Celebrating Aldo Leopold’s 129th Birthday

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...

The Future of Conservation in Kendall County, Part 2

Part Two – By Brent Evans Here are some selected voices about future conservation efforts. (I have had to edit for brevity.) Mayor Mike Schultz and Pamela Bransford, Public Relations Coordinator for the City of Boerne: “When Boerne’s founding fathers settled in...

The Future of Conservation in Kendall County

Part One – By Brent Evans “In the end our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy.” – John Sawhill, The Nature Conservancy The beauty of the Hill Country, “the Sweet Spot of Texas”, is its blessing and its...

Kendall County’s History of Conservation, Part 4

Part Four – By Brent Evans “If future generations are to remember us more with gratitude than sorrow, we must achieve more than just the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was created, not just as it looked when we got...