Connecting Karsts and Hummingbirds! Our youngest grands, twins, have just launched their respective undergraduate journeys at different universities. It’ll be fun for us to follow these adventurous pathways of becoming. I mention them because as I was nudged after...
This year’s Jensie Madden Award goes to Leslie Collier, a passionate advocate for environmental conservation whose tireless efforts ensured the preservation of over 530 acres of land known as Sentinel Peak Preserve, formerly El Rancho Cima, a former Boy Scouts of...
Did you know 1 out of every 3 birds migrating through the U.S. passes through Texas? Mostmigratory birds fly at night, meaning the bright lights of commercial and residential buildingsattract and disorient birds. This distraction can cause collisions and leave birds...
DISCOVERY in, through and from Nature Living in our precious Texas Hill Country piece of remarkable terrain gives pause for us to appreciate just what we enjoy in Comal County. As so much of the natural space around us is subject to rapid development for housing and...
The South Texas County Judges’ and Commissioners’ Association passed a resolution on County Land Use Authority. Whereas, counties have no significant land use authority and Whereas, substandard and obnoxious development can reduce the value of adjacent property...
On June 21, 2024, Commissioners Jen Crownover and Kevin Webb (Comal County), Andra Wisian (Kendall County), and Lon Shell (Hays County) welcomed 50 county officials and staff from across the Hill Country to a meeting at the Herff Farm in Boerne, where discussion...
Texan by Nature (TxN) today announced the results of The Return on Conservation™ Report (ROC™ Report), a groundbreaking analysis confirming that conservation investments in Texas provide substantial financial benefits. The report shows that $639 million in...