Posted by admin | Aug 9, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed), Water Planning, Water Resources
The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, in collaboration with the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, has released a report evaluating a potential groundwater management zone to preserve flows to Jacob’s Well in the...
Posted by admin | Aug 5, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Scenic Beauty, Water Resources, Wildlife
The golden-cheeked warbler, an endangered songbird native to Central Texas, always seems to be flitting around controversy. It proved to be a roadblock derailing the Texas Department of Transportation’s plans to build a toll road in 2016. Prominent politicians in...
Posted by admin | Aug 5, 2019 | Groundwater Resources, News, One Water, Rainwater Harvesting, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Wimberley, Texas, July 29, 2019— Wimberley ISD Board of Trustees celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for the District’s future primary campus on the corner of Ranch Road 12 and Winters Mill Parkway on Monday, July 29. The new, approximately 90,600-square-foot...
Posted by admin | Aug 5, 2019 | Drought, Groundwater Resources, News, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Ron Green, a scientist at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, and his team of hydro-geologists are busy collecting data on and creating a lumped parameter model for the Uvalde Pool, a major reservoir of underground water centered over central Uvalde County...
Posted by admin | Aug 1, 2019 | Conservation Easements, Groundwater Resources, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Native Landscapes, News, Public Lands, Water Conservation, Water Quality, Water Resources
The City of San Marcos will receive a $423,500 grant from the United States Forest Service to fund the land purchase of the Sink Creek Community Forest Tract. This is the first Community Forest and Open Space Program grant awarded to a project in Texas. The City...
Posted by admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Land Stewardship, Landowner Alliances, News, Planning and Development, Regional Planning, Water Resources
Key players in Rio Grande conservation from Mexico and the United States congregated on Friday at the USO Building in Marfa. The binational coalition of scientists, academics, environmental activists and government employees was a rare sight. A gathering of this...
