Mermaid Society Symposiums are created to be signature events of the Mermaid SPLASH Festival, each year in September. The community platforms are designed to bring together like-minded individuals from students to seniors to cross-pollinate ideas, collaborate on existing projects and strengthen connectivity through engagement. Each year Mermaid Society will host two symposiums River Guardianship and […]

Austin isn’t the only place with an exciting festival in celebration of bats! Wimberley has our own large population of bats and is making plans to acknowledge them in a big way. Each evening thousands of these flying mammals create an awe-inspiring spectacle against the colored sky as they swarm from under the RR 12 […]

On Tuesday, September 17th, the Gillespie County AgriLife Extension and partners will host the second “Kolaches and Conservation” event at the Extension Office from 8:30 am – 10:30 am. This informal event encourages landowners who have questions about wildlife habitat, trees, riparian management, the hunting season, soil health, farming, ranching, and controlling non-native, invasive plants […]

A Texas Watershed Steward workshop on water quality related to the Upper San Marcos River will be held from 1-5 p.m. Sept. 17 at the San Marcos Activity Center, 501 E. Hopkins St. in San Marcos. Those interested are also invited to attend a stakeholder meeting at the same location that morning from 9-10 a.m. […]

This year for National Public Lands Day, the Friends of LBJ National Historical Park will be hosting another Settlement Restoration on Wednesday, September 18th from 8am-3pm. This will include a pop-up educational tent (that will also have water and hopefully some snacks), and the option for individuals to volunteer and help remove invasive and exotic […]

Join the Hays County Master Gardeners during September for our annual plant sale! This year we will feature native and adapted perennials, herbs and of course Texas Superstar plants which are highly recommended by Texas A&M AgriLife. Don’t worry if you are new to gardening; we will have an information table staffed with Master Gardeners […]

Join the Hays County Master Gardeners during September for our annual plant sale! This year we will feature native and adapted perennials, herbs and of course Texas Superstar plants which are highly recommended by Texas A&M AgriLife. Don’t worry if you are new to gardening; we will have an information table staffed with Master Gardeners […]

Tour the night skies at Westcave Preserve, a dark sky location convenient to Austin. Star Party nights are an ideal opportunity to enjoy an evening gazing at the stars through a high-quality telescope. With local astronomers on hand to answer questions, you'll be delighted and amazed by what you see and learn! $15 adult (18+) […]

Historic preservation is used across the country to support small businesses, provide affordable housing, and preserve community heritage. But what is its role in Austin, where a booming economy is spurring calls for higher-density development and production of housing on a much larger scale? Dr. Mike Powe from the National Trust for Historic Preservation will […]

Please mark your calendars for the Annual Hill Country Leadership Summit, Thursday, September 26, 2019. We will gather at the Sacred Oaks within Camp Lucy in Dripping Springs, TX. The Leadership Summit is the Hill Country Alliance’s premiere annual gathering, and provides an opportunity for learning, networking, and being inspired among our region’s top community […]