Posted by admin | Jan 14, 2020 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Transmission Lines & Wind Farms
After more than a year of community meetings, negotiations, resolutions and legal action, the pipeline company Kinder Morgan is getting ready to begin construction on the Permian Highway Pipeline in Central Texas—at least if legal challenges do not stop it. Work has...
Posted by admin | Jan 14, 2020 | Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
To my wife’s dismay, I was going to cook the Thanksgiving turkey over a campfire at Tyler State Park with the guidance of my son’s most recent Boy’s Life magazine. We have a big map of Texas on the wall of our family room. We’re on a mission to visit all 90 or so...
Posted by admin | Jan 14, 2020 | Economics of Sound Planning, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Transportation Planning, Water Planning, Water Resources
Cities up and down the I-35 corridor have experienced explosive growth over the last decade, but the counties adjacent to them have largely escaped the surge of people. That all appears to be over, with the urban expansion beginning to head their way. “We have three...
Posted by admin | Jan 13, 2020 | Conservation Easements, Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources, Wildlife
Mayor Ron Nirenberg plans to propose using future borrowing to help preserve land over the Edwards Aquifer while shifting the sales tax that currently funds that preservation over to San Antonio’s transit system. In an interview Thursday, Nirenberg laid out more...
Posted by admin | Jan 10, 2020 | News, Wildlife
For the first time, researchers have documented chronic wasting disease prions in semen from white-tailed deer at U.S. deer farms, according to a recently-published paper. While further work is needed to determine if the prion-containing semen could infect another...
Posted by admin | Jan 9, 2020 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Riparian Management, Scenic Beauty, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources, Wildlife
The Llano River is an ecological gem in Texas Hill Country, supporting dozens of native and rare plants and animals. But due to weak state environmental protections, the Llano — along with other waterways in Texas — is increasingly facing pressure from industry and...
