Posted by admin | Sep 7, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
When Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners gave their approval to turn a ranch upstream of Honey Creek into a public park rather than a controversial subdivision, opponents of the development rejoiced. But this week, many were learning more about a looming issue that...
Posted by admin | Sep 7, 2021 | Conservation Easements, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
On a four-wheeler at the edge of the Hill Country, geologist Mark Hamilton rolls and bumps across a 151-acre property at the Edwards Aquifer Conservancy Field Research Park. He pulls up to the end of a steep hill and points out a sunken, marshy spot along the bottom....
Posted by admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Community, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News
At 84 years old, Melville Steubing has been involved in ranching since he could walk. And his family’s ranching heritage runs even deeper. From the first year his German immigrant ancestors set foot on Texas ground in the 1840s until today, there has never been a time...
Posted by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The future of a Comal County freshwater creek is looking fresher today. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted Thursday to acquire and prevent development at Honey Creek, one of the most iconic streams in the Texas Hill Country. The commission, which has worked...
Posted by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | Community, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Scenic Beauty, Transmission Lines & Wind Farms, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Resources
On June 7, Texas governor Greg Abbott sat down at a desk in the state capitol and, flanked by a half-dozen lawmakers, put pen to paper for a ceremonial signing of the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act. “As far as I know this is the first law of its kind by any...
Posted by admin | Aug 18, 2021 | Conservation Easements, County Authority, Drought, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
The days for much of the water-thirsty grass in the drought-stricken Las Vegas Valley are numbered. Nearly one-third of all of the grass in Southern Nevada will need to be removed by the end of 2026 under a new bill signed into law by Gov. Steve Sisolak Friday, a...
