by admin | May 18, 2020 | Community Resilience News and Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Wildlife
Why post-COVID economic recovery efforts should include investments in our public lands, fish and wildlife habitat, and outdoor recreation infrastructure Across the federal government, there are a suite of habitat restoration programs designed to benefit fish and...
by admin | May 13, 2020 | Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources
Press Release: Texas Water Development Board – For Immediate Release: May 13, 2020 The Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF) abridged application period will close at 5:00 p.m. on June 15. Please visit the FIF webpage to learn more and download the application. Abridged...
by admin | Apr 26, 2020 | Economics of Sound Planning, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Transportation Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Resources
The next Hays County Commissioners’ Court meeting is TUESDAY, April 28th at 9:00 AM – please contact the following elected officials in advance to state your views! judge.becerra@co.hays.tx.us (512) 393-2205; mark.jones@co.hays.tx.us (512)...
by admin | Apr 26, 2020 | Economics of Sound Planning, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Rainwater Harvesting, Regional Planning, Riparian Management, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources
Starting in 2020, Texas stakeholders will have the opportunity to determine the best flood mitigation strategies for their region through a process called “flood planning.” Regional Flood Planning Groups (RFPG) will lead this effort, as prescribed by Senate Bill 8...
by admin | Apr 20, 2020 | Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Green infrastructure and nature-based solutions are essential to creating flood resilient communities in Texas. Traditional gray infrastructure techniques such as dams, levees, and channels, capture water and push it downstream. On the other hand, green infrastructure...
by admin | Apr 9, 2020 | Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Transportation Planning, Wildlife
The Fish and Wildlife Service today unveiled a sweeping, multistate plan to protect the monarch butterfly without adding it to the Endangered Species Act list. A long time in the making, the plan called, in part, a “candidate conservation” agreement unites... 
