Hill Country Conservancy Blog
Scott Shannon Ranch
Scott Shannon RanchHill Country Conservancy is pleased to announce the donation of a conservation easement from Scott Shannon of Scott…
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Stories of Rocks and Rivers
Stories of Rocks and Rivers Indigenous relationships to the lands, waters, and wildlife of Central Texas It was the summer…
Aaron Pyle
Get to know CEO Kathy Miller
Kathy Miller Hill Country Conservancy’s new Chief Executive Officer After first serving as the Texas Freedom Network’s deputy director from…
Hill Country Conservancy
Kordzik-Sheppard Ranch
Kordzik-Sheppard RanchKordzik-Sheppard Ranch is 732 acres of quintessential Hill Country land located within a few short miles of Fredericksburg in…
Hill Country Conservancy
Honoring Ceny’s son
African American “race horse man” Daniel Alexander and his historic family farm win recognition, protection, preservation, and conservation 5th-generation descendant Marcellus…
Rosalind Alexander-Kasparik
Resonance
Resonance The Guadalupe speaks; I had to learn to listen. She trickles, ripples, babbles, cascades. She murmurs and burbles, splashes,…
Rachael Lindsey
What can herping tell us about the nature of Texas?
What can herping tell us about the nature of Texas? I have a hobby that I reckon comes off as…
Romey Swanson
Keeping the Stars at Night Big and Bright
The artist Vincent van Gogh once said, “For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of…
Fleetwood Jacobs
Spicewood Ranch
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Why I Wrote a Book About Mountain Cedars
By: Elizabeth McGreevy I can’t tell you how many times people have asked me why I decide to write a…
Elizabeth McGreevy
Earth Day 2021
Protecting the Texas Hill Country Rainwater Refinery By Rachael Lindsey I like to think I was born a wildlife biologist.…
Rachael Lindsey
Podcast feat. Frank Davis
Don’t miss this informative podcast featuring Hill Country Conservancy’s Frank Davis and learn what you need to know about clean…
Hill Country Conservancy
Inspired by Nature
By Nicole Cirino Austin Market Coordinator REI Outdoor Programs & ExperiencesREI leading stretching exercises before the 2019 NTD on the…
Nicole Cirino
The Texas Hill Country Was Home to Freedmen
When the Civil War ended in 1865, formerly enslaved people suddenly found themselves freed. As part of the Confederacy, Texas…
Michelle Mears
Looking Back, Looking Forward
For this very special edition of Hill Country Conservancy’s guest blogger series, founding CEO, George Cofer reflects on the last…
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Four Winns Ranch
J ames Buchanan “Buck” Winn, Jr. was one of Texas’ most well-known regionalist artists of the mid 1900s. Also an…
Hill Country Conservancy
Safe Mobility for All
By Hill Abel, Owner, Bicycle Sport Shop As anyone who’s had the opportunity to travel the state knows, there’s a…
Hill Abell
Lucy’s Story
Lucy was recently diagnosed with many serious health issues. Her doctor said that regular physical exercise and a healthy diet would be critical…
Hill Country Conservancy
A Summer of Adventure
A summer of Adventure – Hill Country Style by Cary and Will Dupuy At the end of May, the Dupuy…
Cary and Will Dupuy
God Bless Texas
By George Cofer Chief Executive Officer Hill Country ConservancyGeorge at Mustang Island I am very fortunate to have been born…
George Cofer
A Time to Breathe
By Frank Davis Like those of many others, my life and my family’s lives have been dramatically altered by the…
Frank Davis
The Strength of Texans
The Strength of Texans By Will Roman Founder & Chief Texan Chisos Boots The variety of landscapes contained within the…
Cary and Will Dupuy
Fighting Fire with Fire
Welcome to wildfire season! Currently, only 22% of Texas is under drought conditions—a relatively low amount compared to previous years.…
Fleetwood Jacobs
Poetry In Motion
Carolyn and Otis When I first rode horses on a trip to Bandera’s Dixie Dude Ranch in fourth grade, I…