Posted by Leah Cuddeback | May 5, 2022 | Community, HCA in the News, Hill Country Tourism, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Night Skies, Planning and Development
The city of Blanco in Blanco County has joined four other Texas cities — all in the Hill Country as well — as the latest to be granted the sought-after International Dark Sky Community designation. The International Dark-Sky Association announced this week that the...
Posted by Dominic Troiani | Apr 26, 2022 | Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape, Conservation Easements, Equity in the Outdoors, Habitat Conservation Plans, Hill Country Tourism, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Public Lands
Hays County expects to close on its purchase of the Sentinel Peak Preserve by April 29, 2022, mere days after celebrating Earth Day (April 22). This is the first project funded under the 2020 Hays County Parks and Open Space Bond. Read more from Hays...
Posted by Dominic Troiani | Apr 12, 2022 | Community, Equity in the Outdoors, Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Hill Country Tourism, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty, Water Conservation, Water Quality, Water Resources, Wildlife
The Great Springs Project has released its Trails Plan, another step along the path to a proposed 100-plus-mile network of trails from the Alamo to the Capitol.The project, launched in 2018, aims to create a corridor of protected lands over the Edwards Aquifer...
Posted by Dominic Troiani | Mar 25, 2022 | Aggregate Production Operations, Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape, Cedar/Brush Management, Events, HCA in the News, Hill Country Tourism, News, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network
Booming population growth and sprawling development, groundwater depletion, changing climate patterns, extreme droughts and floods, and a unique set of policy challenges threaten the natural resources that define the Hill County region—resources on which millions of...
Posted by Dominic Troiani | Mar 20, 2022 | Equity in the Outdoors, Hill Country Tourism, Scenic Beauty
The grapevines at Bending Branch Winery near the lazy Bruins Creek have dried up in the cold January air, and winery technician Melvin Mendez is still out pruning them, getting ready for the July-through-October harvest season. Despite the chill in the air, at noon...
Posted by Dominic Troiani | 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...
