by admin | Jul 28, 2021 | Community, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Quality, Water Resources, Wildlife
Everyone loves those home makeover shows where a visionary decorator and demolition-loving partner take a quaint old home and turn it into a Better Homes and Gardens cover story. Well, if there was such a show for watersheds, the Sessom Creek watershed in San Marcos...
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Economics of Sound Planning, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Resources
For more than 60 years, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has been tasked with leading Texas efforts in securing the state’s water supply through the conservation and development of Texas’ water resources. The agency’s framework for fulfilling this mission...
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | News, Uncategorized, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Resources
A 100-year flood, like a 100-year storm, is one so severe it has only a 1% chance of hitting in any given year. Unfortunately, many people believe that if they experienced a 100-year flood this year, they will not see another one like it for 99 years. It just doesn’t...
by admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Economics of Sound Planning, Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The impact of the election May 1 on Blanco citizens and their Wimberley Valley neighbors downstream along the Blanco River was immediately apparent at the city’s May 11 council meeting under new mayor Rachel Lumpee, joined by new council member Connie Barron. A...
by admin | May 21, 2021 | Community, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
The first time I paddled the Nueces River I was blown away by the water — crystal clear, aqua colored, almost tropical. I could easily see the bottom of the river many feet below me and fish as they darted under my kayak. Fed by springs that percolate up from...
by admin | May 12, 2021 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
There are only a few truly pristine rivers left in Texas. SB 1747 and HB 4146 (passed on 5/11/21) would help protect them. Help by voicing support for this bill. Only about 40 streams out of over 2,000 streams in all of Texas are considered pristine because they...
