The Hall of Fame, through the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation, provides the opportunity to publicly recognize the life-long accomplishments and singular landmark achievements by Texas’ greatest conservationists. While not chosen from specific categories, eligible candidates include individuals, organizations, agencies, corporations, professionals, volunteers, artists, communicators, elected officials, educators and others. Past inductees include: philanthropist Perry R. Bass, pioneer wildlife biologist Dr. Jim Teer, corporate conservation champion Anheuser – Busch, sporting artist Jack Cowan, conservation organization the Texas Bighorn Society, Governor William P. Clements and private conservation funding source the Meadows Foundation.

 The Foundation Board accepts nominations, keeps a fluid list, verifies biographical information and, after careful consideration and dialogue with those most knowledgeable of the nominees, ranks and makes selections. A new class is inducted each year at the Texas Conservation Hall of Fame Banquet.

 All Texans are encouraged to submit nominations, along with substantiation, to ddavis@tpwf.org