Posted by admin | Feb 21, 2021 | HCA in the News, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Wildlife
Axis deer are an exotic game species first introduced in the Texas Hill Country in the 1930s. Since then, the population has grown exponentially, leading to groups launching an Axis Deer Control project. There are currently more than 6,000 free-range Axis deer in...
Posted by admin | Feb 11, 2021 | Children in Nature, Community, Equity in the Outdoors, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Public Lands, Wildlife
Though often unheralded in their own times, Black contributions to conservation, parks, outdoor recreation and more are significant and will be celebrated throughout February’s Black History Month programs from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Park rangers...
Posted by admin | Feb 11, 2021 | Children in Nature, Community, Equity in the Outdoors, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Wildlife
Gabe Vasquez first visited New Mexico when he was 8 years old, during a fishing trip to the Rio Grande with his father and older brother. They traveled from their home just south of the border in Ciudad Juárez and planned to camp in state parks along the river. Even...
Posted by admin | Feb 11, 2021 | Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Native Landscapes, News, Public Lands, Water Conservation, Wildlife
U.S. Interior Department officials on Thursday canceled a Trump administration directive that gave local and state officials power to block purchases of land and water for conservation. Acting Interior Secretary Scott de la Vega rescinded a November order from former...
Posted by admin | Feb 11, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Wildlife
Are you ready for the return of some precedented events in our lives? We have endured so much uncertainty over the last year, but fortunately (and with weather aside), nature and wildlife remain a reliable source of predictability. The lives of birds cycle through...
Posted by admin | Feb 11, 2021 | Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Wildlife
Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis sits astride the Southern Edwards Plateau on the Northwest edge of San Antonio. This gem of JBSA is vital to military training and readiness as it provides a rugged tactical training area in this Texas Hill Country landscape...