WHAT'S NEW?

In response to the latest CDC guidance, CCCA will not be participating in any community outreach events until further notice. 

Please take precautions and stay well!
​Posted 3/16/20
OUR LIBRARY HAS A NEW WEBSITE TAB
◊ FOR KIDS ◊
​Each week we will post new activities for kids of all ages. Come back, explore, and have fun.
GIVE NOW TO THOSE IN NEED!
THE BIG GIVE
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Dear Friends and supporters of CCCA,

Due to COVID-19, THE BIG GIVE has been postponed until September. But there is a critical need right now, and CCCA encourages you to donate to our Comal County emergency and disaster relief non-profit organizations. They need our help today.

Please take precautions, stay well, and enjoy the outdoors when you can.

Love the earth and one another.  
 
Please go to https://www.thebiggivesa.org/organizations/ 
and make a donation to support those in need.
◊ CCCA EVENTS & OUTDOOR OUTREACH ◊
  • APRIL 14 — Panel Discussion — CANCELLED
Conserving Habitat for Wildlife: Different Approaches
Due to the threat of the COVID 19 virus, we are taking precautions and cancelling our April 14th program. Stay safe and healthy everyone!
  • CCCA OUTREACH — Outdoor Table Events
We will have our table at outdoor outreach table events. Stop by and say "hi." Bring the kids to play with our fun envirosphere activity. As you stand on top of the Edwards Aquifer, learn about karst rocks and how they work, and our mission to preserve land, water, and wildlife in Comal County. 
◊ HERALD ZEITUNG MONTHLY COLUMN ◊
If you missed the latest column in the HZ, you can read it here.
◊ THE LIBRARY ◊
  • ​​​Texas Stormwater Scorecard 2020
The Texas Stormwater Scorecard evaluates the stormwater management policies of local governments across Texas to see how well they support the use of nature-based infrastructure. ​This year’s scorecard grades 9 Texas cities and 1 county, ranking them based on how well they make use of Nature-based Infrastructure, sometimes called Low Impact Development (LID) or Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI), to prevent water pollution, mitigate flooding, alleviate drought, and reduce urban heat.
◊ PROTECT EL RANCHO CIMA ◊
CCCA is urging you to send an email to your Comal County Commissioner and to County Judge Sherman Krause asking them to pursue purchasing some property that is now available in the northern part of Comal County, at El Rancho Cima. 
  • El Rancho Cima: Read James Doyle's and Bob Wolf's Letters to the Editor on the importance of purchasing a parcel of this land. Your voices are so important. Keep up the good work.
◊ SUCCESS STORIES ◊
  • Local Family Dedicates Hill Country Land To Conservation​​
  • Shield Ranch: Working to protect the Natural Wonders of the Texas Hill Country
◊ NEW BLOG POSTS ◊
  • TEXAS WATER JOURNAL: Runoff Inflow Volumes to the Highland Lakes in Central Texas