hill country Archives - San Antonio Report http://sanantonioreport.org/tag/hill-country/ Nonprofit journalism for an informed community Tue, 28 May 2024 01:04:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sanantonioreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-SA_Report_Logo_512pxArtboard-1-32x32.jpg hill country Archives - San Antonio Report http://sanantonioreport.org/tag/hill-country/ 32 32 172243930 Another banner year for agarita, but high temperatures likely to cut season short https://sanantonioreport.org/banner-year-agarita-berries-2024-texas-hill-country/ Sat, 25 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5369809 Agarita berries harvested from the Texas Hill Country.This year is the second "gangbuster" agarita crop in a row — good news for foragers, critters and other fans of the Texas barberry.
Another banner year for agarita, but high temperatures likely to cut season short was first posted on May 25, 2024 at 6:00 am.
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]]> 5369809 Species identified around Natural Bridge Caverns suggest Hill Country protections needed https://sanantonioreport.org/natural-bridge-caverns-wuest-ranch-biodiversity-habitat-protections/ Sun, 28 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5366479 Wildlife biologist Jeremiah McKinney holds a green tree frog at Cibolo Creek.Initial results of a study around Natural Bridge Caverns are in, and experts say they highlight the need for protections in the Hill Country.
Species identified around Natural Bridge Caverns suggest Hill Country protections needed was first posted on April 28, 2024 at 6:00 am.
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]]> 5366479 Visitors flock to Texas Hill Country for glimpse of solar eclipse https://sanantonioreport.org/texas-hill-country-total-solar-eclipse-castroville-fredericksburg-wimberley-kerrville/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 18:18:44 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5364521 Robert John sits on top of Cross Mountain in Fredericksburg, TX for the total eclipse on Monday.This article will be updated. With several Texas Hill Country communities in the path of totality for Monday’s solar eclipse, towns like Castroville, Fredericksburg and Wimberley were expecting plenty of visitors — and lots of traffic. The westbound lanes of the state’s highways leading from San Antonio to the Hill Country on Monday turned into […]
Visitors flock to Texas Hill Country for glimpse of solar eclipse was first posted on April 8, 2024 at 1:18 pm.
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]]> 5364521 Fun without the sun: A list of total solar eclipse festivals in Texas https://sanantonioreport.org/total-solar-eclipse-festivals-list-texas/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 21:05:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5361233 Visitors at Scobee Education Center and Planetarium gaze towards the sun and moon during the moment of annularity of the 2023 eclipse.Want to watch the eclipse with 50,000 of your closest friends? Check out our list of some of the amazing eclipse festivals set for next month.
Fun without the sun: A list of total solar eclipse festivals in Texas was first posted on April 1, 2024 at 4:05 pm.
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]]> 5361233 The eclipse economy: Minutes of darkness and up to $1.4 billion economic impact https://sanantonioreport.org/hill-country-texas-eclipse-economy-total-solar-april-8-planning-economic-impact/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5363504 Thousands of visitors arrive at the Scobee Planetarium at San Antonio College to view the 2017 solar eclipse. Economists are using data from 2017 to gauge the economy boost this year's total eclipse could bring to Texas.Many Hill Country communities started planning for the big business accompanying the April 8 total solar eclipse years in advance.
The eclipse economy: Minutes of darkness and up to $1.4 billion economic impact was first posted on April 1, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5363504 Hill Country rivers beset by drought and a few greedy landowners https://sanantonioreport.org/hill-country-rivers-beset-by-drought-and-a-few-greedy-landowners/ Sun, 03 Sep 2023 05:02:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5340870 The Llano River, a tributary of the Colorado River, passes through the Hill Country town of Junction.Opinion: Two wealthy landowners seeking to dam Hill Country rivers leave residents wondering why the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality hasn't acted.
Hill Country rivers beset by drought and a few greedy landowners was first posted on September 3, 2023 at 12:02 am.
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]]> 5340870 Hill Country’s natural infrastructure requires protection https://sanantonioreport.org/texas-hill-country-conservation-network-infrastructure-plan/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5335461 Property belonging to Scott Gruendler is under threat following a current plan to route wastewater through conservation property in north Bexar County.Commentary: As one of the fastest-growing regions in the nation, development threatens the natural beauty and the natural resources of the Hill Country.
Hill Country’s natural infrastructure requires protection was first posted on July 19, 2023 at 12:00 pm.
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]]> 5335461 Bexar County ranch’s hills, creeks and solitude could be yours for $80 million https://sanantonioreport.org/mt-solitude-ranch-80-million-sale-bexar-county/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:30:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5332842 Owned by the Thomson family, Mt. Solitude Ranch features a series of lakes and dams connected by a creek and historic structures built in the 1850s by early German settlers.Mt. Solitude, a 3,630-acre ranch that features hills, creeks and solitude, has been owned for a century by a single family.
Bexar County ranch’s hills, creeks and solitude could be yours for $80 million was first posted on June 26, 2023 at 6:30 am.
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]]> 5332842 City of Helotes, state Rep. Mark Dorazio join push against proposed Hill Country wastewater plant https://sanantonioreport.org/city-of-helotes-state-rep-mark-dorazio-hill-country-wastewater-plant/ Wed, 31 May 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5330113 Community members opposing a proposed wastewater treatment plant attend a TCEQ public hearing on Tuesday evening.The City of Helotes and Rep. Mark Dorazio have asked the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to deny a permit to the wastewater plant.
City of Helotes, state Rep. Mark Dorazio join push against proposed Hill Country wastewater plant was first posted on May 31, 2023 at 6:00 am.
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]]> 5330113 Naturalist David M. Hillis gives holistic, enlightening tour of Texas Hill Country https://sanantonioreport.org/david-m-hillis-provides-holistic-enlightening-tour-of-texas-hill-country/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:30:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5324290 David Hillis is a MacArthur Fellow and distinguished professor of integrative biology at the University of Texas at Austin.In Armadillos to Ziziphus, A Naturalist in the Texas Hill Country, David M. Hillis takes us on a tour of this exceptional landscape in a collection of 54 essays woven from his knowledge as an evolutionary biologist and educator.
Naturalist David M. Hillis gives holistic, enlightening tour of Texas Hill Country was first posted on April 12, 2023 at 6:30 am.
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