by admin | Jul 14, 2016 | Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News
Hill Country Land Trust is proud to share the first of a series of videos on land stewardship. Each video will focus on one stewardship practice. The first video features Steve Nelle discussing Prickly Pear management techniques. Take a look, then download the...
by admin | Jul 8, 2016 | Land Stewardship, News
Before there was this thing called the internet, families who could afford to often bought an encyclopedia as a home reference. Typically they came with an atlas as well – a thick book of maps, charts and comparisons. Now Texas has one of its own: an unprecedented...
by admin | May 12, 2016 | Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Wildlife
Protecting native insect pollinators on private property now comes with new benefits for landowners. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Nongame and Rare Species Program developed new guidelines for landowners to develop wildlife management plans for their...
by admin | Apr 1, 2016 | Conservation Easements, News
The Hill Country Alliance (HCA) and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust (GBRT) are hosting a landowner workshop on Friday, May 13. This workshop will focus on conservation easements—a tool available to help landowners steward and protect their land investment in the long... by admin | Feb 24, 2016 | Conservation Easements, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News
As development in Texas increases, lands that have been in families for generations are at a greater risk of fragmentation and development than ever before. Many are beginning to look to conservation easements to protect family lands for future generations. But what...
by admin | Feb 5, 2016 | Land Stewardship, News
Armed with $2 million in legislative appropriations to help bring more of the state’s high-value working farm and ranch lands under long term conservation protection, the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council held its inaugural meeting under the...