Upcoming Events
February
February 8 in New Braunfels - "Protecting What We Have While
We Grow" - The League of Women Voters of Comal Area invites residents to a panel discussion of current land use decisions being made in Comal County and the City of New Braunfels - Details
February 9 in Kerrville - Management and Conservation of Native Texas Fish - Hosted by Riverside Nature Center, presented by Dr. Gary Garrett, Director of the Watershed Policy and Management Program of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Details
February 13 in Cedar Creek - Saving From a Rainy Day - Learn how to harvest rainwater for indoor and outdoor use - Free event hosted by LCRA, McKinny Roughs Nature Park 9:00am to noon - Details
February 14-16 in San Antonio - New Ways of Looking at Water - The science, politics, law, history, poetry, music, art, spirituality, architecture, fashion, use, misuse, past, present, future, here, there and everywhere of water. - Details
February 15 in Junction - LCRA Transmission Line Open House - LCRA hosts the first of seven open houses scheduled throughout the Hill Country - Details
February 16 in Menard - LCRA Transmission Line Open House - LCRA hosts the second of seven open houses scheduled throughout the Hill Country - Details
February 17 in Mason - LCRA Transmission Line Open House - LCRA hosts the third of seven open houses scheduled throughout the Hill Country - Details
February 18 in Fredericksburg - LCRA Transmission Line Open House - LCRA hosts the fourth of seven open houses scheduled throughout the Hill Country - Details
February 22 in Eldorado - LCRA Transmission Line Open House - LCRA hosts the fifth of seven open houses scheduled throughout the Hill Country - Details
February 23 in Kerrville - LCRA Transmission Line Open House - LCRA hosts the sixth of seven open houses scheduled throughout the Hill Country - Details
February 23 in El Campo - Public discussion of LCRA's Water Supply Resource Plan - Let LCRA know your ideas for managing the water in the Highland Lakes. Meetings will be held in Austin, Burnet and El Campo, you can also provide input in writing or take an online survey. - Details
February 24 in Sonora - LCRA Transmission Line Open House - LCRA hosts the last of seven open houses scheduled throughout the Hill Country - Details
February 25 in Burnet - Public discussion of LCRA's Water Supply Resource Plan - Let LCRA know your ideas for managing the water in the Highland Lakes. Meetings will be held in Austin, Burnet and El Campo, you can also provide input in writing or take an online survey. - Details
February 26-27 in Fredericksburg - 7th Farm and Range Forum - "Sustaining the Hill Country - Now and for Future Generations" - Details
March
March 5-6 in New Braunfels - Wealth of Wildlife -
The 23rd Annual Spring conference of Holistic Management Texas - Details
March 8 in Austin - Public discussion of LCRA's Water Supply Resource Plan - Let LCRA know your ideas for managing the water in the Highland Lakes. Meetings will be held in Austin, Burnet and El Campo, you can also provide input in writing or take an online survey. - Details
March 9 in Kerrville - “Hill Country Archeology: Why it is Important to You” - Hosted by Riverside Nature Center - Details
March 12-13 in Kerrville - Texas Rainwater Catchment Association 2010 State Conference - Details and Registration
March 25 - Water Issue Symposium “Kids, Water and Science: Perspectives from Our Future” - Details
March 31 in Austin - 2010 Envision Central Texas Regional Forum Series - Bringing together regional leaders to examine the critical infrastructure needs and resource constraints facing Central Texas and how to translate these challenges into opportunities - Details
April
April 13 in Kerrville - “The Geology of the Hill Country” - Hosted by Riverside Nature Center - Details
April 17 in Kerrville - Earth Day Celebration - Sponsored by Riverside Nature Center and the Kerrville Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas - Details
April 28-30 in Austin - 2010 Statewide Land Conservation Conference - Details and Registration
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The Latest News
Preservation Texas Names Herff Farm in Boerne to its Seventh Annual List of Texas' Most Endangered Historic Places
Herff Farm, a historic farmstead in the German-settled Texas Hill Country in Kendall County, is one of seven sites that Preservation Texas, Inc. has named to its seventh annual list of Texas’ Most Endangered Historic Places. Read full media release here.
Must Read for Hill Country Landowners
Jim Stanley’s The Hill Country Landowner’s Guide, available from TAMU Press, is a practical guide to for all Hill Country landowners and everyone interested in Hill Country preservation. A Texas master naturalist specializing in native plants and land management, Jim served three terms as president of the Hill Country chapter of Texas Master Naturalists. He is also an active member of the Native Plant Society of Texas and the Riverside Nature Center in Kerrville, Texas. More
Garner State Park to Add 177 Acres in Land Purchase
One of Texas’ most beloved outdoor recreation destinations — Garner State Park near Concan — will be adding a 177-acre tract that includes the iconic bluff known as Old Baldy as the result of a land deal struck with a willing, conservation-minded landowner. Read full TPWD media release here.
PLTA opposes discharge into Lake Travis
The latest Protect Lake Travis Association newsletter follows Lake Travis issues such as a proposed discharge permit in Burnet, why it is being protested and the LCRA Water resource planning process. Read more
Bandera settles with business refusing water
A two-year standoff is ending between the city and a businesswoman who refused to take municipal water because she'd installed a rainwater catchment system on her new building. Read full SA Express article here.
Hearing begins for hotly debated power line route
In a case that will help determine the final route of a proposed transmission line hooking up West Texas wind farms to the state's population centers, private landowners and the Lower Colorado River Authority will square off today before an administrative law judge. Read full Statesman.com article here.
LCRA TSC hosts seven transmission project open houses in February to gather public input
LCRA Transmission Services Corporation (LCRA TSC) invites the public to attend open houses planned in February in Junction, Menard, Mason, Fredericksburg, Eldorado, Kerrville and Sonora concerning a new transmission line project expected to be built by 2013. The project may impact Schleicher, Sutton, Menard, Kimble, Mason, Kerr, Kendall and Gillespie counties. Read more here.
Langford Selected for Inaugural Keystone Award for Lifetime Contributions to Land and Wildlife Conservation
David K. Langford is a steadfast conservationist, well-respected regionally and nationally. In recognition of his lifetime of service conserving our agricultural heritage and protecting native wildlife, wildlife habitat, and natural lands in Texas, Langford will receive the inaugural Keystone Award at a reception held at Becker Vineyards in Stonewall, Texas, from 5:00 to 7:00pm, Friday, February 26th. Read full release here.
Envision Central Texas Community Stewardship Awards
Apply now for the ECT Community Stewardship Awards. Nominations are accepted through February 26th. ECT honors people, projects and processes that help advance the ECT preferred growth vision. Learn more here.
Hill Country Energy Transmission Lines – the process continues
Gillespie County citizen’s group, Save our Scenic Hill Country Environment recently posted updates regarding the push for monopoles, public meetings regarding routes, news stories and the PUC process. Details
Texas Water Development Board earns “Atta Boy”
Preserve Our Water commends the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for its decision regarding the protest of the Groundwater Management Area 9 Desired Future Condition (DFC) for the Edwards/Trinity aquifer component. Read full Preserve our Water release here.
LCRA wants input for long range water supply planning
Now is the time to let LCRA know your ideas for managing the water in the Highland Lakes. Meetings will be held in Austin, Burnet and El Campo, you can also provide input in writing or take an online survey. Learn more...
Burnet’s wastewater treatment plant - threats to Lake Travis
The city is planning for a new plant with more than twice the discharge into Hamilton Creek (and Lake Travis). One reader’s comments question the cost and the logic when there are excellent models for beneficial re-use, smarter more responsible solutions. More...
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