Posted by admin | Feb 12, 2020 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning, Wildlife
The new Texas Land Trends report Status Update and Trends of Texas Working Lands 1997–2017, produced by NRI, has now been published. Land-trends reports have informed private and public landowners and decision-makers for more than two decades. “With this report, we...
Posted by admin | Feb 5, 2020 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
These are tough times for fireflies. Like a lot of other insects, they face increasing threats from habitat loss, pesticides and pollution. But they also have a problem that’s unique to luminous bugs: It’s getting harder for them to reproduce because light pollution...
Posted by admin | Feb 4, 2020 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, News, Wildlife
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved changes to the Managed Lands Deer Program (MLDP), which provides landowners and land managers with additional flexibility to manage deer populations, improve habitats, and provide greater hunting opportunities under...
Posted by admin | Jan 29, 2020 | Conservation Easements, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Resources, Wildlife
On Friday, February 21, the Comal County Conservation Alliance and partners will host a landowner workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Anhalt Dance Hall, 2390 Anhalt Road, Spring Branch, TX 78070. The one-day workshop will highlight conservation easements and...
Posted by admin | Jan 29, 2020 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Wildlife
In September, Gillespie County AgriLife Extension and the Hill Country Alliance launched the Axis Deer Control Project, with a goal to raise awareness about the impacts of free-ranging Axis deer, support research that will improve management, and recognize land...
Posted by admin | Jan 27, 2020 | Conservation Easements, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources, Wildlife
The Nature Conservancy has acquired a conservation easement on 1,640 acres owned by landowner Gary Krause, preserving its unique natural features for future generations, according to a news release. The easement was funded in part by the Agricultural Conservation...