• How does the funding for land conservation work?

    We primarily secure land through major state and federal conservation grants. However, these grants are not “free money”. They require matching funds from the community to be released. Every $10 gift to our “Be One in a Million” campaign helps us leverage and “unlock” these larger grant dollars. This allows small individual donations to have

  • Where does the money go?

    All donations from the Be One In A Million campaign are dedicated to land conservation efforts. Artist Boat negotiates the cost-of-purchase for land at fair market values according to appraisal standards with the development companies that own(ed) the properties. Additionally, the properties are appraised and surveyed. These are approved by the federal and state agencies

  • Why would you want to take the property off the tax roll?

    As the land has never been developed, these properties have been scheduled with agricultural exemptions in the past and have never contributed greatly to the tax base. Artist Boat maintains similar wildlife tax exemptions and deductions within the restrictions of the Galveston County Appraisal District. The benefits of conserving this land on Galveston Island outweighs