by admin | Nov 15, 2019 | Conservation Easements, Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning, Transportation Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources, Wildlife
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg joined other local leaders this week in calling for a one-eighth-cent sales tax to be redirected towards funding mass transit – and away from popular water quality protection and trailway programs. Voters would need to approve the new...
by admin | Nov 14, 2019 | Cedar/Brush Management, Ecosystem Services, Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Resources, Wildlife
There aren’t many pastures with native grasses left in Texas. Instead there are invasive weeds like bermudagrass and Old World bluestem. Some Texas landowners and nonprofits are working together to change that. Restoring native grasslands takes years and is an arduous...
by admin | Nov 12, 2019 | Habitat Conservation Plans, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Riparian Management, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Quality, Water Resources, Wildlife
Axis Deer Control Warranted Gillespie County AgriLife Extension and Hill Country Alliance have launched the Axis Deer Control Project and are encouraging landowners and hunters to participate. Axis deer are an exotic species that were introduced from India to the...
by admin | Nov 7, 2019 | Conservation Easements, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty, Water Resources, Wildlife
An old saying tells us to invest in land because they aren’t making any more. That saying could be updated to say: Invest in undisturbed natural land because each day there is less of it! Unfortunately, the updated version is very true, which is why we need to take...
by admin | Oct 30, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, Native Landscapes, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Resources, Wildlife
A month after news surfaced that a pipeline proposed by a Texas-based petroleum juggernaut would run across the Edwards Aquifer, the primary source of water for San Antonio and other cities, the company said it would shift the pipeline’s path. It was a difference of...
by admin | Oct 30, 2019 | Economics of Sound Planning, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources, Wildlife
The Urban Land Institute released a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) report regarding land use along the San Marcos River in August. The City of San Marcos, the Greater San Marcos Partnership and Texas State University partnered with the Austin District Council of... 
