by Leah Cuddeback | Nov 4, 2024 | Community, Hill Country Tourism, Land Stewardship, Linked Stories, Native Landscapes, News, Scenic Beauty, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Resources
The state is looking to buy thousands of acres of land to expand two state parks and create two new ones, with more purchases to come in the future from a new funding source. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will consider five purchases during its November... by Leah Cuddeback | Oct 18, 2024 | Community, Hill Country Tourism, Linked Stories, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Quality, Water Resources
The second-annual “Frio River Trash Bash” hosted by the Texas Hill Country River Region on Sept. 14 raised $9,180 for local non-profits, more than doubling the $3,825 raised during the first event in 2023. THCRR director Hailey Hart Conrad said 204 volunteers spent... by Leah Cuddeback | May 24, 2024 | Community, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Landowners are concerned about the future of the Pedernales River after recent filings for wastewater permits at two developments. The permits ask for permission from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to discharge treated wastewater on land near the river.... by Leah Cuddeback | May 24, 2024 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, Linked Stories, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Part of the area, perhaps “one of the last remaining ecosystems” in the state, according to the Austin American-Statesman, has been in Lew Adams’ family since the 1940s. The creek and springs feed the Pedernales River, which ran dry in each of the... by Leah Cuddeback | May 24, 2024 | Community, Groundwater Resources, HCA in the News, Linked Stories, News, Scenic Beauty, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Resources
An appropriate rain filled afternoon marked the official unveiling of the new mural Saturday on the East End Market building on Water Street. The event was sponsored by the Kerrville Runs on Water and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority. The massive mural was painted... by Leah Cuddeback | May 13, 2024 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, Linked Stories, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
On an unseasonably warm day in 2023, conservationist Robert Mace looked down into the clear spring waters near San Marcos and saw signs of trouble. As executive director at the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, he spends his days studying the ecology south...
