News & Updates
UGRA Releases “Be Flood Aware” Video
The Board of Directors of the Upper Guadalupe River Authority (UGRA) previewed the recently completed Kerr County flood awareness video “Be Flood Aware” at their regular meeting on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. In order to promote flood danger awareness, UGRA joined...
Jacob’s Well: An Endangered Species?
In 1996 David Baker, an area landowner, formed a 501(c)3 called Wimberley Valley Watershed Association to preserve the area for future generations. The preservation efforts have been significant, acquiring land around the well to allow for less development and for...
Texas Water Symposium planned for April 27 in Fredericksburg: Invasive Species Impacts On Water Resources, Economics and Ecosystems
The final Texas Water Symposium of the 2016-2017 series has been set for 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 27th at the Texas Tech Hill Country University Center, Fredericksburg, Texas. The Texas Water Symposium is free and open to the public. Download event flyer Join our...
Hill Country Land Trust Video: Hill Country Woodlands
The Hill Country Land Trust has released their fifth video in a series of videos on land management topics. Hill Country Woodlands explores the challenges of restoring and maintaining healthy woodlands. This video examines examples of declining and healthy woodland...
Applications being accepted for the Texas Master Naturalist Hill Country Chapter Class of 2017
Beginning April 1, Texas Master Naturalist Hill Country chapter will be accepting applications for the class of 2017. Texas Master Naturalists (TXMN) is a corps of trained volunteers who provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management...
Sengelmann: Water is not a commodity to be pumped to depletion
A recent commentary in the Express-News by Simon Sequeira, the CEO of Quadvest Water & Sewer Utility in Magnolia, attempts to blame all of the state’s water issues on groundwater conservation districts, or GCDs. The commentary (“The next generation of water wars;...
Growth in San Antonio area counties still near the top in U.S.
Three northern neighbors of Bexar County continue to draw new residents at a pace that ranks them in the nation’s 10 fastest growing larger counties, according to U.S. Census estimates released Thursday. Kendall, Comal and Hays counties have made the top 10 list in...
State program makes conservation pay for farm, ranch owners
Floodwaters frequently prompt family members and an armada of cowboys for hire to round up their cows and move them to higher ground. Historic flooding on the Brazos last summer made much of the ranch accessible only by boat for weeks. “You’d have to be crazy to want...
Three Bills Filed to Ensure Clean Water Recharges the Edwards Aquifer
Senator José Menéndez, Representative Donna Howard, and Representative Tracy O. King have filed bills that many believe are needed to protect the quality of water in the Edwards Aquifer. S.B. 1796 (Menéndez) / H.B. 3467 (Howard) state “The commission (Texas...