Posted by admin | Mar 26, 2021 | Community, Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Scenic Beauty, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Quality, Water Resources
A bill filed to reduce federal oversight of the Texas fossil fuel industry could also force the closure of one of the state’s most iconic swimming holes: Barton Springs Pool. House Bill 1683, filed by Republican state Rep. Brooks Landgraf, would prohibit state...
Posted by admin | Mar 22, 2021 | Community, Conservation Easements, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, Legislature and Regulation, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Native Landscapes, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning, Scenic Beauty, Water Planning, Wildlife
We should all applaud President Biden’s executive order calling for conservation of 30% of the U.S. land base by 2030. This bold “30×30” vision is firmly rooted in science, given that protected land is key to a healthy and secure future for all...
Posted by admin | Mar 22, 2021 | Community, Community Resilience News and Resources, Equity in the Outdoors, Legislature and Regulation, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands
Texas State Parks have begun a strategic and thoughtful process of expanding capacity statewide, tracking Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest reopening order, and allowing more Texans the opportunity to visit their favorite parks. Masks are strongly encouraged for park...
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...
Posted by admin | Feb 11, 2021 | Children in Nature, Community, Equity in the Outdoors, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Public Lands, Wildlife
Though often unheralded in their own times, Black contributions to conservation, parks, outdoor recreation and more are significant and will be celebrated throughout February’s Black History Month programs from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Park rangers...
Posted by admin | Feb 11, 2021 | Economics of Sound Planning, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Planning and Development, Public Lands, Regional Planning, Transportation Planning
Once upon a time, Portland held itself out as a national example of how to build cities that didn’t revolve (so much) around the private automobile. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, it recognized that building more freeways just generated more traffic, and it tore out one...
