by admin | Aug 18, 2021 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Public Lands, Water Conservation, Water Quality, Water Resources
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of the world’s leading climate scientists, released its sixth climate assessment on Monday. The 1,300-page paper is the most comprehensive, up-to-date report yet on the physical science of climate change,...
by admin | Aug 18, 2021 | Community, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK — The high, lonesome dunes that run up against the Rocky Mountains at 7,500 feet above sea level in southern Colorado are a long, long drive from the closest streetlight, and after dusk, the almost untainted darkness and thin, dry air...
by admin | Aug 17, 2021 | Community, Events, HCA in the News, News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
Deep within each of us is a memory of breathtaking awe and wonder. Within each of us is a recollection of that first time we found ourselves speechless, under a canopy of deep night and starlight. It might have been at a star party, under a planetarium dome, or while...
by admin | Aug 16, 2021 | Community, Economics of Sound Planning, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, One Water, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
LoneHollow Ranch, a camp in the Vanderpool area owned by Young Life, a Colorado-based Christian organization, recently announced they will be withdrawing their wastewater discharge permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and moving forward...
by admin | Aug 16, 2021 | Community, Events, HCA in the News, News
The Hill Country Alliance and The Hall at Jester King Brewery are proud to present: A Hill Country Conservation Reunion at the 2021 Hill Country Leadership Summit. The Summit is happening live and in-person on September 30 from 8 AM – 6 PM at The Hall at Jester King...