News & Updates
Fredericksburg peaches are ready — earlier than ever
We usually think of peaches in summer, but here in Central Texas, we know that “summer” starts earlier than everywhere else. And this year, summer has started even earlier for the Fredericksburg peach growers. According to TexasPeaches.com, last weekend was officially...
Dozens Caught in Land Rights Fight Over Trans-Pecos Pipeline
James Spriggs, a 70-year-old west Texas rancher, is dealing with what he calls a lose-lose situation. Spriggs owns a 4,400-acre ranch south of Marfa and is one of about 45 landowners in the Big Bend region recently slapped with a condemnation lawsuit by Energy...
New Native Pollinator Management Guidelines Available for Landowners Working to Achieve Wildlife Tax Valuation
Protecting native insect pollinators on private property now comes with new benefits for landowners. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Nongame and Rare Species Program developed new guidelines for landowners to develop wildlife management plans for their...
San Antonio Plots Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan
When San Antonio became the first Monarch Butterfly Champion City in December, people in the conservation community outside the city limits took notice. Mayor Ivy Taylor was the first mayor in the country to commit to all 24 recommendations on the National Wildlife...
Texas Water Development Board executive to head Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
The top executive of the state agency in charge of water planning across Texas will step down to lead the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority. The GBRA’s board of directors approved Texas Water Development Board executive administrator Kevin Patteson to take over the job...
Healthy Creeks Initiative Launched in Pedernales and Blanco Basins
A partnership between the Hill Country Alliance, The Nature Conservancy, TPWD and local stakeholders is seeking to address the issue of invasive species and other threats to our Hill Country rivers and streams. A recent workshop kicked off the partnership and provided...
SAWS stores record amount of water, desal plant nears completion
The San Antonio Water System reached a milestone last week when it announced that their Aquifer Storage and Recovery Facility (ASR) in southern Bexar County reached a record 100,000 acre feet of water. "Nobody else is doing what we're doing,” ASR Plant Manager Robert...
The Q&A: Steve Young
With each issue, Trib+Water brings you an interview with experts on water-related issues. Here is this week's subject: Steve Young is a principal geoscientist at Intera, a geoscience and engineering consulting firm in Austin. Young focuses on groundwater issues and...
U.S.-Mexico Teamwork Where the Rio Grande is but a Ribbon
"Los Diablos are a team of Mexican firefighters who are part of a group of Mexicans and Americans including firefighters, conservationists and park rangers. They travel along the most desolate stretches of the river not to put out fires, but to set them in a...