by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Ecosystem Services, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Uncategorized
Comal County is one of the fastest growing counties in the country and it’s no secret why. The scenery is beautiful. But for some, that is exactly why development is concerning. Much of Comal County sits over the contributing and recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer....
by admin | Dec 26, 2021 | Community, Economics of Sound Planning, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning
Diane and Chuck McClaferty live and work on a Dripping Springs ranch. It’s been in Chuck McClaferty’s family for 85 years. They raise beef cattle. They keep honeybees. And a proposed four-lane highway would run right through the middle of their land. Read more from...
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | Conservation Easements, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP) and Watershed Partners, a program of WVWA, jointly launched the Texas Innovation Corridor (TxIC) Future Development project Nov. 15, celebrating funding approval in October from GSMP’s board matched equally by WVWA. The $43,000,...
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | County Authority, Economics of Sound Planning, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development
The city of Dripping Springs has extended its moratorium on new development until late February amid concerns about rapid growth and insufficient infrastructure. The small Hays County town, known as the “Gateway to the Hill Country,” enacted the moratorium on Nov. 18....
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | Economics of Sound Planning, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development
A newly published article could prompt discussion around adoption of construction designs and methods that utilize nature to cut costs, extend project lifecycles and improve ecological synergy, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist. The lead author...
by admin | Nov 2, 2021 | Community, Equity in the Outdoors, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning
Bryan Parras recalls a time in elementary school when he accompanied his dad on a work trip to Nederland, in Texas’ Golden Triangle. The warehouse where his dad organized county workers was “just one open vacant room with a bunch of chairs like you would see in a...
