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Letter to the Editor, Face the challenge of growth

by admin | Jul 1, 2019 | Land Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development

By Jeri Porter, Fischer, TX Letter to the Editor of the New Braunfels Herald-Zietung June 27, 2019 Comal County is at a crossroads.  We have options in the directions to take and your readers can help! The changes we see today in our landscape and wildlife are...
Texas parks are broke. But there’s good news: voters can rescue them.

Texas parks are broke. But there’s good news: voters can rescue them.

by admin | Jun 26, 2019 | Native Landscapes, News, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty

Money intended for state parks and historic sites should actually be spent on state parks and historic sites, right? It took lawmakers a little more than a quarter century to reach that conclusion. Since 1993, sales tax collected from the purchase of sporting goods...

New Edwards Aquifer facility designed to protect endangered species

by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | Habitat Conservation Plans, News, Wildlife

A new facility to research and protect some endangered species that are native to central Texas opened Thursday. The new Edwards Aquifer habitat conservation plan buildings will house a handful of endangered species that include the San Marcos salamander, the comal...
Gay Ruby Dahlstrom Preserve now open to the public

Gay Ruby Dahlstrom Preserve now open to the public

by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Public Lands

The project the late Gay Ruby Dahlstrom worked for almost a decade over is now complete and open to the public as a nature preserve and conservation easement. Hays County, the Hill Country Conservancy and the Dahlstrom family announced the opening of the Gay Ruby...

Letter to the Editor, the challenges of growth

by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Scenic Beauty, Water Quality

by Ernie Witter, New Braunfels, TX, with the Comal Country Conservation Alliance Letter to the Editor of the Herald-Zietung Published June 11, 2019 Recent articles in the Herald-Zietung pointed out the continued growth of New Braunfels. As the second fastest growing...

Letter to the Editor, Legislature approves funding for parks

by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning, Water Planning

by Jensie Madden, Comal County, TX, with the Comal County Conservation Alliance Letter to the Editor of New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung Published June 11, 2019 As the 86th session of the Texas Legislature draws to a close, I am celebrating the passage of legislation to...
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