Posted by Ryan Ament | Nov 30, 2021 | Drought, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
What weather extremes can Texans expect to see into 2036? How can we prepare for the intensifying natural disasters that Texas is experiencing? Hosts Robert Mace and Carrie Thompson talk with Texas State Climatologist Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon to get the answers to...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Nov 30, 2021 | News, Riparian Management, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler interviews Kyle Garmany, Water and Agriculture Program Director for the Texas chapter of the Nature Conservancy. In his role at the Nature Conservancy, Garmany is responsible for developing innovative strategies to...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Nov 22, 2021 | Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) finalized the purchase of 74 acres adjacent to the Colemans Canyon Preserve on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. This purchase secures critical recharge area for the Middle Trinity Aquifer and is within the catchment area...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Nov 20, 2021 | Community, HCA in the News, Hill Country Tourism, News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
The Lyndon B. Johnson National Park, a historical park and ranch in Texas, received praise for its stunning Hill Country night skies by earning an International Dark Sky Park certification. The award recognizes the exceptional quality of the park’s night skies...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Nov 20, 2021 | HCA in the News, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Here’s something we don’t get to say very often: It’s been a promising month for water in the Hill Country. With record sprawl pushing ever westward from I-35 and climate change threatening an age of Texan megadroughts, the water future of the Hill Country has looked...
