Posted by admin | Dec 3, 2014 | Groundwater Resources, News
Comal commissioners are supporting proposed legislation to create the “Comal Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.” “The GCD is necessary because the Trinity, a major source of well water in the Hill Country area west of Interstate 35, already has dropped some 87...
Posted by admin | Dec 3, 2014 | Drought, News
Stanley Rabke’s family has lived and worked on their Hill Country ranch since 1889. Generations of Rabkes have struggled with the extremes of Texas weather, but one storm sticks out in Stanley’s memory: it came after the drought of the 1950s. Learn about the Bureau of...
Posted by admin | Dec 3, 2014 | News, Riparian Management
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Hill Country Alliance and The Nature Conservancy will be hosting a riparian workshop Friday, Dec 25 in Stonewall. The “Texas Riparian & Stream Ecosystem” workshop will focus on the Pedernales River Watershed and...
Posted by admin | Dec 3, 2014 | County Authority, News, Regional Planning
Despite the fact that Texas counties have very little real control over how unincorporated land is developed, Travis County is giving it its best effort, as Commissioners approved a comprehensive Land Water and Transportation Plan on Tuesday. Read more from Austin...
Posted by admin | Dec 2, 2014 | News, Rainwater Harvesting
Storing and using the rainwater that falls on your roof can improve the quality of your drinking water and free you from the restricted use of water for your landscape in time of drought. Cow Creek GCD has provided several video examples to show how it’s...
