
George Clendenin
Project Manager
george.clendenin@ag.tamu.eduGeorge Clendenin serves as the Project Coordinator for the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape, Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). He leads a collective group of partners focusing on protecting and conserving open space and agricultural lands, bolstering land stewardship and management, and thereby strengthening military readiness around Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis.
Prior to his position as RCPP Coordinator, George served for twenty years with the U.S Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, primarily as a Rangeland Management Specialist. During this time, his focus was developing stewardship plans on rangelands and wildlands, planning and executing prescribed burns, and educating landowners and land stewards how to conserve and apply natural resource management on their lands. George also authored a book on Common Rangeland Plants of West Central Texas, during his time out west.
George received a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University, a Bachelor of Agriculture from Texas State University, and a Master of Rangeland Ecology and Management from Texas A&M University.
In his free time, George enjoys traveling, and experiencing the great outdoors. He loves the coast, hiking in the mountains, and spending time with his family and friends.
Publications
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Common Rangeland Plants of West Central Texas
Oct 2016
Clendenin, G.A. 2016. Common Rangeland Plants of West Central Texas. College Station: Texas A&M University Press.
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Factors Related to Spatial Patterns of Rural Land Fragmentation in Texas
Feb 2007
Kjelland, M. E., U. P. Kreuter, G. A. Clendenin, R. N. Wilkins, X. Ben Wu, E. G. Afanador, and W. E. Grant. 2007. Factors Related to Spatial Patterns of Rural Land Fragmentation in Texas. Environmental Management 40:231–244.
Field Notes
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Up to $3 million available for landowners to protect natural resources near Camp Bullis
Jul 16, 2025
The Camp Bullis Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is now accepting applications from voluntary landowners interested in permanently protecting their land and natural resources through conservation easements. These tailored easements support compatible land uses, such as agriculture, wildlife habitat, and open space, that also help safeguard the military mission and training capabilities of Joint Base San Antonio–Camp Bullis.
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NRI Announces Funding for Land Management to Private Landowners within the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape
Jan 24, 2025
The Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute (NRI), through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), is offering over $1 million in funding to support private landowners within the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape.
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Advancing military readiness and ecological resiliency in the Hill Country
Jan 2, 2025
NRI facilitates private land conservation through the Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape