Posted by admin | Oct 7, 2019 | Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
Some of our families’ best summer adventures over the years have been at Texas’ state parks. And the numbers indicate that you and your family have probably enjoyed our parks and historic sites over the years, too: Nearly 10 million people visited state...
Posted by admin | Oct 7, 2019 | County Authority, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
Hays County Courthouse, San Marcos, TX (Oct. 1, 2019) – The Hays County Precinct 3 Office will host a public meeting Wednesday, October 9, to discuss recent efforts to conserve portions of El Rancho Cima. The meeting will be held at the Wimberley Community Center,...
Posted by admin | Oct 3, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Night Skies, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty
Lots of hard work went into making Grand Canyon an even better place to enjoy the night sky in recent years and that effort has been recognized. Grand Canyon National Park has been named Dark Sky Place of the Year by the International Dark-Sky Association. The park...
Posted by admin | Oct 1, 2019 | News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
Almost 150 municipalities in greater Geneva will hold a planned blackout on Thursday night to raise public awareness of the negative effects of light pollution. Authorities across much of greater Geneva will switch off public lighting on the night of Thursday...
Posted by admin | Sep 30, 2019 | News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Resources
A planned crude oil and condensate pipeline across the Texas Hill Country would cross over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone on its route from West Texas to south of San Antonio, according to a map obtained by the Rivard Report. A set of slides from Houston-based...
Posted by admin | Sep 30, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Resources
A Houston pipeline company is planning to build a new crude oil pipeline across the Hill Country that would almost certainly pass over the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer, the main drinking water supply for the San Antonio region. Landowners in Bandera County...
