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The mission of the Hill Country Alliance is to bring together a diverse coalition of partners to preserve the open spaces, starry night skies, clean and abundant waters, and unique character of the Texas Hill Country.

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Land

The Texas Hill Country region covers over 11 million acres in 17 counties of mostly privately held land.

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Water

Thirteen Texas rivers begin in the Hill Country and provide water for millions of downstream neighbors.

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Night Sky

The Hill Country sits on the edge of night and as development pushes westward, we are losing our view of the night sky.

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Community

90% of Hill Country lands are in unincorporated areas where there is little authority to plan for growth.

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HCA serves as the backbone organization and fiscal sponsor of the Texas Hill Country Conservation Network.

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Hill Country photo contest winners announced

Hill Country photo contest winners announced

The Texas Hill Country is a unique region filled with diverse wildlife, clear springs, sprawling rural landscapes, historic towns, and some of the starriest night skies in the country. Each year the Hill Country Alliance (HCA) holds a photo contest encouraging...

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One Water: Projects In Motion

One Water: Projects In Motion

Ian Taylor, Chief Executive Officer at New Braunfels Utilities, knows his city is growing, fast. And that with that growth means looking at new ideas to manage resources. “I really struggled with [One Water] because … it was just kind of this out there concept,”...

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Light pollution is key ‘bringer of insect apocalypse’

Light pollution is key ‘bringer of insect apocalypse’

Light pollution is a significant but overlooked driver of the rapid decline of insect populations, according to the most comprehensive review of the scientific evidence to date. Artificial light at night can affect every aspect of insects’ lives, the researchers said,...

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The Hill Country Alliance is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to raise public awareness and build community support around the need to preserve the natural resources and heritage of the Central Texas Hill Country.

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This video shares the story of how upstream and downstream neighbors from Rocksprings to Austin came together to fight and stop a private dam from going onto the South Llano River.Speaker: Glen Coleman, Llano River Watershed Alliance 00:00 - Introduction 00:45 - Presentation 02:40 - Mobilizing the MediaThis recording was made at the 2024 Hill Country Leadership Summit - an annual networking event and day of learning hosted by the Hill Country Alliance. More details here: https://hillcountryalliance.org/events/hca-leadership-summit/
Private Dams on Public Waters : A South Llano River Story - 2024 Lightning Round
In this presentation, LaKeisha Harding with Austin's Thinkery shares how the Central Texas eclipse created an opportunity for community to come together to celebrate joy in learning and build pathways for education and understanding across Austin.Learn more about Thinkery here: https://thinkeryaustin.org/This recording was made at the 2024 Hill Country Leadership Summit - an annual networking event and day of learning hosted by the Hill Country Alliance. More details here: https://hillcountryalliance.org/events/hca-leadership-summit/
Joyful Learning Collaborative: Inclusivity, Accessibility & Totality - 2024 Lightning Round
This video shares a story about the South San Gabriel River - the impact of wastewater and algal blooms on water quality, the impact of neighbors, scientists, and leaders stepping up, and a big win for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) permitting in Texas!Speaker: Lauren Ice, attorney with Perales, Allmon & Ice, P. C..00:00 - Introduction 01:09 - Presentation begins 04:28 - Second hearing with TCEQThis recording was made at the 2024 Hill Country Leadership Summit - an annual networking event and day of learning hosted by the Hill Country Alliance. More details here: https://hillcountryalliance.org/events/hca-leadership-summit/
Pristine Streams: What Liberty Hill Could Mean - 2024 Lightning Round
As drought and population growth continues in the Hill Country, water supply is top of mind in most communities. New buildings and developments can put additional pressure on our water resource, but with the right design and technology they can also be a source of water supply. This panel will explore multiple case studies from across the Hill Country of local leaders and communities implementing water-efficient technology at the building scale.Moderator: Tara Bushnoe – Upper Guadalupe River Authority Panelists: Art Crawford – Silver Sage Housing | Robert Stefani – Austin Permitting and Development Center | Dennis Lee – Wimberley LibraryThis recording was made at the 2024 Hill Country Leadership Summit - an annual networking event and day of learning hosted by the Hill Country Alliance. More details here: https://hillcountryalliance.org/events/hca-leadership-summit/
Building for a Water-scarce Future - 2024 Panel
As we wrap up the year, we would like to take a minute (or three) to say THANK YOU! 2025 has been a big year for the Hill Country Alliance – and we are so grateful for all the good we have accomplished in the Hill Country over the last 20 years.Whether you joined us in-person for an event this year, made a donation to support our work, or used one of the resources on our website we are grateful to have been a part of your year. Thank you for being a part of our alliance!
Thank you for supporting the Hill Country Alliance!
As we wrap up the year, we would like to take a minute to say THANK YOU! 2025 has been a big year for the Hill Country Alliance – and we are so grateful for all the good we have accomplished in the Hill Country over the last 20 years.Whether you joined us in-person for an event this year, made a donation to support our work, or used one of the resources on our website we are grateful to have been a part of your year. Thank you for being a part of our alliance!
Thank you for supporting the #hillcountry and the Hill Country Alliance!
Since 2004, the Hill Country Alliance has been bringing together neighbors across the Hill Country. Today, the region faces numerous threats driven by rapid growth, land fragmentation, and unchecked development. The Hill Country needs locally driven and balanced solutions to protect the ecological and economic health of this place we call home.We are a coalition of neighbors, partners, leaders, and locals, fighting for a new plan - a new vision for the future - and winning. We’re for the Hill Country!
Leading together for the Hill Country - Hill Country Alliance
Since 2004, the Hill Country Alliance has been bringing together neighbors across the Hill Country. While a lot has happened in 20 years, our mission has remained the same - to bring together a diverse coalition of partners to preserve the open spaces, starry night skies, clean and abundant waters, and unique character of the Texas Hill Country.We are a coalition of neighbors, partners, leaders, and locals, fighting for a new plan - a new vision for the future - and winning. We’re for the Hill Country!
Hill Country Alliance - We're for the #hillcountry
Since 2004, the Hill Country Alliance has been bringing together neighbors across the Hill Country. While a lot has happened in 20 years, our mission has remained the same - to bring together a diverse coalition of partners to preserve the open spaces, starry night skies, clean and abundant waters, and unique character of the Texas Hill Country.We are a coalition of neighbors, partners, leaders, and locals, fighting for a new plan - a new vision for the future - and winning. We’re for the Hill Country!
Hill Country Alliance - We're for the #hillcountry
Watch this short video to learn more about a new, limited funding opportunity for night sky projects from the Hill Country Alliance. Applications are accepted October 1-31, 2025.Learn more, submit a funding application, or donate to grow the fund at https://hillcountryalliance.org/nightskyfund
2025 HCA Night Sky Preservation Fund Info Session
As our region continues to move toward an unpredictable natural resource landscape, the connection between urban and rural portions of the Hill Country will be increasingly vital to ensuring the future of the region. How con the widening of our perspective on community impact our region? And how will planting seeds for the future help shape the reframing of our perspective?Moderator: Sarah Coles - Texas Children in Nature Network Panelists: Fidel Campuzano Gonzalez - Austin Youth River Watch | Tom Corser - Arboretum San AntonioThis recording was made at the 2024 Hill Country Leadership Summit. More details here: https://hillcountryalliance.org/events/hca-leadership-summit/past-leadership-summits/
Planting Seeds for Community Stewardship - 2024 Panel
There is a tendency in natural resources management to focus on tools, practices, dollars, and acres. While these are important aspects of management, they often overlook the underlying principles of stewardship. This presentation will focus on the concept of land stewardship: cultivating a relationship with and connection to the land.In this recording from the 2024 Hill Country Leadership Summit, Steve Nelle draws insights from Aldo Leopold's writings as well as his own 48-year career working with hundreds of landowners across Texas.This recording was made at the 2024 Hill Country Leadership Summit. More details here: https://hillcountryalliance.org/events/hca-leadership-summit/past-leadership-summits/
Supporting Stewardship, One Landowner at a Time
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