Would you like to improve your ability to share the wonders of nature or the richness of culture? Are you looking to get your CIG? For all those in and around Austin or for any who would like a good reason to visit Central Texas, Wild Basin Preserve is hosting a Certified Interpretive Guide workshop […]
NEEDMORE POST MORTEM AND THE FIGHT AHEAD Jim Blackburn, TESPA attorney and board president, will provide an insightful look back, and then map our way forward with your help and support. On Aug 19 you will also learn about the District's (BSEACD) periodic well-monitoring program and how you can be part of it. As always, […]
We received notice today that a public meeting will be held on the permit application of Silesia Properties to discharge 500,000 gallons/day into Honey Creek (Permit No. WQ0015688001). As you may recall, the discharge point is upstream of Honey Creek State Natural Area and Guadalupe State Park. For the official TCEQ public meeting notice, click […]
The Public Meeting will be held on Monday, August 26,2019 at 7:00 p.m. at Mansfield Park Recreation Hall, 2886 HWY 16 N, Bandera, TX 78003. Read the TCEQ posting here. Learn more about efforts to oppose this wastewater permit from Friends of Hondo Canyon.
Fredericksburg Native Plant Society Meeting - "How to Use I-Naturalist” Become a Citizen Scientist I-Naturalist is a robust, on-line tool to assist in the identification of all things nature. Don’t know what that wildflower is? What is that animal track? What kind of snake is that? Is that plant poisonous? Using a smart phone (I-phone or […]
The Friends of Lost Maples is happy to announce an event celebrating the 40th anniversary of the opening of Lost Maples State Natural Area in Vanderpool. Lost Maples was the first State Natural Area in the Texas Parks and Wildlife system, and has been a model for how to balance recreational needs with conservation values […]
Attendees will learn of the importance of riparian areas and how they directly influence the health and quality of waterways! Sessions include: Geology and the Interconnectivity of Creeks Introduction to Creekside Riparian Restoration How Community Members can Help Guided Walk Through Anyone is welcome to attend and learn from Hays County Master Naturalist, local landowners, […]
6-Weekend Intensive Permaculture Design Course During this Permaculture Design Course, participants will be introduced to the ethics, principles, and methods of Permaculture while learning how to design, create, and maintain agriculturally productive ecosystems and sustainable human settlements. View an Introduction to Permaculture video here. This 72 hour intensive course is taught by experts within the […]
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 […]
