Anyone can appreciate a well-made road. But what does it take to accomplish this? How can you avoid costly design and construction mistakes? What are the consequences of a poorly made road? What are the effects of low-quality ranch roads on the property value and...
LIDAR contour lines at 2 foot intervals. Successful Texas property design starts before the land is purchased and with Texas Topography Maps. For information about property selection visit my blog post here. Today, there are thousands of people moving out of the cities. They are migrating across state lines...
Successful Texas property design starts before the land is purchased. For information about property selection visit my blog post here [caption id="attachment_21933" align="aligncenter" width="774"] Texas Property Design over satellite imagery[/caption] Designing a resilient landscape is a tough challenge. Every property is different and every client has different skills,...
All of us who live in the Texas hill country are well acquainted with the Ashe juniper and its challenges for land conservation. This blog post is about a land restoration project on a degraded caliche hillside. I'll show all the steps of what we...
I was very honored to have one of my projects at Little Barton Creek Preserve featured on the blog of Texas Living Waters organization recently. I love their moto "Fresh water, forever.". Texas Living Waters is a collaboration of conservation groups working to ensure fresh water...
Successful Texas Property Design starts before the land is purchased. Buying property is one of the biggest investments that a family will make. It can be exciting and yet stressful. It is important to ensure that the new land owner will be able to accomplish their...
Texas Prairie History These quotes were assembled by Elenore Goode in order to provide historical context for our work in ecological restoration and regenerative agriculture. Quotes from the wonderful research on prairies of Del Weniger's The Explorers' Texas, The Lands and Waters: Prairies “We are led to think of...
Design Starlove Ranch is a 100 acre property near Giddings, Texas that is currently being continuously grazed by cattle for a small beef production operation. The ranch is transitioning from animal production to plant based production. They are working in partnership with the organization Farm Transformers...
Today I am sharing my new Keyline garden at Texastopia Farm. This is where we will grow medicinal herbs like chamomile, lemon balm, echinacea, comfrey, yarrow and many others. This garden is special because it was built on a very degraded caliche hillside. I believe...
History Hill Country Flood in September 1952 The following information about the September flood of 1952 highlights intrinsic characteristics of drought and flooding in the Hill Country. Large amounts of precipitation fall in a very short time. Most of this rainfall is shunted off the land before...