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State-Owned Bexar County Ranch at the Center of Latest Warbler Fight

State-Owned Bexar County Ranch at the Center of Latest Warbler Fight

by admin | Apr 16, 2018 | News, Wildlife

Rancho Sierra, a 2,317-acre property northwest of San Antonio, has everything – rugged hills, a ranch house, springs and seeps that form the headwaters of two creeks, and Mount Smith, the tallest point in Bexar County. It also has, according to surveys, an abundance...
Rare Central Texas songbird to fly off endangered species list

Rare Central Texas songbird to fly off endangered species list

by admin | Apr 16, 2018 | News, Wildlife

The population of the black-capped vireo, a rare Texas songbird, has recovered to such an extent that it will be moved off the endangered species list, U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials are expected to announce today. The lifting of habitat protections for the...
Blanco River Flood Mitigation Project San Marcos Community Meeting To Be Held

Blanco River Flood Mitigation Project San Marcos Community Meeting To Be Held

by admin | Apr 14, 2018 | News, Water Planning

City Engineers will host a public meeting on Wednesday, April 18 in Room 2 of the San Marcos Activity Center, 501 E. Hopkins, at 6 p.m. to gather comments on proposed infrastructure projects that are being considered for flood mitigation on the Blanco River. “The goal...
Securing Texas’ water future, one lawn at a time

Securing Texas’ water future, one lawn at a time

by admin | Apr 12, 2018 | News, Water Conservation

Texas’ frequent and inescapable droughts haven’t seemed to slow its growth. As people flock to our state, it follows that more of our limited water will be used on lawns. Studies have found that homeowners tend to overwater their lawns by two to three times the needed...
What happens to Texas when water is more valuable than oil?

What happens to Texas when water is more valuable than oil?

by admin | Apr 11, 2018 | Drought, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning

Only a state as big as Texas could have to deal with the simultaneous crises of both rampant floods and devastating drought. The destruction of Hurricane Harvey and the massive infrastructure needs that it exposed along the Gulf Coast soaked up most of our attention...
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