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August 13, 2022 In Business By Pete Van Dyck

Permaculture Design Texas Hill Country

Permaculture Design layout 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. Permaculture is the design, creation, and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems and sustainable human settlements. It is a system of...

July 26, 2022 In Flood Proofing the Texas Hill Country By Pete Van Dyck

Culvert Catchers

Welcome to the Drought Proof Texas Blog! It is a very dry time in Texas right now. At my home in Blanco, Texas we have received 6 inches of precipitation in the past 10 months. With our average annual rainfall being over 30 inches, we...

January 10, 2022 In Flood Proofing the Texas Hill Country By Pete Van Dyck

What Makes a Great Ranch Road?

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...

September 6, 2020 In Business By Pete Van Dyck

Texas Topography Maps

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...

August 29, 2020 In Business By Pete Van Dyck

Texas Property Design

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,...

September 11, 2018 In Flood Proofing the Texas Hill Country By Pete Van Dyck

Land Restoration in Cedar Regrowth

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...

August 23, 2018 In Flood Proofing the Texas Hill Country By Pete Van Dyck

A soil and water conservation case study: Little Barton Creek Preserve

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...

August 7, 2018 In Business By Pete Van Dyck

Pre-Purchase Property Selection Service

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...

April 3, 2018 In Flood Proofing the Texas Hill Country By Pete Van Dyck

Texas Prairie History

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...

March 28, 2018 In Business By Pete Van Dyck

Starlove Ranch Design

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...