Thanks to grassroots community support, the Texas Wildlife Association is expanding its footprint with outdoor education in the San Angelo area, and they are hoping to expand their presence in local education.
According to a news release from the organization, this week about 400 student from San Angelo ISD’s Glenn Middle School and 40 students from Olfen ISD will experience learning in the great outdoors as they tour the Cargile S Ranch.
TWA relies on its members who are private landowners to host Land, Water & Wildlife Expeditions, where about 2,500 students from 12 schools participated in the program last year.
In 2025, the Texas Wildlife Association Foundation honored the John Cargile Family, whose ranching roots on Rocky Creek in Irion County date back to 1904.
For more than 120 years, the Cargile family has demonstrated a deep commitment to conserving natural resources while sustaining working lands for future generations.
TWAF’s San Angelo Area Conservation Education Initiative brings conservation education to students and communities across the region.
Since its launch:
- A dedicated conservation educator has been deployed to serve Concho Valley schools
- Programs have reached thousands of students and educators across 11 San Angelo area counties
- TWAF has expanded both youth and adult education efforts, emphasizing stewardship of land, water, and wildlife.
Concho Valley residents can pledge support to wildlife education initiatives in San Angelo schools by participating in the San Angelo Gives campaign on May 5, through the San Angelo Area Foundation, where donations can be earmarked for TWA’s Youth Education program, Wildlife by Design.
Wildlife by Design allows TWA’s professional educators to partner with teachers to provide engaging, hands-on wildlife and natural resource conservation lessons for Texas students in grades K-8.
