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April 2020
Hill Country Living Festival + Rainwater Revival
Here’s a sampling of what you’ll find in 2020: 100+ vendors, exhibitors, and demonstration sites Hill Country Marketplace for artists, artisans, and pop-up shops Native plant sale from Hays County Master Gardeners Citizen Science Circle – where science and citizens connect Interactive Workshops Build Your Own Rain Barrel (registration required) Introduction to Bees and Beekeeping (registration required) Raindrop Stop for Kids – hands-on, nature-based activities Texas Night Sky Festival exhibits and demonstrations The Mobile River from Colorado River Alliance Acoustic music stage Hill Country…
Find out more »Sinkhole Conference 2020
The 16th Sinkhole Conference: Call for Abstracts and Registration The Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, generally called “The Sinkhole Conference,” is the longest-running international conference of its type. Since 1984, engineers, geologists, hydrologists, land managers, biologists, and many others have gathered at these meetings to exchange cutting-edge information on karst and its many benefits and challenges. The call for abstracts is now open for the 16th Sinkhole Conference. Abstracts may be submitted until 24 July 2019…
Find out more »May 2020
River Rally 2020
River Rally 2020 Program What’s in store at River Rally 2020 in San Antonio, Texas? From plenary panels on regenerative agriculture and the history of the San Antonio River, to workshops across nine themes, led by industry leaders from San Antonio River Authority, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas A&M, Texas Water Trade, EPA, NOAA, US Forest Service, Corazón Latino, US Water Alliance, Clean Water Action, WaterNow Alliance, The Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited, and more, this year’s Rally is not…
Find out more »August 2020
Hays County Parks and Open Space Advisory Commission Projects Discussion
Hays County is hosting two free, public webinars to learn about the Hays County Parks and Open Space Advisory Commission (POSAC) recommendations on projects and a bond package for new parks, trails, open spaces, natural areas, water quality and flood mitigation lands. The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association proposed 2 projects that would improve protections for groundwater in western Hays County. The presentations and materials are available online: Colemans Canyon Preserve page Regional Conservation Fund page Please join the discussion and…
Find out more »Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program – Cypress Creek Watershed
The Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program aims to improve and protect surface water quality by enhancing awareness and knowledge of best management practices for residential landscape. At workshops, attendees will learn about the design and installation of residential rainwater harvesting systems and appropriate turf and landscape species based on local conditions. The free event will be online from 1-5 p.m. August 6. Interested parties should register through the Tx Agrilife page to receive workshop updates, instructions to join the…
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