by admin | Jan 12, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Wildlife
A very special public (and animal!) works project is now open in the Alamo City. Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge, the United States’ largest wildlife crossing, opened in Northwest San Antonio on December 11. At 1 pm on Friday, officials lifted construction...
by admin | Jan 12, 2021 | Drought, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources
The Pecos river runs from the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Santa Fe, New Mexico through New Mexico and Texas and eventually into the Rio Grande River at the Texas-Mexico border near Del Rio, Texas. In 1949, Texas and New Mexico signed the Pecos River Compact, and...
by admin | Jan 6, 2021 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development
A group of Texas environmental groups say the federal Environmental Protection Agency looked the other way when Texas didn’t require tough enough rules on air pollution for several refineries, gas plants and chemical plants. The Environmental Integrity Project, along...
by admin | Jan 4, 2021 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Planning, Water Quality
The Bandera Canyonlands Alliance (BCA) is urging local residents in Bandera and Uvalde counties to be aware of a precedent-setting permit application that would put pristine area waterways at risk. The Colorado-based Young Life organization is asking the Texas...
by admin | Jan 2, 2021 | Conservation Easements, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Scenic Beauty
The Texas landscape is changing, and not always for the better. Increasing population and expanding development are destroying native habitat, reducing access to clean and plentiful water, and threatening agricultural production. Between 1997 and 2017, over 2.2...
