Posted by admin | Jul 28, 2021 | Community, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Quality, Water Resources, Wildlife
Everyone loves those home makeover shows where a visionary decorator and demolition-loving partner take a quaint old home and turn it into a Better Homes and Gardens cover story. Well, if there was such a show for watersheds, the Sessom Creek watershed in San Marcos...
Posted by admin | Jul 28, 2021 | Community, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Where did the time go? Time flies. There’s no time like the present. Don’t waste your time. People are familiar with the notion that time marches on at its own pace and we express how we deal with that in many ways. And while today’s culture seems to be preoccupied...
Posted by admin | Jul 28, 2021 | Community, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development
The Arctic weather system that hit the South Central United States in February 2021 led to the deaths of almost 200 Texans (many more by some estimates), extended power outages for two-thirds of Texas residents, residents, and caused more than $100 billion in damages...
Posted by admin | Jul 27, 2021 | Economics of Sound Planning, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Transportation Planning
With the expert guidance of Alta Planning + Design and National Park Service, Great Springs Project is proud to present the Economic Benefits Report for the trail from the Alamo to the Capitol to quantify the financial return from the 100+-mile trail network and...
Posted by admin | Jul 27, 2021 | Drought, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
The mountain spring that pioneers used to water their hayfields and that filled people’s taps flowed reliably into the old cowboy town of Oakley for decades. So when it dwindled to a trickle in this year’s scorching drought, officials took drastic action to preserve...
Posted by admin | Jul 21, 2021 | Economics of Sound Planning, Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Resources
Across the Hill Country, residents and visitors depend on the groundwater stored in the Trinity Aquifers as water supply and to provide baseflow through springs that keep iconic creeks and rivers flowing. Residents have a voice through the regional planning process...
