The Hill Country Alliance is proud to join forces once again with Simplecity.Design and the City of Blanco to host a workshop entitled Hill Country Communities: The Tools that Shape Our Cities. This workshop will take place from 3pm-6:30pm next Tuesday, June 29th in Blanco, TX. The event is free, but registration is requested here:  www.tinyurl.com/BlancoWorkshop     City development […]

Tawny crazy ants are an environmentally damaging invasive species introduced from South America. These ants are currently spreading throughout the Gulf Coast region of the United States including Travis County. In this talk, Dr. Ed LeBrun, Research Scientist with the Department of Integrative Biology Brackenridge Field Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin, will […]

Workshop with Birdability Birding is an activity that can bring so much joy and empowerment to everybody, but not everybody is able to go birding easily. Birdability is a non-profit organization focused on removing barriers to access for birders with mobility challenges, blindness or low vision, intellectual or developmental disabilities (including autism), mental illness, being […]

Workshop with Birdability Birding is an activity that can bring so much joy and empowerment to everybody, but not everybody is able to go birding easily. Birdability is a non-profit organization focused on removing barriers to access for birders with mobility challenges, blindness or low vision, intellectual or developmental disabilities (including autism), mental illness, being […]

Save the date - more details coming soon! Learn more on the Gillespie County AgriLife Extension website.

Join Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen in a presentation online via ZOOM for a discussion on the wild edible plants of Dripping springs.  Mark will also be doing a separate live walkabout on the library grounds to identify local edible plants 30 minutes after the Zoom lecture starting at 1:30. Check for that registration link, you can […]

Join Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen in a live walkabout at the library grounds identifying the wild edible plants of Dripping Springs.  Mark will also be doing a separate Zoom lecture on the subject at Noon the same day. Check for that registration link also. You can register for one or both!   Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. […]

FARMER'S MARKET Every Saturday March through December Herff Farm is the perfect Texas Hill Country destination for your Saturday! Located just a mile from Historic Downtown Boerne and 45 minutes from downtown San Antonio, the Farmers Market at Herff Farm is an open-air farmers market on the historic Herff Farm. You can buy products directly […]

The Blanco River is vital to the Texas Hill Country. It supports an array of diverse wildlife and offers opportunities for recreation. It recharges aquifers, providing drinking water to thousands of Texans, and bolsters the economic well-being for the City of Blanco and neighboring communities.   Join Dr. Robert E. Mace, groundwater expert and Executive […]

The In the Garden Presentation series by the Hays County Master Gardeners covers a variety of topics about gardening, including planting schedules, soil types, trees, native plants, environmental considerations, and more! For more information and to reserve your spot, check here!

Presented in English and Spanish August marks the beginning of mushroom season or “Hongosto” in Mexico. Johann Mathieu from Micologica 360° will be joining us to talk about the culture of mushroom foraging, the history of mushroom use in Mexico and a little about the cultivation scene in his country. This online event will be […]