by admin | Mar 25, 2022 | Events, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Population in the Texas Hill Country is expected to double within the next 30-35 years with most of the newcomers settling into unincorporated areas, according to to a recent report by the Texas Hill Country Conservation Network. The report looks at eight key metrics...
by admin | Mar 25, 2022 | Ecosystem Services, Equity in the Outdoors, HCA in the News, Landowner Alliances, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network
The Texas Hill Country Conservation Network is made of dozens of non-profits, government agencies, academic institutions and aligned private businesses from across the 18-counties in the region. The Network wants to continue to see growth, but also protect the areas...
by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 24, 2022 | Community, Events, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, News, One Water, Uncategorized, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
A month of education, outreach, and action for Hill Country water. Spring in the Hill Country is a time of blooming wildflowers, flowing creeks, and (hopefully) the arrival of long-awaited rains. This spring, the Hill Country Alliance (HCA) is proud to announce the...
by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 17, 2022 | Community, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Resources
Snapshot of the Hill Country – Our region is changing. Share your view! The Texas Hill Country is changing. The scenic beauty and abundant natural resources that have brought folks to Central Texas for thousands of years are at risk of being loved to death. As a...
by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 14, 2022 | Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
On the west side of Camp Bullis, at the edge of the Dominion neighborhood, Rustin Tabor pulls his truck to the side of a winding road and walks a few feet into the wooded area that lines it. Farther in, stretched across the dirt, is an entrance to a cave — a karst...
by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 8, 2022 | Community, County Authority, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Water Resources
Booming population growth, coupled with changing climate patterns, unslakable groundwater thirst and political challenges, leave the Texas Hill Country newly vulnerable. What they’re saying: “The Hill Country’s breathtaking vistas, natural spaces,...
