Posted by admin | Aug 21, 2019 | Ecosystem Services, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News
Herff Cornelius and his family have ranched in the Texas Gulf Coast for five generations, four in Matagorda County, but he is struggling to keep the tradition going. Growing up, he was one of nine siblings. Even though he was the only boy, his sisters did as much on...
Posted by admin | Aug 21, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands
Ernie Wittwer is a resident of New Braunfels. He is a volunteer for the Comal County Conservation Alliance (CCCA), believing that the wonderful natural features of the area should be preserved. He is retired after a career in public service. Those of us who live in...
Posted by admin | Aug 19, 2019 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources, Wildlife
Along U.S. Highway 281 headed north to the Comal County line, drivers can see shopping centers and housing developments that look indistinguishable from suburbia elsewhere in the country. But hundreds of feet below the highway, inside the Edwards Aquifer and some...
Posted by admin | Aug 19, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, News, Scenic Beauty, Transmission Lines & Wind Farms
VAL VERDE COUNTY, Texas – In the wide-open spaces of Val Verde County lies the Devils River, one of the last pristine, wild rivers in Texas. Recently, it was at the center of a monthslong negotiation. “Absolutely. It’s a major win for us and for...
Posted by admin | Aug 12, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Scenic Beauty
Those struggling with anxiety, depression or feeling down have an opportunity to get a dose of self care thanks to nature. The Comal County Conservation Alliance (CCCA) is presenting a community program “Health & Nature How Nature Cures” on Aug. 13, from 6 to 8...
Posted by admin | Aug 12, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, News, Public Lands, Riparian Management, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Quality, Water Resources, Wildlife
AUSTIN – Established, reproducing populations of invasive zebra mussels have been discovered at two new lakes in Central Texas, Lake Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) in the Colorado River basin northwest of Austin and Lake Pflugerville northeast of Austin. Texas Parks and...
