Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Aug 20, 2023 | Community, Drought, Linked Stories, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources
Residents of Llano and Edwards counties are fighting a pending Texas Commission on Environmental Quality permit that could have implications on Austin’s drinking water supply. An application filed by Waterstone Creek LLC seeks authorization to “construct and maintain...
Posted by admin | Mar 21, 2017 | Linked Stories
Senator José Menéndez, Representative Donna Howard, and Representative Tracy O. King have filed bills that many believe are needed to protect the quality of water in the Edwards Aquifer. S.B. 1796 (Menéndez) / H.B. 3467 (Howard) state “The commission (Texas...
Posted by admin | Aug 3, 2016 | Linked Stories
Dear GEAA members and friends, Last week the San Antonio Planning Commission voted 5-4 to exclude recommendations for impervious cover limits and dark skies protections from the proposed Sustainability Plan. Read more here. As a stakeholder participant who...
Posted by admin | Jun 2, 2016 | Linked Stories
Becky Breazeale | Each spring, the Highland Lakes Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists has a new training class. Trainees learn about natural resources and conservation management with units of study such as geology and archeology, ecological regions of Texas, land...
Posted by admin | Jun 2, 2016 | Linked Stories
REI San Antonio recently awarded the Cibolo Nature Center & Farm (CNC&F) with a $10K Stewardship Grant which was awarded to select nonprofits that care for the outdoor places its customers use and love. The grant will support National Trails Workday being held...
Posted by admin | Jan 11, 2016 | Linked Stories
January 11 … It’s the birthday of writer and ecologist Aldo Leopold (books by this author), born in Burlington, Iowa (1887). Aldo grew up in a big, prosperous family, and lived on a 300-acre estate with a lot of his relatives. The whole family spoke German...
