Posted by admin | Oct 3, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Night Skies, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty
Lots of hard work went into making Grand Canyon an even better place to enjoy the night sky in recent years and that effort has been recognized. Grand Canyon National Park has been named Dark Sky Place of the Year by the International Dark-Sky Association. The park...
Posted by admin | Oct 1, 2019 | News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
Almost 150 municipalities in greater Geneva will hold a planned blackout on Thursday night to raise public awareness of the negative effects of light pollution. Authorities across much of greater Geneva will switch off public lighting on the night of Thursday...
Posted by admin | Sep 30, 2019 | News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Resources
A planned crude oil and condensate pipeline across the Texas Hill Country would cross over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone on its route from West Texas to south of San Antonio, according to a map obtained by the Rivard Report. A set of slides from Houston-based...
Posted by admin | Sep 30, 2019 | News, Planning and Development, Transportation Planning
Colleen Waguespack, president of Northside Neighborhoods for Organized Development, is among thousands of Northsiders familiar with the challenges that come with driving Loop 1604. Waguespack and more than 100 others gathered at Resurrection Baptist Church on Redland...
Posted by admin | Sep 30, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, One Water, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Resources
This summer, Travis County broke ground on the new Civil and Family Court Building. The 435,000 square foot facility is located at 1700 Guadalupe Street and sits on 1.46-acres. It is located in the northern part of downtown which is rapidly being re-developed. Travis...