Posted by admin | Jan 20, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty
The Kerrville City Council unanimously approved a resolution that notes its opposition to a rock and concrete operation that would be sited near three of the city’s most important manufacturing operations. The proposed rock crushing would be located just south...
Posted by admin | Jan 14, 2021 | Conservation Easements, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network
Can one of the fastest-developing regions in the country prioritize conservation? That’s the hope of the ambitious Great Springs Project, which has inched a little closer to realizing its goal of a national parklike trail connecting two of Texas’ most...
Posted by admin | Jan 14, 2021 | Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
It’s not every day that a city gets a $5.7 million parkland donation. The city of Dripping Springs just did — specifically, 300 acres to create a park that will be almost 30 acres bigger than Austin’s beloved Zilker Park. Earlier this month, Dripping...
Posted by admin | Jan 2, 2021 | Conservation Easements, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Scenic Beauty
The Texas landscape is changing, and not always for the better. Increasing population and expanding development are destroying native habitat, reducing access to clean and plentiful water, and threatening agricultural production. Between 1997 and 2017, over 2.2...
Posted by admin | Jun 29, 2020 | Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
I’m a spring-fed freshwater swimming nut. Rivers and creeks are my thing, as long as they’re unspoiled, untamed, and unchlorinated—the clearer, the better. The sweetest water I’ve ever seen was on a ranch near the headwaters of the West Fork of the Nueces, out in the...
Posted by admin | Jun 24, 2020 | News, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty
After witnessing the power and pride experienced as a result of Black Birders Week, Social Media Influencers and members of the black hiking community Zenovia Stephens (Huntsville, AL), Debbie Njai (St. Louis, MO), and Nailah Blades Wylie (Sandy, UT) joined together...
