Hill Country Alliance

Austin - TREAD Advocacy Day at the Texas State Capitol
2023-03-07 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Texas State Capitol, 1100 Congress Ave, Austin, TX, 78701, United States
Save the Date for TREAD Advocacy Day on March 7. We will be scheduling meetings with legislators on bills that are before them this session affecting landowners and rural communities. This is an opportunity to amplify our voice and promote the preservation of our land, resources, property rights and pocket book. There will be a group briefing for everyone before you go off to meetings.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be an advocate!
Please fill out this quick form if you need information on TREAD’s hotel block at the 4th Street Marriot Courtyard.
For more information on how to participate, see TREAD’s website or email jessica@treadcoalition.org.

Online - Hill Country Night Sky Team Meeting
2023-03-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
TEAM MEETING & PRESENTATION
We hope you will join us on Tuesday, March 14, from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. CST for our Hill Country Night Sky Team Meeting.
As you may know, the Texas Hill Country is home to 12 International Dark Sky Places as designated by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). Currently, there are 14 communities and parks at various stages of this application process, and another dozen or so are likely to begin the process in three to five years. The application process is lengthy and extensive, taking a village (or team) to achieve. Some of you are already actively involved in the process with one or more of these applicants. Some of you would like to help but don’t yet know how.
Our guest presenter will be Amber Harrison, Dark Sky Places Program Associate with the International Dark Sky Association. In her previous work as a park ranger and interpreter for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, she completed several applications to the IDA Dark Sky Places Program for public lands in West Texas. Amber was also one of the key team members behind the application and designation of the Greater Big Bed International Dark Sky Reserve. She brings her extensive knowledge and management of the program to our meeting, presenting a primer on the application process, speaking on the program’s intricacies, and teaching how members of the Hill Country Night Sky Team can participate. You are not going to want to miss this talk!
Those who cannot arrive or sign on promptly at 1:00 p.m. are welcome to join whenever their schedule allows. The meeting and presentation will be recorded and posted for future reference.
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Topic: Winter Hill Country Night Sky Team Meeting
Time: March 14, 2023 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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New Braunfels - A Dive into Honey Creek Cave - Comal County Conservation Alliance Community Program
2023-03-14 18:00 - 19:30 | McKenna Event Center, 801 San Antonio St., New Braunfels, TX, 78130, United States
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Community Program: “A Dive into Honey Creek Cave” with Guest Speaker
Michael Cicherski, Director with the Texas Cave Management Association
Michael Cicherski has been caving regularly since the late 80s. He is a Fellow of the National Speleological Society and a recipient of the National Speleological Society Certificate of Merit.
Michael has personally explored Honey Creek Cave many times, a cave described by some as being “dark, creepy, and cold!” The mouth of the cave is on the privately-owned Honey Creek Springs Ranch, which was recently placed in a conservation easement by its owners to ensure its protection in perpetuity. With 20 miles of cave already documented, it is the longest known cave in Texas.
Click here to learn more from the Comal County Conservation Alliance.

Online - Hill Country Alliance Photo Contest - Home in the Hill Country
2023-03-22 - 2023-05-30 | Online
The Photo Contest is open from March 22 through May 31, 2023!
The Texas Hill Country – famous for its pristine streams, blooming wildflowers, star-filled night skies, and tucked-away small towns – is home to over 3.8 million people and growing fast. Home to three of the fastest growing counties in the country, the Hill Country’s population is projected to grow to 5.2 million in the next seven years. Native flora and fauna that have called the region home for millennia – from beloved gray foxes and live oaks to delicate monarchs and milkweeds – are finding their habitats reduced as our human homes continually expand into their native ranges.
As more and more people call the Hill Country home, many of the region’s most special qualities – like sweeping open spaces, clear flowing waters, and starry night skies – are at risk of being loved to death and lost forever. This spring, the Hill Country Alliance (HCA) calls on anyone with a camera to share your view of this iconic region and its many inhabitants in the 2023 Hill Country Photo Contest, “Home in the Hill Country.”
Now through May 31, 2023, entries can be submitted to HCA’s website. Photographers of all ages and skill levels, from amateurs to professionals, are invited to participate. Winners will receive cash prizes and their photos will appear in HCA’s 2024 Calendar. HCA’s annual Texas Hill Country Calendar features stunning photography from each year’s photo contest.
Click here to learn more about the 2023 photo contest.

Lakehills - Agri-Land Farmer & Rancher Workshop
2023-03-24 08:00 - 12:30 | TX
Join Hill Country Alliance and the Alamo Resource Conservation and Development Area (Alamo RCD) for a FREE workshop covering a variety of land management and agricultural topics for Hill Country farmers and ranchers. We have some great speakers lined up for the day to discuss the following:

Prescribed Grazing
Brush Management
Pesticide Laws & Regulations
USDA/NRCS Programs
Recharge and Aquifer Resources

CEUs available at event!
Learn more and register at bit.ly/agriland2023

New Braunfels - Texas Regional Stormwater Conference
2023-03-28 08:00 - 16:00 | New Braunfels Civic Center, 375 S. Castell Ave, New Braunfels, TX, 78130, United States
The 5th Annual Texas Regional Stormwater Conference will be held on March 28th, 2023 at the Civic Center in New Braunfels, Texas!

The Texas Regional Stormwater Conference is designed to train attendees on proper stormwater management for construction activities, municipal operations, stormwater system maintenance, and other stormwater/MS4 topics as applicable.

​Download agenda in PDF form here: Texas Regional Stormwater Conference 2023 Agenda.

Click here to learn more and register.
About the Central Texas Stormwater Coalition:
The Central Texas Stormwater Coalition (CTSC) is comprised of MS4 program managers from the Central Texas cities of San Marcos, and New Braunfels, as well as Texas State University.
This collaborative group was formed with the intent to combine efforts, share experiences, and provide support in an effort to improve each entity’s MS4 program and meet program goals for compliance with state and federal regulations.

Online - Webinar - Reducing the Impacts of Industry Lighting: How Small Adjustments Make a Big Difference
2023-03-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
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The Texans for Responsible Aggregate Mining (TRAM) invite you to attend a free webinar about best practices for effective and efficient outdoor lighting in the aggregates and concrete industries. These lighting practices improve quality of life for neighbors, reduce blinding glare for workers on site and for people driving by, and diminish environmental impacts of operations, including to migratory birds in Texas.
Poorly placed industrial lighting causes light pollution that hinders visibility and poses risks to public health and safety and to wildlife. Though the benefits of smart outdoor lighting are year-round, this webinar is particularly timely right now, during spring bird migration season, when millions of birds fly across Texas using stars to navigate. Unnecessary outdoor lighting is disorienting to birds and increases their rates of fatalities.
Fortunately, small adjustments to outdoor lighting equipment and operational practices make a big difference! During the webinar, attendees will learn about best practices for outdoor lighting at aggregates operations and concrete plants, with a close-up look at Lauren Concrete’s Dripping Springs facility, where they have truly stellar outdoor lighting. The webinar will also feature an overview of Audubon Texas’s statewide campaign called, “Lights Out, Texas!” to educate the public on the importance of turning off outdoor lighting, especially during peak migration seasons.
This webinar is relevant to anyone interested in best practices for industrial outdoor lighting, as well as anyone interested in Texas’s bird migrations and how we can all play our part at supporting migrating birds. Presenters include:

Chloe Crumley, Engagement Manager, Audubon Texas
Cliff Kaplan, Secretary, TRAM
Jimmy Grubbs, General Manager, Lauren Concrete’s West Region

Register to attend virtually: bit.ly/OutdoorLightingWebinar. A recording of the event as well as a copy of the presentation will be available on the TRAM website in the days following the event.
This free webinar is part of TRAM’s Best Practices Webinar Series, which seeks to showcase best practices available to the aggregates and concrete industries and the communities they are a part of.

Fredericksburg - Favorite Hill Country Native Plants with the Fredericksburg Chapter, Native Plant Society of Texas
2023-03-28 19:00 - 20:00 | St. Joseph’s Halle, 212 W. San Antonio St., FREDERICKSBURG, TX, 78624, United States
“Favorite Hill Country Native Plants” will be presented by Kathy Saucier & Kathy Lewis, both of whom are long time NPSOT members.
“Kathy Saucier and Kathy Lewis are ‘plant whisperers’ and very experienced with growing and propagating native plants in and around Fredericksburg,” said chapter Vice President and program chair, Paula Stone. “Their tips and photos will inspire us all to plant natives this spring. Even if you have just a small area in your yard, putting in native Texas plants will help our local pollinators and ecosystem thrive.”
Kathy Saucier has been a member of NPSOT since 1992 and is a Fellows Member. She has been with the Trinity Forks chapter since 1992 and now has dual membership with the Fredericksburg & Kerrville chapters. Her experience includes many years of identifying native plants in the field and she was trained by Texas Parks & Wildlife as a certified Wildscape instructor when the program started in the 1990s. She is co-chair of the NPSOT Trinity Forks Chapter plant sale and loves to propagate plants. Her experience is not entirely north Texas though. She grew up in the Hill Country and now resides on the 1904 Leyendecker family farm in southwest Gillespie County. Her first experience landscaping with native plants were those growing natively here in Gillespie County. She has lived in Fredericksburg since 2018 and is learning the different climate, soil and critter issues dealing with growing native plants. She especially enjoys discovering what grows here native to our area and promoting their attributes.
Kathy Lewis has been a member of the Fredericksburg Chapter of NPSOT since 2008 and has served several terms on the Board of Directors. She and her husband have lived on their family ranch in western Gillespie County since 1994. She has been a Hill Country Master Gardener since her retirement in 2008. Her interests include vegetable and flower gardening, house and patio plants, as well as native plants. She leads the native plant garden volunteers at the Pioneer Museum in Fredericksburg, and helps out from time to time at the Good Samaritan Center, the Lipe Garden, and other local public garden areas. Through research, as well as her experiences and observations, she has gained knowledge about which native plants and trees grow well in our local area.
Fredericksburg Chapter, Native Plant Society of Texas
The chapter holds its monthly meetings on the 4th Tuesday of the month at St. Joseph’s Halle (212 W. San Antonio St., Fredericksburg). There is a social time at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend in person and via Zoom. More information can be found online at https://npsot.org/wp/fredericksburg/ and on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbgtxnpsot).

San Marcos - River Clean-up with Eyes of the San Marcos River
2023-04-01 09:00 - 14:00 | Great Gonzo’s Tubes and Shuttles
Kayak Clean-ups of the San Marcos River every Saturday in April, organized by the Eyes of the San Marcos River and sponsored by New Belgium Brewing.
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San Marcos - River Clean-up with Eyes of the San Marcos River
2023-04-08 09:00 - 14:00 | Great Gonzo’s Tubes and Shuttles
Kayak Cleanups of the San Marcos River every Saturday in April, organized by the the Eyes of the San Marcos River and sponsored by New Belgium Brewing.
Click here to learn more and RSVP

San Marcos - Screening of Yana Wana's Legend of the Bluebonnet
2023-04-13 18:00 - 20:00 | The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, 201 San Marcos Springs Drive, San Marcos, TX, 78666, United States
Join the Hill Country Alliance and the Indigenous Cultures Institute for a family-friendly play screening and panel discussion at Spring Lake in San Marcos.
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The play features Indigenous dances, shares ancient traditions, and presents an alternative, Native-origin story about the first bluebonnets and sacred springs in Texas. A panel discussion after the event will allow attendees to learn more about the play, Coahuiltecan history, and plans for a new Indigenous Cultures Center. Popcorn, light snacks, and drinks will be provided.
Yana Wana’s Legend of the Bluebonnet is a beautiful, original play that illustrates the power of heritage and the value of your people’s story – especially one as ancient as the flowing springs and petroglyphs of Texas. The story follows 13-year-old María as she learns from her Coahuiltecan grandmother about her cultural history and ancestral connection to both water and the bluebonnet.
The event is pay-what-you-can, and all donations will go towards supporting a new Indigenous Cultures Center at the headwaters of the San Marcos River.
Seating is limited – register at: bit.ly/SWRSanMarcos
Learn More:

About the Play – Yana Wana’s Legend of the Bluebonnet at www.indigenouscultures.org/youth/
Proposed Indigenous Cultures Center at bit.ly/CulturalCenterNews030723
HCA’s Spring Water Revival at www.springwaterrevival.org

Online - Webinar: Financial Assistance for Land Stewardship Project through HCHCI
2023-04-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Webinar: Financial Assistance for Land Stewardship Projects through HCHCI
April 14th 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Looking to start a stewardship project on your land or the land you manage? Join the Hill Country Headwaters Conservation Initiative (HCHCI) for a FREE 90-minute online informational session about funding available to landowners for projects in the Hill Country that enhance soil cover, biodiversity, and water quality on working lands and wildlife habitat. Learn more about the project here.
Supported practices include:

Enhancing riparian buffers
Managing livestock impacts to water bodies and providing alterative water sources
Planned grazing and grazing deferments to promote enhanced forage quality, soil cover, and wildlife habitat
Fencing improvements to promote wildlife passage and grazing management
Range planting (seeding of native grasses and forbs)
Improving pollinator and monarch habitat
Brush management (emphasizing removal of regrowth on deep soils in flat areas)
Instream habitat enhancement
Irrigation efficiency improvements

NOTE: This initiative focuses on landowners in Kimble, Mason, Llano, Gillespie, Blanco, and Hays Counties.
Click here to register!

San Marcos - River Clean-up with Eyes of the San Marcos River
2023-04-15 09:00 - 14:00 | Great Gonzo’s Tubes and Shuttles
Kayak Cleanups of the San Marcos River every Saturday in April, organized by the Eyes of the San Marcos and sponsored by New Belgium Brewing.
Click here to learn more and RSVP

Junction - Block Party and Mural Release: Junction Runs on Water
2023-04-15 12:00 - 14:00 | Thrift Shoppe on Main Street in Junction, TX
Join the Llano River Watershed Alliance, Hill Country Alliance, Big Seed, and Texas Water Foundation for a free block party to celebrate the first Texas Runs on Water® mural in the Hill Country!
This fun, afternoon event will celebrate the Llano River, local art, and all the ways water touches our lives. Artwork for this mural was created by Junction locals, Christan Powers and Oly Limon.
Join us as we celebrate the unveiling with music, drinks, snacks, door prizes and more!
Learn more and stay tuned to the latest updates by following the 7th Street Mural page on Facebook.
Click here to RSVP to the Facebook event

Austin - Urban Riparian & Stream Restoration Training: Shoal Creek Watershed
2023-04-18 | TX
Information including the hydrologic cycle, basics to stream morphology, stream classification, stream instability, stream restoration, stabilization structure, vegetation, and monitoring and evaluation will be explained through classroom-style teaching in the morning session and hands-on activities in the field at a nearby stream in the afternoon sessions.
More information can be found on the TWRI website and the Texas Riparian Association website.
Contact Information:
Alexander Neal, program specialist, 979-314-2351, Alexander.Neal@ag.tamu.edu.

Horseshoe Bay - City of Horseshoe Bay Dark Skies Workshop
2023-04-19 14:00 - 16:30 | City Council Chambers, #1 Community Drive, Horseshoe Bay, TX, 78657, United States
Beginner Astronomy presentation by Elliot Richmond, PhD. Dr. Richmond is a retired Adjunct Professor of Astronomy who will share with the group first step essentials for stargazing followed by Dan Heron, Communications Officer City of Horseshoe Bay who will present Nighttime Photography.

Austin - Star Party at The Hall at Jester King
2023-04-21 17:30 - 22:00 | The Hall at Jester King, 13187 Fitzhugh Rd., Austin, TX, 78736, United States
Our annual Star Party is back! There are very few places that have dark, open night skies perfect for stargazing and we are happy to be one of them. Join us at The Hall at Jester King on Friday, April 21 from 5:30-10pm alongside the Hill Country Alliance for an evening of observation and exploration into our night sky.
A panel of esteemed voices from the ATX astronomy community will discuss the impact of astronomy in the Hill Country, what observatories in the area have been working on, night sky preservation, and much more! After that, you can stargaze, chat with panelists, browse tables & activities, and check out the planetarium dome from Stars and Science Austin where you can view their Sky Tonight and Losing the Dark programs.
There will be plenty of telescopes to look through with guides to help viewers navigate the night sky, but feel free to BYOT (bring your own telescope)!
We will have food and beer available for purchase. 10% of all ticket sales support Hill Country Alliance. For more information on their amazing organization, please check them out here. Purchase KIDS TICKET (12 & Under) here: https://www.exploretock.com/jesterkingbrewery/event/405284/kids-ticket-star-party-at-the-hall-at-jester-king
Schedule of events:
–5:30pm – Doors open
–5:30pm – Bar opens (beer, cocktails, wine, non-alcoholic beverages)
–7pm – Panel begins
–8pm – Stargazing begins
–10pm – Doors close

San Marcos - River Clean-up with Eyes of the San Marcos River
2023-04-22 09:00 - 14:00, 2023-04-29 09:00 - 14:00 | Great Gonzo’s Tubes and Shuttles
Kayak Cleanups of the San Marcos River every Saturday in April, organized by the Eyes of the San Marcos River and sponsored by New Belgium Brewing.
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New Braunfels - Headwaters at the Comal Earth Day Celebration
2023-04-22 10:00 - 14:00 | Headwaters at the Comal, 333 E. Klingemann St, New Braunfels, TX, 78130, United States
Come celebrate “Where it Begins” the history and significance of the Comal Springs at the Headwaters at the Comal 5th annual Earth Day event. Visit educational booths and participate in earth friendly activities, stroll the paths along the newly established savanna prairie and along the restored riparian spring run. This event is free and open to the public.
Register on-line for parking and more information.
Join us for this FREE event for the entire community celebrating our local natural resources. Explore our native prairie restoration, stroll along the spring run and see where the Comal River begins, participate in hands-on activities and scavenger hunts, and enjoy some time getting connected with nature. We’ll also have take home kits and plant giveaways, so you can celebrate Earth Day all year long in your own backyard!
Click here to learn more from the Headwaters at the Comal

Fredericksburg - Increase Your Gardening Enjoyment by Making it More Successful and Easier
2023-04-25 18:30 - 20:00 | St. Joseph’s Halle, 212 W. San Antonio St., FREDERICKSBURG, TX, 78624, United States
Paula Stone will share her insights on how to increase your gardening enjoyment by making it easier and more successful. Attendees will learn what is needed to make the garden of your dreams and how to enjoy the process. The program will include a discussion of planning, tools, clothing, weeds, garden prep, planting, plants, and maintenance. This overview will help you learn what to do and how to do it, and that will increase your confidence and enjoyment of your land.
Over the last 14 years, Stone has tried various plants and various gardening techniques to deal with the caliche soil, lack of rainfall, excessive heat, and occasional ice storm that are common to Gillespie County. Her presentation will summarize what she has learned. Stone hopes that people new to gardening in the hill country will benefit from the many tips she will be sharing. The goal of her talk is “to help new gardeners make a plan that will increase their confidence and enjoyment of gardening here.”
Stone is a three-term past president of the NPSOT Fredericksburg Chapter, and has been gardening in Fredericksburg since purchasing her property in 2009. Stone bought and restored a historic stone home on the edge of Fredericksburg. She took the property from being so derelict that the realtor wouldn’t go inside to being on the 2012 Historic Home Tour. The 10 acres surrounding the house were in equally horrific condition, having been an exotic game farm/puppy mill that had “every conceivable weed that will grow in the hill country” says Stone.
Stone also credits her knowledge and enjoyment of gardening with the many educational opportunities available and friends she has made thru NPSOT. Her home, Gilbriar, has been the site of many chapter plant sales, meetings, and several public garden tours.
“The smartest thing I did for my garden was to join NPSOT and make friends with the people who know things! I am grateful for their guidance, encouragement and all the free plant cuttings and seeds that they have given me over the years.” Stone said.

Fredericksburg Chapter, Native Plant Society of Texas
The chapter holds its monthly meetings on the 4th Tuesday of the month at St. Joseph’s Halle (212 W. San Antonio St., Fredericksburg). There is a social time at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend in person and via Zoom. More information can be found online at https://npsot.org/wp/fredericksburg/ and on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbgtxnpsot).

New Braunfels - Rainwater Harvesting Education and Demonstration with Rain Bees
2023-04-29 10:00 - 14:00 | 325 Resource Drive, New Braunfels, Texas
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Find Rain Bees at the Comal County AgriLife Open House to learn about 1) the importance of water conservation, 2) why rain harvesting is a better long term solution to residential water demands than aquifer wells, 3) rain barrel construction, 4) wicking barrel construction, 5) rain tank selection methodology, and 6) efficient irrigation methods.
Click here to learn more about the event

Comfort - Grazing Workshop with Holistic Management International
2023-05-05 08:30 - 16:00 | Comfort, TX
Grazing Workshop: Planning for land health and farm wealth with holistic management
Join Hill Country Alliance and Holistic Management International for a hands-on workshop at Roberts Ranch exploring how Holistic Planned Grazing can benefit the health and wealth of your operation.
Topics covered:

Reading the land for signs of ecosystem health and stressors and deciding on corrective action
Practical pointers on the fundamentals of grazing planning
Tips and tools to guide your investment decisions

Date: May 5th, 2023
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Price: $25
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Register here!

Bandera - Rural Roundup - Save the Date!
2023-05-06 | TX

Bandera - Rural Roundup: Inspiring Community Identity
2023-05-06 10:00 - 14:00 | 11th Street Cowboy Bar, 307 11th Street, Bandera, TX, 78003, United States
Join HCA and the H. E. Butt Foundation in Bandera on May 6th for the Rural Roundup, a traveling community showcase!
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Want to learn how the Cowboy Capital of the World is preserving its unique character for the future? Spend the day exploring Bandera’s unique downtown, getting inspired by local presenters, and building connections across the region.
In the first half of the day, we will learn about several local spots and the ways they are both adapting to regional tourism and planning for the future. We will then breakout for a photo scavenger hunt and self-guided tour of downtown Bandera before regrouping for lunch and the seond half of the day at the Best Western (711 Main St, Bandera, TX 78003). After lunch, we will dive deeper into what has helped Bandera staples sustain multi-generational family businesses and connect what has worked in Bandera with opportunities and participants beyond the county line.
From harnessing tourism as an asset and creating new opportunities for locals to sustaining multi-generational family businesses – come get inspired as we learn what works, what doesn’t, and what you can bring back to your own community!
Register at https://bit.ly/BanderaRoundup
Click here to learn more and RSVP for this FREE event – lunch included for all attendees. RSVPs due by 5/04/23.

Austin - Take Me to the River Release Party
2023-05-06 10:00 - 15:00 | Meanwhile Brewing, 3901 Promontory Point Dr, Austin, TX, 78744, United States
Join HCA and our partners in the Texas Living Waters Project at Meanwhile Brewing in Austin this Saturday, May 6 from 10am to 3pm for a day celebrating Texas rivers. You can join in an epic Groundwater vs Surface Water soccer tournament before sipping on ‘Take Me to the River’ — a brand new hazy IPA brewed to celebrate Texas rivers using Meanwhile’s signature water-saving process. Raffle prizes, giveaways, and socializing with fellow river lovers make this a don’t-miss event.
Learn more and register for the soccer tournament here.

Fredericksburg - Land Stewardship Ranch Tour
2023-05-12 08:30 - 11:30 | Fredericksburg, TX
Hill Country Conservancy (HCC) and Hill Country Alliance are hosting a free ranch tour for local landowners! Join us in the field to gain first- hand knowledge on land restoration from Rachael Lindsey, HCC’s Director of Science and Stewardship. We’ll visit different sites on a gorgeous property outside of Fredericksburg and cover the following topics:

Restoring native Texan grasslands
Managing Ashe juniper (or mountain cedar) for enhanced biodiversity and golden-cheeked warbler habitat
Brush management in hardwood dominated communities

Click here to register!

New Braunfels - CCCA Community Program on “The Relationship Between Land and Water” with Dr. Robert Mace
2023-05-16 18:00 - 19:30 | McKenna Event Center, 801 W San Antonio St., New Braunfels, TX, 78130, United States
CCCA Community Program on “The Relationship Between Land and Water” with Dr. Robert Mace
The water resources of Texas start at the land. The land is where the rain falls, our streams flow, and our aquifers replenish. With over 95 percent of land privately owned in Texas, landowners are the greatest caretakers of the quantity and quality of water across the state. As land changes, so does the water. Increased growth, land development, and climate variability create challenges for local and regional water supplies requiring creative solutions to better protect both land and water for the future. This presentation will discuss what’s happening, what’s expected to happen, and what we can do for the future.
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Online - Wild @ Work Stewardship Series
2023-05-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Join the Texas Wildlife Association’s Wild @ Work Stewardship Series from 12-1pm CT on May 25. This webinar will include Michelle Wood-Ramirez and Katie Myers of the Tarrant Regional Water District to discuss the impacts and importance of habitat restoration for watershed health and security.
Registration for the event is available here.
We hope you’ll join us!

Wimberley - Birding 101 - Texas Wildlife Association: Family Expeditions
2023-05-27 09:00 - 17:00 | Wimberley, Texas, Wimberley, TX, 78676, United States
What: Introductory birding experience for youth ages 11-17 and a parent/guardian.
When: May 27, 2023 – 9 AM – 5 PM
Where: Wimberley, Texas
Why: Participants will learn alongside volunteers and mentors about bird adaptations, bird habitat, birding basics, binoculars 101, and how to use citizen science apps. Participants will also go birding alongside experienced birders. This will be a full day event.
How: Apply at: https://tinyurl.com/twabirding1
Cost: $50, includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
