Posted by admin | Apr 28, 2020 | Groundwater Resources, Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Scenic Beauty
A tip led us to a storage yard holding hundreds of pipeline segments in Blanco. The segments will become the Permian Highway Pipeline. The group fighting the pipeline is concerned the anti-corrosion coating on the pipes has been outside, uncovered for far too long....
Posted by admin | Apr 26, 2020 | Economics of Sound Planning, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Transportation Planning, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Resources
The next Hays County Commissioners’ Court meeting is TUESDAY, April 28th at 9:00 AM – please contact the following elected officials in advance to state your views! judge.becerra@co.hays.tx.us (512) 393-2205; mark.jones@co.hays.tx.us (512)...
Posted by admin | Apr 22, 2020 | Conservation Easements, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
More than 50 years ago, Michael Collins and his father bought land north of Liberty Hill, drawn to the river that cut through the property and the old log home that stood there. They evicted the goats bedding down in the house and renovated it, and the Collins family...
Posted by admin | Apr 20, 2020 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Wildlife
As a child, J. David Bamberger grew up in an Ohio family without electricity or running water. Each day his mother sent him to the neighbor’s farm with a bucket to pump water from their well. “When you’re that age, walking a quarter-mile back home with a bucket full...
Posted by admin | Apr 17, 2020 | Community Resilience News and Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty
The city has announced even mores changes for the Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail. In the weeks since Austin Mayor Steve Adler and Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt rolled out Stay Home/Work Safe measures to help combat the novel coronavirus, the 10-mile trail has become...
Posted by admin | Apr 16, 2020 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Scenic Beauty, Water Resources, Wildlife
Chances are, your lawn isn’t natural, environmentally healthy, or necessary – but it is part of a prevalent national standard. Americans spend an estimated $36bn on lawn care annually, and the amount of lawns we maintain could roughly cover the state of Florida....
