Posted by Dominic Troiani | Mar 25, 2022 | Ecosystem Services, Equity in the Outdoors, HCA in the News, Landowner Alliances, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network
The Texas Hill Country Conservation Network is made of dozens of non-profits, government agencies, academic institutions and aligned private businesses from across the 18-counties in the region. The Network wants to continue to see growth, but also protect the areas...
Posted by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 16, 2022 | Aggregate Production Operations, Community, County Authority, Economics of Sound Planning, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Water Resources
Editorial by Ben Eldredge, Cibolo Center for Conservation As the new State of the Hill Country Report illustrates, the Hill Country population has increased by 50% since 1990, with most of this growth occurring along the I-35 corridor. The fastest growing counties are...
Posted by Dominic Troiani | 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...
Posted by Dominic Troiani | Feb 21, 2022 | Community, Ecosystem Services, Equity in the Outdoors, Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Uncategorized, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality
If you’re watching this latest episode of “Solutionaries,” the newest from our solutions journalism-based digital show, then you’re already well aware that the topic is climate change, and everything environmentally related. You might be wondering, “How sustainable...
Posted by Dominic Troiani | Feb 17, 2022 | Land Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Regional Planning, Uncategorized
If you’ve walked through a heavily populated city with a bustling downtown in the middle of summer, then you know just how hot it can be. It feels like every step you take, you can feel the heat radiating from the sidewalks, parking lots and concrete...
Posted by Dominic Troiani | 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....
