After 30 years of attempts to develop it, the 329-acre Maverick Ranch-Fromme Farm property in northwest Bexar County will now be protected.
It's our privilege to produce journalism that fosters democracy this election year, but we can't do it alone. Will you contribute today to helpAfter 30 years of fighting off attempts to develop it, the Maverick Ranch-Fromme Farm — a 329-acre property in northwest Bexar County — will now be protected in perpetuity.
Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again.its acquisition of the historic property, which has withstood four eminent domain fights since the late 1980s. It will now be fully protected under a conservation easement, a voluntary legal agreement that permanently limits the uses of the land in order to protect its conservation values.
The property’s owners, the three Fenstermaker sisters, have worked with conservation groups such as TLC and the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance for more than 30 years to prevent their landThe TLC’s acquisition of the property is a “huge win” for its protection, said Annalisa Peace, executive director of GEAA.
“I know of no one else who has demonstrated more commitment to protecting their family’s ranching heritage; their efforts have been truly heroic,” Peace said of the Fenstermaker sisters: Mary, Anne and Martha. “I hope that the permanent protections afforded by their agreement with the TLC will finally put an end to any more ill-formed plans to encroach on or compromise this historic site.
“I’m happy they finally got it protected,” Peace said. “It’s a historic ranch out there on the contributing zone, and since it has natural springs, we’d like to see those protected.”Lindsey Carnett covers the environment, science and utilities for the San Antonio Report. A native San Antonian, she graduated from Texas A&M University in 2016 with a degree in telecommunication media...
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