by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 31, 2022 | Economics of Sound Planning, Equity in the Outdoors, Groundwater Resources, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, One Water, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
The National Science Foundation recently announced project awards for its Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC) planning grant program, and the team led by Wendy Jepson, Ph.D., Texas Water Resources Institute associate director and University Professor of Geography in... by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 31, 2022 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Last month the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) voted to remove what would have been a first-ever microplastics ban from its proposed Surface Water Quality Standards. The decision went against the support of numerous environmental organizations and... by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 31, 2022 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Texas researchers are taking a closer look at the future of the Trinity Aquifer. The aquifer, which provides much of the drinking water to the Texas Hill Country, has seen a sharp decline amid rapid growth and years of extreme drought. The research could help... by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 31, 2022 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Wildlife
Hunters and landowners, it’s time again to go hog wild. Feral hogs in Texas wreak havoc on the environment, and Hays and Caldwell counties are renewing an effort to curtail the curly tailed nuisance species. Read more from Annie Blanks with San Antonio Express-News...
by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 27, 2022 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, One Water, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Hill Country water advocates from across the region gathered in Bandera, TX on October 13th for a day of learning, connecting, and strategizing for water stewardship in our region. “The work to protect our aquifers and rivers is challenging but vital to the long-term... by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 26, 2022 | HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Scenic Beauty, Water Resources
As we learn more about living mutualistically with nature, we find an increasing number of things in our lives that we need to change. In the 1960s, for example, the world learned about CFCs in hairspray and what those chemicals were doing to our ozone layer. So, in...
