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Key update will help San Antonio better track carbon emissions
Express News Op Ed by Rachel Hanes and Jim Smyle Aug 20, 2023 GEAA’s Policy Director Rachel Hanes and Technical Director Jim Smyle cover the importance of the recently received federal funding that will allow for updates to our city’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) and assist in the protection of the natural resources and economic assets of our region that are necessary to ensure our future prosperity and health. https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/climate-change-san-antonio-18327591.php#photo-24167188
A Comal County ranch owner ponders selling his land, setting off another clash between property rights and environmental concerns
TEXAS TRIBUNE BY NOAH ALCALA BACH JULY 13, 2023 When the owner applied for a state permit that could pave the way for a subdivision, neighbors and environmentalists rallied against it in the name of protecting the area’s rivers and the Edwards Aquifer. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/13/texas-comal-county-wastewater-permit-ranch-environmentalists/
A Texas Family Passed Up Millions to Turn Their Ranch Into a Nature Preserve
Texas Monthly By Will Bostwick June 29, 2023 https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/texas-family-ranch-honey-creek-state-natural-area/
Will there be enough land, water to go around?
Herald Zeitung Tom Jones July 8 2023 GEAA Executive Director speaks on what’s happening in Comal County with our land and water and what it means for our future. https://herald-zeitung.com/community_alert/jones-will-there-be-enough-land-water-to-go-around/article_48bd6232-1ce5-11ee-8794-cf0e50550a95.html
GEAA NEWS UPDATE: Once to become a subdivision now 515 acres will be added to Honey Creek Natural Area! 6-22-23
Dear GEAA members and friends, Today it was announced that the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and the Texas Nature Conservancy have reached an agreement with the Urbanczyk family to purchase the Honey Creek Ranch. Except for the two parcels that were deeded to the Comal Independent School District and the home of the Urbanczyk family, all 515 acres of what was to become the Honey Creek Ranch subdivision will now be added to the Honey Creek Natural Area. We hope that the Urbanczyk’s will enjoy many happy times to come surrounded by beautiful land and wildlife that will now be
Bulverde residents protest TCEQ permit to dump wastewater into Dry Comal Creek
KSAT 12 Camelia Juarez, Reporter Adam Barraza, Photojournalist Published: June 8, 2023 at 6:15 PM https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/06/08/bulverde-residents-protest-tceq-permit-to-dump-wastewater-into-dry-comal-creek/
GEAA Assistant Manager Job Posting
Calling all jacks of all trades: the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance is seeking a permanent full-time Assistant Manager to add to our team. To learn
Conserving the Edwards Plateau: Land, Water, and Development.
Join GEAA and the Texas Real Estate Advocacy and Defense Coalition for a presentation by Char Miller
The Edwards Aquifer: Our Unique Treasure
Dr. Ron Green, member of the City of San Antonio’s Edwards Aquifer Protection Program Scientific Evaluation Team, joined Annalisa Peace, Director of the Greater Edwards
GEAA works with neighbors on the southeast to improve water quality in the lake at Milam Tealer Park
Park Photos The Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (GEAA) has been working with the Lakeside Neighborhood Association (LNA) for over a year; initially providing information on
The City of Blanco is Requesting to Discharge 1.6 Million Gallons of Wastewater Daily into the Blanco River
Dear GEAA members and friends, When it rains, it pours. A few weeks ago I sent you message about plans to discharge half a million gallons
Wastewater Discharge Regulations and Impacts on Surface Waters and Edwards Aquifer Recharge in the Texas Hill Country
Sign a petition to prohibit direct wastewater discharges into Hill Country streams and rivers Waste Water Discharge Library OVERVIEW: The surface waters of the