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Tom Goynes told me Sunday that the Texas Rivers Protection Association was within $400 of being able to buy the Hidalgo Falls additional two acres. According to Patti Carothers (Paddlesports owner), the ACA approved a $500 gift to TRPA at their meeting this weekend and then added another $230 from board members and friends.
We've raised almost $14,700 of the $15,000 purchase price for the two acres of property between TRPA's current 10-acre tract and the rapid at Hidalgo Falls on the Brazos near Navasota. The purchase is part of a long-term plan to acquire (and thus protect from commercial and residential development) the entire thirty acres adjacent to this unique river feature only 70 miles from Houston. With our ownership of the original ten acres (which are upstream and downstream of the rapid), we are assured of having access to the river. This purchase is part of an effort to guarantee future generations of paddlers that the property immediately bordering the rapid will be under our ownership as well.
Hidalgo Falls is a little gem where beginning paddlers can experience their first real white water near Houston, according to Don Greene of The Whitewater Experience. We must protect access before all the land is fenced by developers.
If you think it's too late to contribute, you're wrong. Tom Goynes says any money above the actual purchase will go toward closing costs, maintenance, and improvements.
If you want to make your donation tax deductible, make the check out to the Texas River Recreation Association (TRRA). If taxes are not an issue, make it out to the Texas River Protection Association (TRPA). Either way, indicate that the donation is for Hidalgo Falls, and send your check to:
Tom Goynes
P. O. Box 219
Martindale, TX 78655
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