Name: New Braunfels – Rainwater Harvesting Education and Demonstration with Rain Bees
Start: 2023-04-29T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-04-29T14:00:00+00:00
Location: 325 Resource Drive, New Braunfels, Texas

April 2023
San Marcos – Screening of Yana Wana’s Legend of the Bluebonnet
Featured April 13, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment 201 San Marcos Springs Drive, San Marcos, TX, 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. Click to view flyer 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 […]
Online – Webinar: Financial Assistance for Land Stewardship Project through HCHCI
Featured April 14, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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 […]
Free
San Marcos – River Clean-up with Eyes of the San Marcos River
April 15, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

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
Free
Junction – Block Party and Mural Release: Junction Runs on Water
Featured April 15, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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 […]
Free
Austin – Urban Riparian & Stream Restoration Training: Shoal Creek Watershed
April 18, 2023
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 […]
Horseshoe Bay – City of Horseshoe Bay Dark Skies Workshop
April 19, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

City Council Chambers #1 Community Drive, Horseshoe Bay, TX, 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
April 21, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm

The Hall at Jester King 13187 Fitzhugh Rd., Austin, TX, 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 […]
$20
San Marcos – River Clean-up with Eyes of the San Marcos River
April 22, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

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. Click here to learn more and RSVP
New Braunfels – Headwaters at the Comal Earth Day Celebration
April 22, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Headwaters at the Comal 333 E. Klingemann St, New Braunfels, TX, 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 […]
Free
Fredericksburg – Increase Your Gardening Enjoyment by Making it More Successful and Easier
April 25, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

St. Joseph's Halle 212 W. San Antonio St., FREDERICKSBURG, TX, 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 […]
Free
San Marcos – River Clean-up with Eyes of the San Marcos River
April 29, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

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. Click here to learn more and RSVP
New Braunfels – Rainwater Harvesting Education and Demonstration with Rain Bees
April 29, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

325 Resource Drive, New Braunfels, Texas
Click to view full size flyer 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, […]
Free