La Copita Ranch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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La Copita Ranch Research Team

David McKown, Ranch Manager

David lives on the ranch with his family and has been here for ~20 years. He manages all on-site ranch operations including the cattle, goats, hunting and tourism. David is an expert on range management and native plant identification 

 

 

Dr. Wayne Hanselka, Associate Department Head, Rangeland Ecology

 

Dr. Hanselka heads all ranch programs and directs research, education and demonstration programs at La Copita.

He enjoys leading tours when time

permits and is a specialist in local plant identification, uses, and names in both Spanish and English.

 


Additional Research Personnel

  Dr. Steve Archer Plant Ecology, Professor and Associate Department Head, Dept of Rangeland Ecology and Management, Texas A & M University
  Dr. Paul Barnes Plant Ecology, Professor, Dept of Biology, Southwest Texas State University
  Dr. Tom Boutton Plant Ecology, Professor, Dept of Rangeland Ecology and Management, Texas A & M University
  Dr. Wayne Hanselka Range Extension Specialist & Professor, Texas A & M University Research and Extension Center, Corpus Christi, Texas
  Mr. Dave McKown Site Manager, La Copita Research Area
  Dr. Xinyuan (Ben) Wu   Landscape Ecology, Assistant Professor, Department Head, Dept of Rangeland Ecology and Management, Texas A & M University
 
LACOPITA RANCH
Alice, Texas
Phone: 361-664-1093 during office hours
E-mail:
dhmoglia@ag.tamu.edu