by admin | Mar 16, 2022 | Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Water Conservation, Water Resources, Wildlife
Across the street from Sewell Park, while most people tried to get a suntan or go tubing on a cloudy day, a group of researchers worked to capture suckermouth armored catfish, an invasive species in the San Marcos River. The fish are seemingly invisible in the murky...
by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 14, 2022 | Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
On the west side of Camp Bullis, at the edge of the Dominion neighborhood, Rustin Tabor pulls his truck to the side of a winding road and walks a few feet into the wooded area that lines it. Farther in, stretched across the dirt, is an entrance to a cave — a karst...
by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 11, 2022 | News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Water Resources
The Hill Country has exploded over the past 20 years, growing by 50 percent to over 3.8 million people in the 18-county area north of San Antonio.That number is projected to increase another 35 percent in the next two decades. But all of that growth comes with a...
by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 8, 2022 | Community, County Authority, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Water Resources
Booming population growth, coupled with changing climate patterns, unslakable groundwater thirst and political challenges, leave the Texas Hill Country newly vulnerable. What they’re saying: “The Hill Country’s breathtaking vistas, natural spaces,...
by admin | Mar 8, 2022 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Governor Abbott and Texas legislators should capitalize on the latest guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency and secure over $2 billion in allocated federal funds in order to transform the state’s fragile water infrastructure. “Texas’ water infrastructure...
by Leah Cuddeback | Mar 7, 2022 | Community, County Authority, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
A first-of-its-kind report on the growth and environmental health of the Texas Hill Country cites the San Antonio Edwards Aquifer Protection Program as a shining example of conservation efforts in Texas, and is urging other Texas cities to follow suit. Produced by the...
