by admin | Feb 28, 2022 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, Equity in the Outdoors, Hill Country Tourism, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Uncategorized
The fabled adage, “Please all and you will please none,” seems to be an apt description of many of the city’s community engagement endeavors, with the ongoing outreach around the Zilker Metropolitan Park Vision Plan serving as a timely example. Read more from Amy...
by admin | Feb 25, 2022 | Aggregate Production Operations, County Authority, News, Planning and Development
A New Braunfels company hoping to open a recycling plant on a property in Fair Oaks Ranch may be permanently sidelined because it didn’t request approvals or permits beforehand. Tobin Maples, the city manager of Fair Oaks Ranch, which is located northwest of San...
by admin | Feb 25, 2022 | Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Riparian Management, Scenic Beauty, Water Resources
When Lew Adams’ father bought half of Roy Creek Canyon in the early 1940s, he entered into a handshake agreement with the friend who had purchased the other half. Both men promised to preserve the land and change as little as possible. “There’s been no cattle,...
by admin | Feb 21, 2022 | Groundwater Resources, News, One Water, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
February 15, 2021, will forever be etched into our memory. At the height of the climate disaster that struck our state a year ago, over 13 million Texans lost access to clean drinking water. That is approximately half of the state’s population and also includes many... by admin | Feb 21, 2022 | Community, Ecosystem Services, Equity in the Outdoors, Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Uncategorized, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality
If you’re watching this latest episode of “Solutionaries,” the newest from our solutions journalism-based digital show, then you’re already well aware that the topic is climate change, and everything environmentally related. You might be wondering, “How sustainable...
