by Leah Cuddeback | Aug 25, 2024 | HCA in the News, Land Stewardship, Linked Stories, News, Wildlife
Restoring land in the Hill Country is no easy task. In many places, there’s a scarcity of topsoil and an excess of native and exotic, non-native deer species impacting the vegetation. There are also the feral hogs, searing droughts, destructive floods, and the... by Leah Cuddeback | Aug 25, 2024 | Community, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Linked Stories, News
The public is invited to attend a talk sponsored by the Hill Country Chapter, Texas Master Naturalists in Kerrville on Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. featuring Daniel Oppenheimer, land program director at the Hill Country Alliance. Oppenheimer will be presenting “Land Stewardship... by Leah Cuddeback | Aug 19, 2024 | Community, Linked Stories, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted Wednesday to grant a contested case hearing to the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (GEAA) and landowner Ann Toepperwein in opposition of a wastewater permit for a plant... by Leah Cuddeback | Aug 14, 2024 | Community, Groundwater Resources, Linked Stories, News, Water Planning, Water Resources
Aqua Texas is proposing a rate hike for water and wastewater services in the Wimberley area, and customers aren’t thrilled. The Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings hosted a hearing on Wednesday to consider the proposition. The water utility company... by Leah Cuddeback | Aug 3, 2024 | Community, Hill Country Tourism, Linked Stories, News, Scenic Beauty
In the Spring, Emma Durand-Wood, a longtime Strong Towns contributor, concluded the same while planning a neighborhood walk. “We typically think of public art as about adding character, personality, beauty or visual interest to a place. Part of that can be...