You may have read a bit in the Daily Record about our big news:  the Council voted unanimously to purchase the Millican Ranch with a very low interest loan from the Texas Water Development Board, ... Continue Reading »

As you've heard by now, there is actual consideration being given to granting at least a beginning stage of pumping permits to Electro Purification to export water from the Trinity Aquifer in Hays ... Continue Reading »

EarthShare of Texas conserves natural resources and builds a healthy and sustainable environment by partnering with our member organizations, employers, and the community. They support more than 40 ... Continue Reading »

Very grateful to the volunteers who showed up for the monthly city wide HOTSPOT clean up and helped pick up trash in Willow Creek which would have otherwise run straight into the river. Thanks to Keep ... Continue Reading »

FREE WEBINARS on One Water for Texas. A great overview of One Water concepts and why it is important for Texas to take a look at.  It is now posted online so you can hear it anytime at FreshWater ... Continue Reading »

Big thanks to Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Alpha Delta, plus many other students who signed up to help work on the Eastside preserve during Bobcat Build Weekend. Volunteers filled a 20 cubic foot ... Continue Reading »

  Andrew Sansom is one of Texas’ leading conservationists. He is a former Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Executive Director of the Texas Nature ... Continue Reading »

The Clean Up on the new preserve was an incredible success. Years of trash is now GONE! Check out the before and after pictures to get an idea of how much was removed from Willow Creek and the river. ... Continue Reading »

Two heavy streams of rainfall drop down into the aquifer's recharge zone at SMRF's ranch. This is one of several caves and recharge features that were cleaned out by volunteers to re-allow flow into ... Continue Reading »

We were so happy to see 31 acres of riverside land in town donated to SMRF last week! It is a place we had long hoped would be preserved, surrounding Willow Springs Creek and including the south side ... Continue Reading »

The conservation easement on Dreamcatcher Ranch off Lime Kiln Road, was finalized, after long years of work on that critical project by SMRF and its many partners.  Funding came from the NRCS, the ... Continue Reading »