by admin | Dec 30, 2019 | Economics of Sound Planning, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources
During Hurricane Harvey, thousands of properties behind two federally owned reservoirs flooded. On Tuesday, the United States Court of Federal Claims ruled that the government was liable for the flooding and that property owners are eligible for damages....
by admin | Dec 30, 2019 | Economics of Sound Planning, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Riparian Management, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources
It would be less expensive for the government to buy and preserve undeveloped land that lies in Houston’s floodplains than it would be to let development occur and face a potentially devastating bill if those properties flood, according to a new study. Allowing...
by admin | Dec 28, 2019 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Resources
Water use per person in Austin has fallen to the lowest point since the city began keeping records more than two decades ago. The historic low continues a trend in water usage in the aftermath of drought conditions spanning from 2008 to 2016 that strained Central...
by admin | Dec 28, 2019 | Aggregate Production Operations, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Resources
As 2019 draws to a close, Preserve Our Hill Country Environment and Stop 3009 Vulcan Quarry are so grateful to all our supporters and volunteers in the ongoing battle against the huge, 1500-acre quarry planned by Vulcan Construction Materials between New Braunfels and...
by admin | Dec 28, 2019 | Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Wildlife
A privately funded, nonprofit organization is creating a 3.2 million-acre wildlife sanctuary — American Prairie Reserve — in northeastern Montana, an area long known as cattle country. But the reserve is facing fierce opposition from many locals because to build it,...
