Posted by admin | Jul 19, 2019 | Habitat Conservation Plans, News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
It never gets dark anymore. Not REALLY dark, anyway. Not like it used to. Light pollution is not only making it more difficult to see the night sky, but it’s also affecting our health. For the past century and a half, since the dawn of electric light, we’ve been...
Posted by admin | Jul 18, 2019 | Land Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty
by Richard Bigelow, New Braunfels ETJ Resident Letter to the Editor of the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung July 14, 2019 Citizens of New Braunfels and Comal County, help save our area’s natural beauty! I began looking for a place to move in 2007 and the beauty, parks,...
Posted by admin | Jun 26, 2019 | Native Landscapes, News, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty
Money intended for state parks and historic sites should actually be spent on state parks and historic sites, right? It took lawmakers a little more than a quarter century to reach that conclusion. Since 1993, sales tax collected from the purchase of sporting goods...
Posted by admin | Jun 24, 2019 | News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Resources
A petition circulating online is calling for an end to a proposal to put an RV park near The Hamilton Pool Preserve. “Our kids have grown up here. Our daughter had birthday parties down at Hamilton pool,” said Stagecoach Ranch resident Bob Adkins. People...
Posted by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Scenic Beauty, Water Quality
by Ernie Witter, New Braunfels, TX, with the Comal Country Conservation Alliance Letter to the Editor of the Herald-Zietung Published June 11, 2019 Recent articles in the Herald-Zietung pointed out the continued growth of New Braunfels. As the second fastest growing...
Posted by admin | Jun 3, 2019 | News, Night Skies, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty
Following years of complaints from residents living near the Lake Travis Youth Association’s “Field of Dreams” about bright lights shining into their homes, the association has come up with a 10-year, $1.2 million plan that will address neighbors’ concerns while still...