by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | Community, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Scenic Beauty, Transmission Lines & Wind Farms, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Resources
On June 7, Texas governor Greg Abbott sat down at a desk in the state capitol and, flanked by a half-dozen lawmakers, put pen to paper for a ceremonial signing of the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act. “As far as I know this is the first law of its kind by any...
by admin | Aug 20, 2021 | Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Scenic Beauty, Water Conservation, Water Quality, Water Resources
Growing up in Sandia Pueblo, on the banks of the Río Grande in New Mexico, Julia Bernal heard tales about the world of her ancestors. Elders told her that the area was home to diverse flora and fauna, the likes of which she had never seen. The river used to overflow...
by admin | Aug 18, 2021 | Conservation Easements, County Authority, Drought, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
The days for much of the water-thirsty grass in the drought-stricken Las Vegas Valley are numbered. Nearly one-third of all of the grass in Southern Nevada will need to be removed by the end of 2026 under a new bill signed into law by Gov. Steve Sisolak Friday, a...
by admin | Aug 18, 2021 | Community, Drought, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Local, Sustainable Agriculture, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Public Lands, Water Conservation, Water Quality, Water Resources
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of the world’s leading climate scientists, released its sixth climate assessment on Monday. The 1,300-page paper is the most comprehensive, up-to-date report yet on the physical science of climate change,...
by admin | Aug 16, 2021 | Community, Economics of Sound Planning, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, One Water, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
LoneHollow Ranch, a camp in the Vanderpool area owned by Young Life, a Colorado-based Christian organization, recently announced they will be withdrawing their wastewater discharge permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and moving forward...
by admin | Aug 9, 2021 | Economics of Sound Planning, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
HCA is happy to share some GREAT news from the Bandera Canyonlands Alliance, LoneHollow Ranch, and The Cibolo Conservancy! After months of opposition, including a petition garnering nearly 25,000 signatures and three county resolutions opposing the wastewater permit... 
