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SUMMARY:Water Wonks Hour Lecture Series #3: How water utilities can protect the water supply
DESCRIPTION:Some of the tools Municipal and Private Water Utilities use to protect the water supply are very similar while other methodologies seem very different.  Suzanne will talk about what Texas Water Company\, a private water utility company\, has done to protect the water supply and how various tools can be modified and utilized throughout the public and private water systems.
URL:https://hillcountryalliance.org/event/water-wonks-hour-lecture-series-3-how-water-utilities-can-protect-the-water-supply/
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SUMMARY:Landowner Hillside Stewardship Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Hill Country Alliance (HCA) is hosting a Hillside Stewardship Workshop on Saturday\, March 28th at Pure Pastures Ranch in Canyon Lake\, TX\, for landowners interested in building healthier soils while slowing and sinking water on their landscape.  \nLed by Dr. Mollie Walton\, a restoration ecologist with over 30 years of experience helping landowners restore land productivity\, participants will learn how to read a landscape to determine where and how to build simple erosion control structures featured in HCA’s Hillside Stewardship Guide. \nHosted by the Eubank family at their family-owned grazing ranch\, this hands-on workshop will provide attendees with the knowledge and experience to implement these practices on their own landscape. To learn more about the event and register\, please visit: https://bit.ly/HCAHillside26 or reach out to Lauro Martinez at Lauro@HillCountyAlliance.org   
URL:https://hillcountryalliance.org/event/landowner-hillside-stewardship-workshop/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:Annual Family Day at Bamberger Ranch Preserve
DESCRIPTION:Annual Family Day at Selah\, Bamberger Ranch Preserve presents a great opportunity to visit the preserve and support our education programs! Bring your children\, grandchildren\, neighbors\, and friends for a fun-filled day of Bamberger Ranch Preserve activities! Walk our trail system and take a Selah moment to consider the beauty of the Hill Country. Take a tour of the preserve. Please remember to leave all pets and all alcohol at home. All proceeds directly support our top-notch programs. \nMake sure to purchase your tickets now\, as only 100 family tickets are available! Each family ticket includes one or two adults and 1-5 children. Individual tickets are also available. \nWe’ll send all registrants a map to the preserve closer to the date of the event. Make sure to bring your hat\, sunscreen\, good walking shoes\, and a reusable water bottle. Please bring your picnic lunch and a picnic blanket or mat. We’ll have beverages and snacks for everyone! \nWe hope you’ll join us! Gate opens at 9:00 AM.
URL:https://hillcountryalliance.org/event/annual-family-day-at-bamberger-ranch-preserve/
LOCATION:Selah\, Bamberger Ranch Preserve\, 2341 Blue Ridge Drive\, Johnson City\, TX\, 78636\, United States
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SUMMARY:Austin PBS “Presents” The Stars at Night documentary feature nationwide broadcast
DESCRIPTION:Austin PBS to Broadcast The Stars at Night during International Dark Sky Week and Dark Sky Month: A Celebration of Astronomy\, Mythology\, Storytelling\, and Dark-Sky Conservation. \nAustin\, TX — April 2026 — Austin PBS will broadcast The Stars at Night\, a celebrated documentary exploring the connections between astronomy\, mythology\, and dark-sky conservation\, during International Dark Sky Week\, April 20–24\, with an encore broadcast in October during Dark Sky Month. \nDirected by Texas native Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Elizabeth “Betty” Buckley\, The Stars at Night blends science\, storytelling\, and cultural history to explore how humans across time and place have looked to the stars for meaning—and why protecting the night sky is increasingly important. \nInspired by the work with her Texas Hill Country Dark Skies group\, the film will premiere on the PBS app on April 17th\, and will be available nationwide for streaming over the next three years. The broadcast will air throughout International Dark Sky Week\, with a featured Austin PBS broadcast at 9pm on Thursday\, 4/23/2026\, along with a second broadcast period in October\, aligning with Dark Sky Month observances across Texas and beyond.
URL:https://hillcountryalliance.org/event/austin-pbs-presents-the-stars-at-night-documentary-feature-nationwide-broadcast/
LOCATION:TX
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