Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Feb 8, 2023 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Water Resources
A billionaire seeking to build a resort with luxury homes in the Texas Hill Country is facing off against neighbors opposed to development on environmental grounds, highlighting the growing tensions as the region’s economic surge fuels a boom outside Austin. Steve...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Feb 8, 2023 | Groundwater Resources, Land Stewardship, News, Water Resources
Texas State University’s Miranda Wait, deputy director of Spring Lake education for The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, joins the Big Ideas TXST podcast for February’s episode to discuss various projects and programs that can be...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Jan 27, 2023 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News
Bill Neiman has performed as keynote speaker at over 100 events for like-minded naturalist people around the state of Texas. His topic is his passion — sustainable native grass prairies, clean rivers, rainwater harvesting, and harnessing the energy of the sun for the...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Jan 27, 2023 | Community, Economics of Sound Planning, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning
Only about 5% of the area is currently protected from development. Hill Country Alliance Executive Director Katherine Romans believes projects like this are scary propositions. The organization noted that the region has grown 50% in the past 20 years. “Currently we...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Jan 27, 2023 | Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Wildlife
A tiny bird is at the center of a growing battle over land development in far north Bexar County. Cibolo Canyons is home to the endangered golden-cheeked warbler, a bird native to Central Texas. A proposed land swap in is raising questions for neighbors. Read more...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Jan 19, 2023 | Community, Conservation Easements, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development
Hays County has acquired Purgatory Creek Nature Preserve, a 1,068-acre conservation easement that will permanently protect and preserve the land from future development. This easement was proposed and sponsored by the Hill Country Conservancy (HCC) to be funded...
