaru.org . 

Speaking of wildlife, here is a gallery of a small sample of the wildlife with whom we share UBarU. Just click on the arrows to advance through the photos of our visitors.