Posted 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...
Posted 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...
Posted 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...
Posted 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...
Posted by admin | Aug 9, 2021 | Economics of Sound Planning, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
HCA is happy to share some GREAT news from the Bandera Canyonlands Alliance, LoneHollow Ranch, and The Cibolo Conservancy! After months of opposition, including a petition garnering nearly 25,000 signatures and three county resolutions opposing the wastewater permit...