Hill Country Alliance

Austin - Monarch Workshop
2018-06-29 08:30 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Zilker Botanical Gardens

Healthy Creeks Initiative information session
2018-06-23 14:00 - 16:00 | TX
Healthy Creeks Initiative information session
Over the past two years, more than 100 landowners along the upper reaches of the Pedernales and Blanco Rivers have collaborated with city, state, and non-profit partners to control a non-native, invasive plant (Giant Reed) and to restore diverse, healthy plant communities along the creeks and rivers. These healthy plant communities reduce erosion and flooding, stabilize creek banks, and provide fish and wildlife habitat.
If you live along a creek or river, we hope you will join us at one of the following Healthy Creeks Initiative information sessions. Please RSVP to healthycreeks@tpwd.texas.gov so we know how much food to order at each event.
Wednesday, June 20th: Information Session at Wimberley Community Center (14068 Ranch Road 12) in Wimberley from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Food and drinks will be provided.
Saturday, June 23rd: Information Session at Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office (95 Frederick Rd) in Fredericksburg from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. Food and drinks will be provided.

Wimberley - Healthy Creeks Initiative information session
2018-06-20 17:30 - 19:30 | TX

Conservation Easement Workshop
2026-08-06 04:15 | TX
Workshop Topics Include:

the basics of conservation easements
tax implications and estate planning
open space valuation
the role of land trust organizations
a panel discussion with landowners

Hosted by the Cibolo Conservancy
For more information, contact: Carolyn Vogel, Workshop Coordinator
512-633-4995
cavogel2013@gmail.com

Austin - Engaging Rural Communities Conference
2026-08-06 04:15 | TX
2019 Texas Rural Leadership Program Engaging Rural Communities Conference – Austin, Texas
The Texas Rural Leadership Program is inviting you to our special Engaging Rural Communities Conference, April 4-5 in Austin. This event will start at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday and close at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, allowing for travel time to and from Austin, with hotel stay at $114 a night. This is an opportunity for you to connect with resource providers, including rural-minded funding organizations, build upon assets unique to rural communities/counties, and build a greater network with others focused on the future of our rural communities/counties. There will also be a special two-hour workshop on governance and organization of a local non-profit organization. As a “no fluff” event, this conference will be directly focused on hands-on application of knowledge and skills needed in a fast changing Texas economy, demographic, and population, along with sharing some rural community success stories. “Becoming positive agents of change through community engagement” is our central theme.
Sponsorship/Exhibitors: If you and/or your organization would like to serve as a conference sponsor/exhibitor, please see the attached information.
With the Texas Rural Leadership Program, your concern, care and work in rural communities remains vital to the future of Texas. Your outreach and involvement in local communities, strengthens Texas. After completing our TRLP Leaders in Action workshops or attending the TRLP Engaging Rural Communities Conference, you will have a deeper knowledge of issues particular to rural communities, a wider network for needed resources, a sense of how to better identify and utilize local human capital and assets, and the ability to deploy your knowledge and networking skills with the intent of making a positive difference. We hope to see you April 4-5 in Austin, for a better future in rural Texas.
Conference registration runs through March 30. Register today at: https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/TRLP. For hotel accommodations, click here. Please contact Craig Rotter, TRLP Executive Director, for additional information at craig.rotter@agnet.tamu.edu; or (979) 587-1992.
To see the tentative agenda, click here.
For information on sponsorship packages, click here. If you are a part of a state agency, see exhibitor rates here.

Comal County Conservation Alliance community meeting
2026-08-06 04:15 | TX
Please join us as we discuss ways to protect priority conservation areas of Comal County. You don’t have to be a resident of Comal to appreciate it’s beauty and be part of the CCCA. Our speaker topic for July’s community meeting is “Conservation Success Stories.” We hope to see you there!
