Tom T East Sr and Alice K East and Alice

The East Foundations principal mission is the continuous and direct conduct of agricultural research in conjunction with the Texas A&M University System, a land grant university system. Our primary asset is a unique resource, a working laboratory for our research, comprising over 215,000 acres of native rangeland in the South Texas Brush Country and Coastal Sand Plain lying between the Nueces River and Rio Grande River of Texas. The Foundations mission is to promote the advancement of land stewardship through ranching, science, and education. In our working laboratory, scientists and managers work together to address issues important to wildlife management, rangeland health, and ranch productivity. We ensure that ranching and wildlife management work together to conserve healthy rangelands. The purpose of our research program is to understand and improve the productivity of native rangelands for both wildlife conservation and livestock production. Our approach is to generate science-ba