Paul Babb chronicles his life by rivers. Born just south of the Red River, Babb recalls touchstone encounters with the Red before his family moved to the Brazos and later to the Sabine in East Texas.
He has called the rivers of the Texas Hill Country home for more than 20 years. “The Hill Country is not Houston or even Bastrop. Things here are more arid, making water more finite and precious,” Babb says. He has now worked with Hill Country landowners and communities for decades to conserve this precious resource. To do so, he has focused on what’s beneath our feet.
Read more from Daniel Oppenheimer, HCA’s Land Program Director in Rock & Vine here.