Posted by Dominic Troiani | Mar 31, 2022 | Drought, News, Riparian Management, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
While much of Texas is mired in drought conditions as warmer months are on the horizon, state climatologists are looking closely a t future rainfall predictions to gauge just how long dry conditions will last. So far, they say, the outlook isn’t good. Read more...
Posted by Dominic Troiani | Mar 30, 2022 | HCA in the News, Riparian Management, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Several conservationist groups are banding together to stop treated effluent from getting into certain waterways in Texas, including Barton and Onion creeks.That means human waste where pollutants have been removed.Currently, the Texas Commission on Environmental...
Posted by Dominic Troiani | Feb 25, 2022 | Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Riparian Management, Scenic Beauty, Water Resources
When Lew Adams’ father bought half of Roy Creek Canyon in the early 1940s, he entered into a handshake agreement with the friend who had purchased the other half. Both men promised to preserve the land and change as little as possible. “There’s been no cattle,...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Nov 30, 2021 | News, Riparian Management, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler interviews Kyle Garmany, Water and Agriculture Program Director for the Texas chapter of the Nature Conservancy. In his role at the Nature Conservancy, Garmany is responsible for developing innovative strategies to...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Sep 7, 2021 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Riparian Management, Scenic Beauty, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources, Wildlife
In 2018, the White Earth Band of Ojibwe and the 1855 Treaty Authority, an organization that upholds treaty rights for Chippewa bands, enacted legal personhood for manoomin — wild rice. Manoomin, which translates to “good berry” in Ojibwe, is a sacred food for...
Posted by Ryan Ament | Aug 23, 2021 | Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Riparian Management, Water Resources, Wildlife
For the past three years, the Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program has been conducting research at a demonstration site along Geronimo Creek located within the Irma Lewis Seguin Outdoor Learning Center in Seguin, Texas. The project, which is funded by a...