by admin | Feb 26, 2019 | News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
Earlier this month, the International Dark-Sky Association was contacted by a group of students from Bioscience High School in Phoenix, Arizona. The group, Helping Achieve a Renewable Planet (H.A.R.P.), has been researching the subject of light pollution and is now...
by admin | Feb 25, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline, Water Planning, Water Resources
San Antonio Water System officials say they are planning on seeking a lower rate increase in 2020 than the nearly 10 percent originally approved by City Council to pay for the Vista Ridge pipeline project, though they have not said how much lower. Gavino Ramos, SAWS’...
by admin | Feb 22, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Scenic Beauty
Don’t mind the cold. Spring has sprung in Texas, with wildflower season getting an early pop this year following months of wet and dreary weather. The above average rainfall Texas got in the fall and winter months, coupled with unseasonably warm temperatures, will...
by admin | Feb 20, 2019 | Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Wildlife
A bright-faced songbird of the Texas Hill Country still faces enough threat from population growth and land development in the San Antonio-Austin region to need shelter under the Endangered Species Act, a federal judge in Austin has ruled. Senior U.S. District Judge...
by admin | Feb 19, 2019 | Conservation Easements, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Water Resources
The Texas Land Trends project of Texas A&M’s Natural Resources Institute, or NRI, has published a special series report describing Texas landowner participation in land conservation easements and their value to agricultural production, water and wildlife. About 83...
