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...
by admin | Sep 25, 2018 | News, Riparian Management, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Wildlife
AUSTIN – Lake Austin, once considered to be one of the top trophy bass fishing destinations in the nation, has experienced a decline in natural fish habitat in recent years due to efforts to control nuisance aquatic vegetation. Without plentiful habitat it can be a...
by admin | Sep 23, 2018 | Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, News, Scenic Beauty, Transmission Lines & Wind Farms
Conflicts between energy producers and conservationists are nothing new in Texas, but a recent fight in Val Verde County centers around wind farms and whether they belong in one of the wildest natural areas left in the state. Members of the Devils River Conservancy,...
by admin | Sep 20, 2018 | News, Night Skies
Every Sept. 11, beams of light rise more than four miles into the night sky from the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum in Lower Manhattan to honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost in America’s most devastating terrorist attacks. The glowing columns elegantly trace the...
by admin | Sep 20, 2018 | Ecosystem Services, News
A new study released Wednesday found just one acre of riparian forested buffer results in more than $10,000 in annual economic benefits, including reducing erosion and flooding, increasing water purification, wildlife habitat and property values. The study– The...
