by admin | Oct 3, 2018 | Ecosystem Services, News, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
Monarch butterflies are heading to San Antonio in a year that could claim the largest migration in a decade. Based on robust activity in the monarchs’ primary Midwestern breeding grounds, Monarch Watch founder and expert Chip Taylor predicted “the migration should be...
by admin | Oct 2, 2018 | News, Night Skies, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
The hiker trudged up a logging road and into a valley, tracing a route that seemed unremarkable. There were no sweeping views of the mountains that towered nearby. There was no summit to scale. Yet he stopped suddenly, jubilant, after about four miles of walking. He...
by admin | Oct 1, 2018 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Scenic Beauty
The Texas Supreme Court denied a petition for review Friday that challenges New Braunfels’ longtime “can ban.” The ordinance, also referred to as the can ban, prohibits the use of can or any disposable items on the river, keeping the river cleaner...
by admin | Oct 1, 2018 | County Authority, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines
One of North America’s largest pipeline companies is looking to cross Gillespie County with a natural gas pipeline stretching from the Permian Basin to near the Gulf of Mexico. Kinder Morgan officials told the Standard-Radio Post on Tuesday it is or will soon be in...
