by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Drought, News, Riparian Management, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
While much of Texas is mired in drought conditions as warmer months are on the horizon, state climatologists are looking closely a t future rainfall predictions to gauge just how long dry conditions will last. So far, they say, the outlook isn’t good. Read more...
by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | HCA in the News
The Hill Country Alliance, a nonprofit organization to raise awareness of the Central Texas Hill Country, is now hosting its 16th annual photo contest.This year’s Hill Country Photo Contest, entitled “Snapshot of the Hill Country,” challenges photographers to share...
by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 31, 2022 | Community, Director's Notes, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
A note from HCA Executive Director, Katherine Romans The Commissioners of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) had the opportunity Wednesday to initiate a rule making process to protect the few remaining pristine streams in the state of Texas. Brought...
by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Community Resilience News and Resources, Equity in the Outdoors, Native Landscapes
It’s almost a rarity these days to be considered an Austin native, rather than falling into the transplant pool.Hayley Bishop is, indeed, one of those born-and-raised Austinites. But they struggle with identifying as, what some would consider, a local native.“Like, I...
by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Rainwater Harvesting, Texas Water Symposium, Vista Ridge Pipeline, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
One San Antonio resident said water builds up seven or eight feet high after heavy rain. Another compared their street to the Amazon River. Dozens shared their flooding experiences last fall with the city’s drainage bond committee, a group appointed by City Council to...
