Hill Country Alliance

Fredericksburg - Rainscaping: The Next Generation of Water-Wise Landscaping
2019-05-28 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Memorial Presbyterian Church, 601 North Milam, Fredericksburg, TX, 78624, United States
Meeting Announcement
Fredericksburg Native Plant Society Presents
“Rainscaping – The Next Generation of Water-Wise Landscaping”
With Shannon Brown – Tuesday, May 28, 2019
What: Fredericksburg Native Plant Society Meeting
Topic: “Rainscaping – The Next Generation of Water Wise Landscaping”
Brief: Shannon Brown designs native plant gardens and landscapes that not only conserve water during dry spells but mitigate flooding during downpours. At the same time, her “rain-scape” gardens work double duty to regenerate the soil and surrounding ecosystem. Following permaculture principles, Brown is adept at designing everything from container gardens to lawn conversions, food forests, prairie restoration and reforestation and urban plant walks.
Complementing a degree in ecology, Brown also is certified as a native plant landscaper, permaculture designer, holistic management practitioner and low impact development construction inspector. She is the owner of Ecosystem Regeneration Artisans, a landscaping company in San Marcos.
Date: May 28, 2019
Time: 6:30 p.m.-Light refreshments and social; 7:00 p.m.- meeting
Where: Memorial Presbyterian Church – 601 North Milam, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624

Boerne - Protecting the Water, Land, and Future of Kendall County
2019-05-23 18:30 - 20:30 | Kronkosky Rainbow Center, 17 Old San Antonio Rd, Boerne, TX, 78006, United States
Please Join Us for a Community Conversation!
Kendall County is experiencing development pressures that threaten the natural resources and character of the Hill Country region.
The Hill Country Alliance will share what other communities have done to address these development pressures and protect their quality of life.
A community conversation will follow, exploring your concerns and possible solutions to safeguard the water, land, and future of Kendall County.
Please click here to RSVP

Wimberley - Imagine the Wimberley Valley
2019-05-19 14:00 - 17:00 | Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Rd 12, Wimberley, TX, 78676, United States

Austin - Hill Country Conservancy Walk & Talk at Slaughter Lane Trailhead
2019-05-17 07:50 - 09:30 | Violet Crown Trail – Slaughter Lane, 5011 W Slaughter Ln, Austin, TX, 78749, United States
Join us for an HCC Walk & Talk at the Slaughter Lane Trailhead!
You’re invited to join George Cofer, Hill Country Conservancy’s CEO and founding Executive Director, for a hike along the Violet Crown Trail. You’ll have the opportunity to chat with George about all things HCC – conservation, the Violet Crown Trail, life in the Hill Country and more! We encourage individuals who are both familiar and unfamiliar with HCC to Walk & Talk with our fearless leader.
This event is free to attend! Register Here.

New Braunfels - Comal County Conservation Alliance Community Meeting
2019-05-14 18:00 - 20:00 | GVTC Auditorium, 36101 FM 3159, New Braunfels, TX, 78132, United States

Kerrville - Healthy Creeks Initiative: Arundo Control Workshop
2019-05-13 17:30 - 19:30 | TX

Austin - 2nd Annual Lower Colorado River Trash Bash
2019-05-11 07:00 - 20:00 | Texas River School, Lorado Dr, Austin, TX, 78725, United States
There will be 6 different meeting points for folks to assist with cleanup along banks, on foot, while floating in a kayak or canoe, or via jet boat!
Find out more information here.

Sunset Valley - Hill Country Conservancy Walk & Talk at 290 Trailhead
2019-05-10 07:50 - 09:30 | TX
Join the Hill Country Conservancy for a Walk & Talk!
Join us for an HCC Walk & Talk at the 290 Trailhead!
You’re invited to join George Cofer, Hill Country Conservancy’s CEO and founding Executive Director, for a hike along the Violet Crown Trail. You’ll have the opportunity to chat with George about all things HCC – conservation, the Violet Crown Trail, life in the Hill Country and more! We encourage individuals who are both familiar and unfamiliar with HCC to Walk & Talk with our fearless leader.
This event is free to attend! Register Here.

Blanco - Healthy Creeks Initiative: Arundo Control Workshop
2019-05-07 17:30 - 19:30 | Gem of the Hills, 2233 US Highway 281 North, Blanco, Texas

Boerne - Mostly Native Plant Sale with the Cibolo Nature Center & Farm
2019-05-04 09:00 - 15:00, 2019-05-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Kendall County Fairgrounds, 1307 River Road, Boerne, TX, 78006, United States

Fredericksburg - Healthy Creeks Initiative: Arundo Control Workshop
2019-05-02 17:30 - 19:30 | Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office, 38 Business Court, Fredericksburg, TX, 78624, United States

Fredericksburg - LCRA Water Quality Advisory Committee Meeting
2019-04-30 09:30 - 11:30 | TX
These meetings are held annually as a part of the Clean Rivers Program and are open to all Colorado River stakeholders who have an interest in water quality protection. Members of the Water Quality Advisory Committee help identify and prioritize local water quality concerns and make recommendations for future actions to protect and improve water quality.

Register here.

QUESTIONS?
Contact Lisa Benton at lisa.benton@lcra.org or 512-578-2151

Spicewood - Spicewood Ranch Native Plant ID Workshop
2019-04-28 09:00 - 13:00 | Narrows Recreation Area, 2550 Co Rd 411, Spicewood, TX, 78669, United States
Come out and join Environmental Survey Consulting’s second Spicewood Ranch Spring Native Plant ID Workshop for Spring 2019!
Instructor– Bill Carr, Acme Botanical Services
Location– Spicewood Ranch – Spicewood, Texas
Venue: Narrows Recreation Area in Spicewood
Venue Website: https://www.lcra.org/parks/Pages/narrows.aspx
Time: 9 am to 1 pm, Sunday, April 28, 2019
Registration Details: Registration required. $25 to be paid in person at the workshop (cash, check, credit cards OK). Workshop limited to 15 participants.
Spicewood Ranch is a 1,200 acre ranch 1 hour west of Austin where Environmental Survey Consulting has been doing habitat restoration and research for almost 30 years.
The workshop will be conducted by Bill Carr, a plant expert with 35 years of field experience in Texas.
**Those who wish to stay longer can visit the Spicewood Ranch Herbarium at 1 pm for lunch to look at specimens of some interesting members of the local flora. Please bring your own lunch, snacks, and water. Schedule is subject to change.
**Please plan to arrive at the Narrows Recreation Area no later than 8:45 am.
Find out more and register here.

Austin - Blair Woods Family Nature Day: Migration
2019-04-27 10:00 - 13:00 | TX
Join Travis Audubon for a morning of educational activities at Blair Woods Sanctuary, a natural oasis in east Austin! This Nature Day will be all about migration, so come prepared to learn about when, how, and why animals migrate. You might even see a few migrating birds while you’re there! Snacks and water will be provided, and every guest has a chance to win a Travis Audubon prize package!
This event is free and open to the public. Direct any questions about this event to Caley Zuzula at volunteer@travisaudubon.org.
Parking for this event will be at Heritage Pointe Apartments (1950 Webberville Rd.). Once you enter the gate to the complex, continue driving left through the parking lot until you see a Travis Audubon sign, which is located next to a gate that leads to Blair Woods. You may use any visitor-assigned parking. We thank Heritage Pointe for kindly allowing us to use their parking for this event!
This is a weather-dependent event, so if there is rain Saturday morning check out this page for the event status.

Canyon Lake - iNaturalist BioBlitz with the Comal County Conservation Alliance
2019-04-27 09:00 - 11:00 | TX

Kerrville - 6th Hill Country Land Stewardship Conference
2019-04-25 08:00 - 2019-04-26 17:00 | Y.O. Ranch Hotel & Conference Center, 2033 Sidney Baker, Kerrville, TX, 78028, United States
The Hill Country is a special part of Texas with an attraction to millions of individuals who ranch and come to vacation, hunt, rest, and relax each year. Along with the spectacular beauty of the area, the Hill Country has its own special needs for management and the 6th Hill Country Land Stewardship Conference is designed to help land owners and managers address those needs.
This year’s event will be held at the fabulous YO Hotel in Kerrville.
Day 1 will include discussion topics and hands-on opportunities regarding:

grazing
plant management tools (prescribed fire, herbicide, and mechanical control options)
birding in the Hill Country
Texas landowner tax valuation options
grazing and hunting leases
fence laws
whitetail deer management, and
incorporating exotics.

Day 2 involves “Your Choice” of tours to different parts of the Hill Country on board air conditioned charter buses:

Legacy Management, Hillingdon Ranch, Kendall County
Wildlife Management

You will not want to miss this unique opportunity to better understand how to manage your piece of Texas, so join us in Kerrville April 25-26, 2019; it’s the prettiest time of the year to be in the Hills! All meals and break refreshment items are included in the low registration fee.
Learn more from Texas A&M Agrilife Extension here.
Register for this event here.

Johnson City - Earth Day Inspired Poe"tree" Slam
2019-04-23 17:30 - 18:30 | TX

Kerrville - Water & Wildflower Luncheon with the Riverside Nature Center
2019-04-23 11:00 - 13:00 | Riverside Nature Center, 150 Francisco Lemos St., Kerrville, TX, United States

Johnson City - Earth Day LBJ NPS Town Creek Restoration
2019-04-22 08:00 - 16:00 | LBJ NPS Town Creek, 227 Settlement Rd, Johnson City, TX, 78636, United States
This event will include a pop-up educational tent and individuals will have the opportunity to volunteer and help remove invasive and exotic species. Volunteers are welcome to come and go throughout the day as their time permits.

New Braunfels - Earth Day at the Headwaters at the Comal
2019-04-20 13:00 - 17:00 | Headwaters at the Comal, 333 E. Klingemann St, New Braunfels, TX, 78130, United States
For the 2nd year, the Headwaters at the Comal will be open for a FREE celebration of Earth Day. Come enjoy a day of fun, engaging, family-friendly, nature-filled activities.
Exhibitors include:
H.E.B
Texas Master Naturalists: Lindheimer Chapter
City of New Braunfels Recycling Division
New Braunfels Utilities Environmental Affairs Department
Guadalupe Blanco River Authority
Edwards Aquifer Authority
Texas Stream Team
Comal County Conservation Alliance
Native Plant Society of Texas-New Braunfels Chapter
Friends for the Preservation of Historic Landa Park
City of New Braunfels Parks & Recreation Department
Comal Master Gardeners
AmaTerra Environmental
McKenna Children’s Museum

San Marcos - Spring Lake Earth Day Festival
2019-04-20 11:00 - 16:00 | The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, 201 San Marcos Springs Drive, San Marcos, TX, 78666, United States

Kerrville - Spring Native Plant Sale and Festival
2019-04-20 09:00 - 14:00 | Riverside Nature Center, 150 Francisco Lemos St., Kerrville, TX, United States

Round Mountain - Westcave Roundtable Social: Non-native & Invasive Species
2019-04-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center, 24814 Hamilton Pool Rd, Round Mountain, TX, 78663, United States
Join us for a fun evening of socializing and exploring ecological considerations and management of non-nativie and invasive species in Central Texas. Presenter Chris Harper is Supervisory Biologist at the USFWS Ecological Services.
Please BYOB and bring a snack to share.

The Roundtable Social is always a FREE event. Please RSVP to amber@westcave.org. The Westcave Roundtable Socials bring local area residents together to explore issues of common interest.
Find directions here.

Spicewood - Spicewood Ranch Native Plant ID Workshop
2019-04-14 09:00 - 13:00 | TX
We are excited to announce the first of Environmental Survey Consulting‘s two Spicewood Ranch Spring Native Plant ID Workshops for Spring 2019!
Instructor– Bill Carr, Acme Botanical Services
Location– Spicewood Ranch – Spicewood, Texas
Venue: Narrows Recreation Area in Spicewood
Venue Website: https://www.lcra.org/parks/Pages/narrows.aspx
Time: 9 am to 1 pm, Sunday, April 14, 2019
Registration Details: Registration required. $25 to be paid in person at the workshop (cash, check, credit cards OK). Workshop limited to 15 participants.
Spicewood Ranch is a 1,200 acre ranch 1 hour west of Austin where Environmental Survey Consulting has been doing habitat restoration and research for almost 30 years.
The workshop will be conducted by Bill Carr, a plant expert with 35 years of field experience in Texas.
**Those who wish to stay longer can visit the Spicewood Ranch Herbarium at 1 pm for lunch to look at specimens of some interesting members of the local flora. Please bring your own lunch, snacks, and water. Schedule is subject to change.
**Please plan to arrive at the Narrows Recreation Area no later than 8:45 am.
Find out more and register here.

Boerne - Lende Lecture Series: Protecting & Preserving the Cibolo Creek and Beyond
2019-04-13 14:00 - 16:30 | Ye Kendall Inn, 128 W Blanco Rd, Boerne, TX, 78006, United States
Find out more and RSVP here.

Wimberley - Living in Harmony: Wildlife and Our Changing Landscape
2019-04-10 18:00 - 20:00 | TX

New Braunfels - Comal County Conservation Alliance Community Meeting
2019-04-09 18:00 - 20:00 | GVTC Auditorium, 36101 FM 3159, New Braunfels, TX, 78132, United States
The April guest speaker will be Kevin Thuesen, Director of Austin’s Water Quality Protection Lands Program. His topic is “Lands for Water–Austin’s Water Quality Protection Lands Program.” Everyone is welcome to attend.

Austin - LCRA Water Quality Advisory Committee Meeting
2019-04-09 09:00 - 11:00 | TX

Fredericksburg - Kolaches & Conservation
2019-04-09 08:30 - 10:30 | Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office, 38 Business Court, Fredericksburg, TX, 78624, United States
