Posted by admin | Mar 22, 2021 | Aggregate Production Operations, Community, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty
Opponents of a proposed 1,500-acre open-pit limestone quarry between New Braunfels and Bulverde scored a “monumental” victory on Friday when an Austin judge struck down an air-quality permit Alabama-based Vulcan Construction Materials needed to proceed with the...
Posted by admin | Mar 22, 2021 | Community Resilience News and Resources, Native Landscapes, News, Wildlife
The icy weather of February affected all sorts of wildlife in Texas and damaged plants across the state, including the ones honeybees rely on for food. Some on social media have suggested putting sugar water out as a potential food source for the bees. But Dr. Jessica...
Posted by admin | Mar 22, 2021 | Community Resilience News and Resources, News, Wildlife
No one knows yet just how many bats were killed by the frigid conditions of last month’s disastrous winter storm in Texas. Reports popped up across the state about thousands of the winged mammals found either dead or dying. The hardest-hit species appears to have been...
Posted by admin | Mar 22, 2021 | Aggregate Production Operations, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Special Districts
Kerr County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution asking the Texas Legislature to place more regulations on mining operations. The resolution states that although mining operations – also known as aggregate production operations – have attempted...
Posted by admin | Mar 22, 2021 | Community, Economics of Sound Planning, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Special Districts, Water Resources
Today, Representative Kyle Biedermann (R-Fredericksburg) filed HB 3883& HB 3884 to protect Kendall County’s fragile resources. Both bills were a product of teamwork between Rep. Biedermman and the Kendall County Commissioner’s Court. Biedermann said,...
Posted by admin | Mar 21, 2021 | Conservation Easements, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Wildlife
Conserving land is an essential element of any effort to battle climate change, a fact highlighted by the 30×30 plan supported by President Biden. Fulfilling a campaign pledge, one of Biden’s first actions as president was to sign an executive order that...