by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Community Resilience News and Resources, Equity in the Outdoors, Native Landscapes
It’s almost a rarity these days to be considered an Austin native, rather than falling into the transplant pool.Hayley Bishop is, indeed, one of those born-and-raised Austinites. But they struggle with identifying as, what some would consider, a local native.“Like, I...
by admin | Mar 25, 2022 | Landowner Alliances, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, Native Landscapes, News, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network
The Hill Country Conservation Network developed a set of matrices to examine the current state of conservation and growth in the Hilll Country. Photo provided by Hill Country Conservation Network Read more from San Marcos Daily Records here.
by admin | Mar 1, 2022 | Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Native Landscapes, News, Regional Planning
The Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute’s Texas Land Trends program released the 2022 Landowner Survey for landowners who own or operate private working lands in Texas. This voluntary questionnaire serves to gather information on the needs, preferences,...
by admin | Mar 1, 2022 | Ecosystem Services, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News
On Monday, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report, sounding the alarm again on the rapid warming of the planet. The publication asserts, in part, that the impacts of global warming are now simply “irreversible.”But there are still...
by admin | Feb 25, 2022 | Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Riparian Management, Scenic Beauty, Water Resources
When Lew Adams’ father bought half of Roy Creek Canyon in the early 1940s, he entered into a handshake agreement with the friend who had purchased the other half. Both men promised to preserve the land and change as little as possible. “There’s been no cattle,...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Conservation Easements, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, Water Conservation, Water Resources
New conservation protections are being added in Comal County thanks to the combined efforts of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to safeguard Honey Creek Spring Ranch from...
