by admin | Mar 16, 2015 | Conservation Easements, News
Hill Country Land Trust The Hill Country Land Trust (HCLT), a non-profit land conservation group headquartered in Fredericksburg, Texas, recently worked with a landowner to conserve a 201 acre ranch in Blanco County, bringing the total of HCLT conserved acres in the... by admin | Mar 16, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News
The latest developments in the fight to protect our groundwater in Hays County go public at the TESPA Water Meeting on March 21 in Wimberley. “I am excited about this public meeting,” said TESPA co-founder and local resident Jim Blackburn. “We on the... by admin | Mar 13, 2015 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning
An old-fashioned, Western-style water war has erupted. Across Texas and the Southwest, the scene is repeated in the face of a triple threat: booming population, looming drought and the worsening effects of climate change. Read more from the New York Times. by admin | Mar 13, 2015 | News, Regional Planning
Join us for a panel discussion with Thomas Hardy, Ph.D., and Matthew Lewis, the City of Austin’s Assistant Director of Planning and Development Review, on the lessons learned from two great green infrastructure projects located an ocean apart. This next event in the... by admin | Mar 12, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News, Water Planning
With a high-profile groundwater fight raging in his district, state Rep. Jason Isaac is launching a volley of legislation to stop plans to pump huge amounts of water from underneath Hays County. Read more from the Texas Tribune. Representative Isaac issued his own...