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U.S.-Mexico Teamwork Where the Rio Grande is but a Ribbon

U.S.-Mexico Teamwork Where the Rio Grande is but a Ribbon

by admin | Apr 29, 2016 | News, Riparian Management

“Los Diablos are a team of Mexican firefighters who are part of a group of Mexicans and Americans including firefighters, conservationists and park rangers. They travel along the most desolate stretches of the river not to put out fires, but to set them in a...
Call for school grant applications ends May 2

Call for school grant applications ends May 2

by admin | Apr 27, 2016 | News, Rainwater Harvesting

For the sixth consecutive year, the Hill Country Alliance’s Rainwater Revival offers funds to help students learn about rainwater catchment and water conservation. As Texas Hill Country residents and businesses look for ways to conserve water, HCA’s Rainwater...
Texas Landowners Earn Lone Star Land Steward Awards for Conservation Efforts

Texas Landowners Earn Lone Star Land Steward Awards for Conservation Efforts

by admin | Apr 27, 2016 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News

Every year TPWD honors landowners from across the state with the Lone Star Land Steward Award for their contributions to natural resource conservation and management. This year seven winners, including long-time HCA Friends Steve Nelle and the Winklers at Winkler...
Highway 290 pipeline may be doing more harm than good, study suggests

Highway 290 pipeline may be doing more harm than good, study suggests

by admin | Apr 26, 2016 | Groundwater Resources, News

The Highway 290 pipeline, which was intended to alleviate groundwater usage in Hays County, may be doing otherwise according to a recent study. The study, conducted by the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment and published by hydrologist Douglas Wierman,...

Editorial: Flawed Vista Ridge project doesn’t make sense

by admin | Apr 25, 2016 | Vista Ridge Pipeline

In February 2014, San Antonio Water System CEO Robert Puente informed us that SAWS would not pursue the Abengoa Vista Ridge water supply project, or AVR, because the project was too risky. He was quoted as saying: “Groundwater law in Texas leaves too much uncertainty...
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