by admin | Jan 7, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News
The Hays County Master Gardener Association will hold a Master Gardener Training Course on 12 Fridays in spring of 2019. The Master Gardener Training Program is an educational/volunteer program conducted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service designed to increase...
by admin | Dec 19, 2018 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty
More than 80 Hays County landowners—and hundreds more across the Hill Country—either have already or will soon be contacted by Kinder Morgan, Inc., one of the largest energy infrastructure companies on the continent, asking for permission to survey their property to...
by admin | Dec 18, 2018 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands
More people are enjoying Texas’ 95 state parks than ever. In the 2017 fiscal year, there were 10 million visitors, a 20 percent increase over 2012. Visitation at some destinations has skyrocketed. For example, the number of visitors to McKinney Falls, a small park on...
by admin | Dec 11, 2018 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Public Lands, Water Conservation, Water Resources
The chief of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says the absence of the 54-year-old Land and Water Conservation Fund is a “substantial loss” for state parks and natural areas. With Congress set to adjourn next week, parks advocates are pushing for...
by admin | Nov 13, 2018 | News, Wildlife
Migrating monarch butterflies finally made it to the Mexican mountains last week–late, but intact. For months, scientists and citizen scientists have been predicting the largest migration in a decade, but the insects have taken their time arriving at their winter...
by admin | Nov 2, 2018 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
WILSON, Wyo. — Plant and animal species are estimated to be disappearing at a rate 1,000 times faster than they were before humans arrived on the scene. Climate change is upending natural systems across the planet. Forests, fisheries and drinking water supplies are...
