by admin | Oct 8, 2018 | Habitat Conservation Plans, Landowner Alliances, News, Riparian Management, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Wildlife
The Blanco River is one of the primary river networks that Central Texas communities depend upon for drinking water, flood abatement, agricultural production and recreation. Thanks to collaborative conservation work conducted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department...
by admin | Oct 8, 2018 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline, Water Conservation
On a former ranch property near an elementary school in Stone Oak, the largest water tank ever built by the San Antonio Water System is under construction. The tank is approximately 81 feet tall and big enough to hold 10 million gallons, according to SAWS Vice...
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...
