Every effort was made to integrate locally-sourced materials and bolster the health of native wildlife. Bare and eroding roads produced by years of unrestrained vehicular destruction were remediated with an assortment of native grass plantings, including side oats grama and blue grama. Xeric native plants bring life to the interior walled gardens, attracting local birds and butterflies. Native mesquite trees grown from seed in nearby Fort Stockton were used as the main desert tree beyond the plinth walls, along with desert willows and other drought tolerant plants. Walls were made from local sand and stone from the ranch, calling attention to the inherent beauty of the land itself. With the exception of one bed of iceberg roses and the pecan and fruit trees, all of the new plantings will survive intense droughts.These efforts create a sleek, yet rugged landscape that balances human and environmental wellbeing.