by admin | Sep 15, 2021 | Community, HCA in the News, Hill Country Tourism, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
Across the more remote pockets of Hill Country, several communities are looking to attract tourism dollars and increase the quality of life for residents by utilizing a precious, shrinking natural resource—darkness—or rather, the absence of artificial light. With the...
by admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Community, Hill Country Tourism, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, News
Where is the best place to swirl, sniff and sip wine in the United States? If you guessed Napa Valley, you haven’t been paying attention. The popular Northern California destination did not make the top 10 in the 2021 USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice awards for best...
by admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Community, Hill Country Tourism, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Night Skies, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty
BREWSTER COUNTY – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is proud to announce that Black Gap Wildlife Management Area (WMA) has been designated as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). Black Gap WMA is the second...
by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | Community, County Authority, Hill Country Tourism, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Night Skies, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
Lights Out Texas is a campaign of education, awareness, and action that focuses on turning out lights at night during the spring and fall migrations to help protect the billions of migratory birds that fly over Texas annually. The goal of Lights Out Texas is to reduce...
by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | Community, Equity in the Outdoors, Groundwater Resources, Hill Country Tourism, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, One Water, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
People in the Hill Country say they have fought for months to keep the pristine Sabinal River waters clean. Last May, the Young Life camp at LoneHollow Ranch applied for a permit that would have allowed them to discharge up to 60,000 gallons of wastewater a day into...
by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | Community, County Authority, HCA in the News, Hill Country Tourism, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Night Skies, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
The Travis County Commissioners Court passed a resolution Tuesday that will mandate county buildings to turn off all nonessential lights from 11 p.m.-6 a.m. during key migration periods for migrating songbirds. The Lights Off initiative will be in effect annually from...
