by admin | Dec 4, 2018 | News, Scenic Beauty, Water Quality, Water Resources
There were four of five things going on in town last Thursday that I wanted to attend. Typical night in the busy ’Burg, huh? One of them I had to let pass was a forum at Schreiner University dealing with water pollution sponsored by the Hill Country Alliance....
by admin | Nov 30, 2018 | News, Scenic Beauty
Austin is known for a lot of things, but fall foliage is not one of them. That is, until this year. Local trees are putting on an incredible color show lately. It seems like it came out of nowhere, but it didn’t. “This is my 24th fall in Austin, and I’ve never...
by admin | Nov 2, 2018 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
WILSON, Wyo. — Plant and animal species are estimated to be disappearing at a rate 1,000 times faster than they were before humans arrived on the scene. Climate change is upending natural systems across the planet. Forests, fisheries and drinking water supplies are...
by admin | Oct 31, 2018 | News, Night Skies, Scenic Beauty
While New Mexico has long been a destination for dark sky enthusiasts, there had been no organized effort to promote dark sky tourism until the state’s Tourism Department got involved. On a visit to Capulin Volcano National Monument in the fall of 2017, staff members...
by admin | Oct 3, 2018 | Ecosystem Services, News, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
Monarch butterflies are heading to San Antonio in a year that could claim the largest migration in a decade. Based on robust activity in the monarchs’ primary Midwestern breeding grounds, Monarch Watch founder and expert Chip Taylor predicted “the migration should be...
by admin | Oct 2, 2018 | News, Night Skies, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
The hiker trudged up a logging road and into a valley, tracing a route that seemed unremarkable. There were no sweeping views of the mountains that towered nearby. There was no summit to scale. Yet he stopped suddenly, jubilant, after about four miles of walking. He...
