Welcome to the Drought Proof Texas Blog! Todays post is about the shocking level of oak wilt in central Texas. Is it really oak wilt? What is it happening? Why is it happening? What can be done about it? Finally, what to do if your...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Flood Proofing the Texas Hill Country Climate and Geography Flooding in the Texas hill country is largely a result of the locations unique climate and geography. In the fall of 2016 Leslie Lee wrote for the Texas Water Resource Institute: “Major flash floods are common along the Balcones...