Hill Country Alliance

Johnson City - LBJ NHP Pond Restoration
2019-03-16 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | LBJ National Historical Park, 100 Ladybird Lane, Johnson City, TX, 78636, United States

Llano - Llano Earth Art Fest
2019-03-15 - 2019-03-18 | TX
Held on the banks of the Llano River- one block from Llano’s historic downtown- the Llano Earth Art Fest (LEAF) is an interactive experience for young and old alike. Watch internationally renowned artists defy gravity with amazingly balanced rock sculptures. Listen to great musicians fill the park with song. Try your hand at rock balancing or see if you’ve got what it takes to compete in the 2019 World Rock Stacking Championship. For kids there are plenty of activities, including a climbing wall, face painting, and more. Adults can enjoy a cold beer while taking part in workshops, viewing and creating art, or just relaxing in the sun.
Learn more here.

Austin - Texas Water Day at the Capitol
2019-03-13 10:00 - 17:00 | TX

Spring Branch - Comal County Conservation Alliance Community Meeting
2019-03-12 18:00 - 20:00 | GVTC Auditorium, 36101 FM 3159, New Braunfels, TX, 78132, United States

Kerrville - A Treatise on Fishing with an Angle
2019-03-08 14:00 - 15:30 | Riverside Nature Center, 150 Francisco Lemos St., Kerrville, TX, United States

Bandera - Texas Riparian & Stream Ecosystem Workshop
2019-03-06 08:00 - 16:00 | TX

Boerne - Seasons at Selah Book Signing
2019-03-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Cibolo Nature Center, 140 City Park Road, Boerne, TX, 78006, United States
DATE: Tuesday, March 5, 2019
TIME: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Event: Boerne Chapter, Native Plant Society
VENUE: Cibolo Nature Center, Multi-purpose Room
ADDRESS: 140 City Park Road, Boerne, TX 78006
PHONE: 830/249-4616
DETAILS:
Set-up, snacks and social time, 6:30 p.m.
Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m.
Presentations, Q&A, book sales and signing.
Photography display and sales.

All are invited.

Texas A&M University Press, 2018
https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781623496340/seasons-at-selah/

Austin - Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival
2019-03-03 16:30 - 20:00 | The Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave, Austin, TX, 78701, United States
The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour for 2019 returns to Austin with two evenings of the best films shown at the 2018 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival in Alberta, Canada. The films feature travel and adventure in distant lands as well as adrenaline-fueled action sports films. Each evening will feature a different selection of films. No repeats! Join us on Saturday and Sunday evenings, March 2nd and March 3rd at the Historic Paramount Theatre in downtown Austin.
Tickets are exclusively available on the Paramount Theatre website. Purchase tickets for Saturday evening and Sunday evening. Proceeds from your ticket will support our Texas State Parks!
Doors open at 4:30, with shows starting at 6PM. For the full schedule, check out the line-up for both Saturday and Sunday here.

Austin - Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival
2019-03-02 17:30 - 21:00 | TX
The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour for 2019 returns to Austin with two evenings of the best films shown at the 2018 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival in Alberta, Canada. The films feature travel and adventure in distant lands as well as adrenaline-fueled action sports films. Each evening will feature a different selection of films. No repeats! Join us on Saturday and Sunday evenings, March 2nd and March 3rd at the Historic Paramount Theatre in downtown Austin.
Tickets are exclusively available on the Paramount Theatre website. Purchase tickets for Saturday evening and Sunday evening. Proceeds from your ticket will support our Texas State Parks!
Doors open at 5:30, with shows starting at 7PM. For the full schedule, check out the line-up for both Saturday and Sunday here.

Wimberley - WVWA Permian Highway Pipeline Opposition Fundraiser
2019-02-28 16:00 - 20:00 | TX
The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association is currently working to oppose and reroute the Permian Highway Gas & Oil Pipeline OUT of the Texas Hill Country and away from the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers. WVWA will be hosting a fundraiser event and kick off for Amplify Austin day of giving from 4pm- 8pm on Thursday, 02/28 at the Shady Llama in Wimberley, where a portion of all food & drinks sold will be contributed to the Save The Hill Country legal defense fund. You can also donate online at: bit.ly/SAVETHEHILLCOUNTRY and learn more about their efforts at wimberleywatershed.org.
This is a free and fun event for everyone affected by the Pipeline to network, learn more and fundraise for WVWA’s Legal Defense Fund as they prepare to fight Kinder Morgan.
The pipeline is slated to be constructed 1400 feet from the Shady Llama! You can see the route clearly from their beautiful venue.
Shady Llama Beer Garden has graciously offered to contribute $2 of every drink sold to the cause! They serve local Texas beers and wines. There will be live music by Bob Slaughter and friends as well as food trucks serving food.

Johnson City - Stewarding the Blanco and Pedernales Rivers
2019-02-28 11:00 - 12:00 | TX

Houston - 2019 Gulf Coast Water Conservation Symposium
2019-02-28 08:00 - 16:00 | TX
8th annual Gulf Coast Water Conservation Symposium
Water Efficient Future: Planning, Tools and Best Practices
The Gulf Coast Water Conservation Symposium provides water utilities with the information needed to implement successful water conservation programs, effectively engage customers, and plan for the future. Learn from state and national experts about the latest approaches, what is coming next and best practices for maximum efficiency gains. This year’s symposium is focused on new and improved tools to help your utility meet its water conservation goals. The symposium will also feature case studies highlighting planning, redevelopment and water conservation implementation efforts from cities large and small.
Register HERE : Registration is $45 and includes Conference Materials, Breakfast, and Lunch (Vegan and Gluten Free options available).
Read more from the Texas Living Waters Project here.

Austin - Amplify Austin Day of Giving
2019-02-28 | TX
Support the Hill Country Alliance in AmplifyATX!
Amplify Austin strives to meet the needs of our community by providing a digital marketplace that connects local donors with Austin area nonprofits all year long. We inspire the people of Austin and their neighbors to make a difference in their community by connecting them with the causes they’re passionate about on one easy-to-use platform where they can donate to charities in their neighborhood.
Check out the HCA page on Amplify Austin here and remember to put #LoveTitos for an extra $5 donation from Tito’s Vodka to be added to your donation!

Blanco - Cold Ones for Conservation at Real Ale Brewing Co.
2019-02-23 11:00 - 19:00 | Real Ale Brewing Company, 231 San Saba Ct, Blanco, TX, 78606, United States
Come enjoy a beer in Blanco!
Real Ale Brewing Co. will be open from 11-7 and Hill Country Alliance staff will be around from 12-4 to talk about our mission, what we do, and how you can get involved!
Our friends at Real Ale Brewing Co. will also be debuting their new spring seasonal WALLBALL, an India Pale Lager. There will also be food on deck by Bubba’s Brat Haus.
10% of all taproom sales on 2/23 will go to support the the Hill Country Alliance. Come by and show your support!

Austin - Austin Cave Festival
2019-02-23 10:00 - 15:00 | TX
Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 (10am – 3pm)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Location: 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin, TX 78739
This free, family-friendly event will feature hands-on activities, cave tours, live music, and more. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore a cave and see how water makes its way to the aquifer and Barton Springs, learn about animals that call Austin’s caves home, try on caving gear, and learn how to protect and conserve Austin’s water resources.

Tour Wildflower Cave or LaCrosse Cave
Crawl through CaveSim, realistic artificial cave with interactive electronic formations, fauna, and artifacts
Explore the Children’s Art Cave
Hike to a sinkhole
Enjoy a rockin’ Barton Springs Salamander puppet show by local children’s musicians
Learn more about caves through hands-on activities
Enjoy live music

Austin Cave Festival is hosted by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, and the City of Austin (Austin Parks and Recreation Department; Austin Water Wildland Conservation Division and Watershed Protection Department).
In addition to caving, there will be lots of indoor and outdoor activities to choose from, so the event will be held rain or shine!
Austin Cave Festival Cave Tours (for ages 4+)
Join experts from City of Austin Watershed Protection and Wildlands for tours of La Crosse Cave and Wildflower Cave to explore the underground world and learn what critters live there, how water enters the cave and travels through the Edwards Aquifer, and how actions in the recharge zone affect water quality at Barton Springs. Wear closed-toe shoes and clothes you can get muddy and bring clean clothes/shoes to change into afterwards. Helmets, headlamps and additional cave gear will be provided. If safety gear does not fit or is not worn, participant will not be permitted into cave. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
LaCrosse Cave and Wildflower Cave both require some stooping and crawling to explore. In some places you’ll be able to stand or sit comfortably.
Austin Cave Festival will be hosted by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, and the City of Austin (Austin Water Wildland Conservation Division; Watershed Protection Department).

San Marcos - Coffee & Conservation
2019-02-22 08:30 - 11:00 | TX
Join the Hays County Soil & Water Conservation District for coffee while they discuss conservation at Mochas and Javas. Bring your questions for a casual discussion with local Natural Resources Conservation Services, Texas A&M Forest Services, Texas Parks and Wildlife, San Marcos River Foundation, and City of Austin Wild Land Conservation Division employees.
Learn about trees, livestock, wildlife, backyard gardening, river conservation, and wildfires from these agency professionals.
For constantly updated information, check the Facebook page here.

San Marcos - Final Trees for the Blanco Planting
2019-02-16 10:00 - 13:00 | TX
Join our friends at TreeFolks for their FINAL Trees for the Blanco planting event. They will be planting saplings along a stretch of the Blanco River. This event is part of a 4-year program to help reforest the banks of the Blanco River damaged during the Memorial Day Weekend Floods of 2015. The new seedlings will help to reduce erosion, clean the water, and slow future flooding.
Join in on TreeFolks’ final planting event on the Blanco River! To sign-up to volunteer, click here.
**Location will be announced via email the day before the event, to protect the privacy of the landowner. Trees for the Blanco events are held in Hays County, in the San Marcos area.**
Find more information on the TreeFolks event page.

Spring Branch - Comal County Landowner Workshop
2019-02-15 10:00 - 15:30 | TX
To register, click here.

Corpus Christi - Texas Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (TOFGA) Conference
2019-02-14 - 2019-02-16 | TX
Texas Farmers, Gardeners, and Food Activists to Gather in Corpus Christi for the 2019 TOFGA Annual Conference

AUSTIN, Texas (January 8, 2019) – ​Farmers, ranchers, farm and food advocates, researchers, students, and gardening enthusiasts will gather in Corpus Christi in February for the annual Texas Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (TOFGA) conference. Held February 14-16, 2019 at the Omni Hotel on the Corpus Christi Bay, the conference seeks to bolster the growing sustainable and organic industry in Texas, while allowing participants to share ideas, gain insight, and connect with others.

“The TOFGA Conference is an impactful event for growing more sustainable Texas farms in response to the immense consumer demand here in Texas. The program offers plentiful opportunities for learning, networking, and building community,” said Andrew Smiley, TOFGA Board President. “We are thrilled to take our annual event to South Texas this year!”

The conference includes two days of interactive learning sessions covering diverse topics such as fruit and vegetable production, livestock and grazing, soil health, business management, marketing, food policy, and more. The popular Farm & Food Trivia game will be back, and the exhibit hall will be packed with knowledgeable representatives of industry, non-profit, and government agencies including Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE), Capital Farm Credit, Texas Department of Agriculture, Integrated Acres, Texas SARE, Dallas Farmers Market, Farm & Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA), Osborne Quality Seeds, Ag Workers, Sustainable Food Center, National Center for Appropriate Technology, and more. Many add-on activities are offered during the event including pre-conference workshops and farm tours, as well as the annual Friday night banquet.

Banquet tickets are sold separately, and community members are encouraged to join for this annual celebration. The banquet dinner will feature local and organic food and beverages, as well as the 2019 keynote speaker, Ellen Polishuk, a longtime, down-to-earth farmer, business consultant, author, and dynamic speaker. A co-owner of Potomac Vegetable Farms in Northern Virginia, Ms. Polishuk has experience growing produce for seven farmers markets, a 550-member CSA, and two roadsides stands. She is co-author of the newly-released book Start Your Farm​ and writes the farmer-to-farmer profile column for Growing For Market magazine.

Visit www.tofga.org for schedule, speaker and session information, registration, and banquet tickets. Click here to register.

To sponsor, exhibit, or advertise, please contact Frankie Bayne at admin@tofga.org.

CONTACT:
Frankie Bayne of Texas Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association at phone number: (512) 656-2456 or email: admin@tofga.org

About TOFGA
The Texas Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association​ is a statewide non-profit​ 501(c)3 organization focused on education and advocacy for Texas farmers, ranchers, and gardeners who practice organic and sustainable methods.​Established in 1993, TOFGA is a member-run and member-funded organization open to all individuals interested in the production and consumption of organic and sustainable products in Texas.

New Braunfels - Comal County Conservation Alliance Community Meeting
2019-02-12 18:00 - 20:00 | McKenna Event Center, 801 W San Antonio St., New Braunfels, TX, 78130, United States

Wimberley - Residential Rainwater Harvesting & Turf Management Training
2019-02-07 13:00 - 17:00 | Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Rd 12, Wimberley, TX, 78676, United States
Residential Rainwater Harvesting & Turf Management Training
Register for a FREE training in Wimberley on Feb. 7 to learn about the design and installation of residential rainwater harvesting systems and appropriate turf and landscape species based on local conditions. Seating is limited. Attendees are requested to RSVP online at http://bit.ly/2F7Zaya.
The training is hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service‘s Service’s Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program, which aims to improve and protect surface water quality by enhancing awareness and knowledge of best management practices for residential landscapes.
For up-to date changes, check the Facebook event here.
RSVP here.
About HLHW
The Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters (HLHW) program is an educational training program that aims to improve and protect surface water quality by enhancing Texas residents’ awareness and knowledge of best management practices for residential landscapes.
Funding for the Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program is provided in part through Clean Water Act 319 grants from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

San Antonio - Is Texas Wild? Conservation Conversations: The Birds and The Bees
2019-02-06 18:00 - 20:30 | TX
$25 Adult $15 Member
6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Texas Master Naturalists get Member Admission when you bring your TMN badge to Walker Admission Desk.
Conservation is a state of harmony between people and land. – Aldo Leopold
The Witte Museum invites you to be a part of the 2019 dialogue series, Is Texas Wild?: Conservation Conversations. Dive into the McLean Family Texas Wild Gallery through interactive experiences and encounters with experts in fields ranging from the expansive flora and fauna of Texas to stewarding the land, as we discuss finding the harmony between people and the land.
The Birds and The Bees
February 6th, 2019
Dr. Jessica Beckham and Dr. Janis Bush, University of Texas at San Antonio and Lee Marlowe, San Antonio River Authority
Over 80% of the world’s flowering plants reproduce thanks to pollinators. Without them, some of our favorite and most prized foods would cease to exist. Today, many factors put pollinators at risk. Investigate how people are ensuring pollinators have a place in our future and ways you can help.
Admission includes gallery exploration of The Birds and the Bees: Pollinators in Nature, Science and Culture.
Purchase tickets here.

Austin - Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium
2019-01-31 08:00 - 15:30 | Canyon View Event Center, 4800 Spicewood Springs Road, Austin, TX, 78759, United States
9th annual Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium
Integrated Water: Keeping Conservation at the Forefront
The Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium provides water utilities with the information needed to implement successful water conservation programs, effectively engage customers, and plan for the future. Learn from state and national experts about the latest approaches, what is coming next and best practices for maximum efficiency gains.
Register HERE : Registration is $45 and includes Conference Materials, Breakfast, and Lunch (Vegan and Gluten Free options available).
Read more from Texas Living Waters Project here.

Concan - Dark Skies Lunch & Learn
2019-01-30 11:30 - 13:00 | The Golf Club of Texas at Concan, 520 Mountain Valley, P.O. Box 257, Concan, TX, 78838, United States

Wimberley - Permian Highway Pipeline: Hays County Community Meeting
2019-01-29 17:30 - 19:30 | Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Rd 12, Wimberley, TX, 78676, United States
The Hays County Pct 3 Commissioner’s Office will host a public meeting on January 29th, 5:30 pm at the Wimberley Community Center to discuss Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline Project. We will have information regarding the planned route and discussions regarding environmental concerns, property rights, and other important issues relevant to this project and its potential impact on Hays County.

Image taken from “Permian Highway natural gas pipeline planned to run through Hays County by 2020” by Katharine Jose with Community Impact Newspaper.

Blanco - Beer, BBQ, & Music with Protect Our Blanco
2019-01-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Old 300 BBQ & Back Forty Event Hall, 318 4th St, Blanco, TX, 78606, United States

New Braunfels - Archeological Preservation and Preserving our Texas Heritage Session
2019-01-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Forke Store, Conservation Plaza, 1300 Churchill Dr, New Braunfels, TX, 78130, United States

San Antonio - Tipping Point: The Water Future of Texas and Saving Atlantis
2019-01-12 12:30 - 16:30 | TX
For more information, click here.

Bastrop - Bastrop County Sapling Giveaway
2019-01-12 10:00 - 14:00 | TX
TreeFolks will be giving away around 5,000 Loblolly Pine saplings to residents whose land has been damaged by recent wildfires.
Since 2011, TreeFolks has provided reforestation services for hundreds of landowners and planted over 2 million pines. TreeFolks continues to partner with Bastrop County in order to bring free trees and education services to the community.
No RSVP is required. This event is first come, first serve. Hope to see y’all there!

New Braunfels - Community Meeting on Headwaters at the Comal
2019-01-08 18:00 - 20:00 | GVTC Auditorium, 36101 FM 3159, New Braunfels, TX, 78132, United States
