Commitment to conservation

A visionary in land stewardship and ranch owner since 1969, Gerald T. Halpin was a leader in conservation development. In the late 1990s, Mr. Halpin, a friend of the Lyndon B. Johnson family, and a native Texan partner, sought out property in the Hill Country with the purpose of replicating an innovative ranch-sharing concept, which he had recently successfully developed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Mr. Halpin and his partner bought and combined two ranches that today comprise The Preserve at Walnut Springs. Mr. Halpin’s goal of achieving long-lasting value for owners while honoring the natural integrity and inspiring character of the landscape, lives on today.