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The dreaded cedar fever season blew in with a bang over the New Year’s weekend. The pollen count for Ashe juniper, aka mountain cedar, was “very high” Tuesday at 11,550. But Karl Flocke, a woodland ...
A panel of experts will discuss possible workarounds to promote “civilized and rational” growth in Comal County, one of the fastest growing areas in the United States, at noon Wednesday at Tye Preston Memorial Library, ...
Injured and sick wildlife are the reason Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation’s (WRR) 24-hour hotline exists. The Kendalia rescue is the authoritative source for people in unincorporated Comal County who panic when they see an animal ...
Forget swimming in the popular Jacob’s Well Natural Area (JNWA) in nearby Wimberley. The threat of high bacteria levels, other pollutants and poor visibility are the culprits, according to Hays County Parks. The popular swimming ...
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offers a number of classes for both adults and children in June and July. No need to leave the house necessarily. Many classes are online while others are scheduled at ...
Mountain cedar expert Elizabeth McGreevy speaks about ashe junipers — also known as mountain cedars — at the 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 meeting of the Comal County Conservation Alliance (CCCA), 360 Aquatic Circle in ...
Which striking, charismatic Greater Roadrunner gets to race across state highways on Texas license plates? Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) asks the public to help it decide between three proposed images for its latest ...
When he’s not responding to 9-1-1 calls during his duty shift at Canyon Lake Fire/EMS, firefighter Brett Parker builds rattlesnake fences, teaches people not to harm snakes, and spreads the word that walking around Canyon ...
The 485-acre Canyon Park, 1769 Canyon Park Rd., reopens Friday, April 1. North Park, 3210 N Park Rd., also reopens Friday, but during the summer season is only open from 3 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. ...
New Braunfels’ Forever Foundation for Texas Wildlife is the recipient of a $59,270 grant from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). The grant, which was announced today, will fund Getting Texans Outside. The program offers ...
Warm, dry weather conditions predicted for the rest of the week could mean an elevated wildfire risk for the Texas Hill Country. These conditions, coupled with critically dry vegetation, could result in increased wildfire activity ...
Texas Wildflower Report, with 31,000 Facebook followers, predicts a “hit or miss” season for wildflowers based on a recent scouting trip in the Hill Country by photographer Johnny Boyd. “For us who want to see ...
by Milann Guckian President, nonprofit Preserve Our Hill Country Environment Volunteering to help protect our Hill Country is not the post-retirement job I asked for—but one I felt I must undertake. Born in Lockhart, my ...
Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County (WORD) and the Lindheimer Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists are turning an abandoned 1950s-era U.S. Army radar station inside Canyon Park into a spectacular pollinator garden for ...
by Brendan Gibbons, Assistant Manager Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance Helotes Canyon northwest of San Antonio has seen its share of small-scale development, but the water in Helotes Creek still flows clear and plentiful as it ...
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department advises the public not to worry about a large smoke cloud coming from Guadalupe River State Park, 3350 Park Road 31, Spring Branch, or Spring Branch Road. An “intentional well-controlled/polite ...
Is it Omicron or “cedar fever?” Texas A&M Forest Service says the symptoms allergy sufferers endure every time a December/January cold front blasts pollen off of mountain cedar trees — aka Ashe junipers — can ...
Ever wonder what you can do in Comal County about flooding, carbon in the air, and climate change? Deborah “Debbie” Reid, technical director of the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, discusses “Floods, Carbon, Climate – Oh ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) said today its popular Guadalupe Trail and Stilling Basin Parking lots will close through April 14, 2022 for maintenance work. Hikers are encouraged to use the Madrone Trail ...
by Annalisa Peace Executive Director of the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance According to our members in Bulverde, it looks like trenching and installation of water lines to supply the Honey Creek Ranch MUD are progressing. ...
After an uptick in calls to its hotline, Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation, Inc. (WRR) in nearby Kendalia warns the public not to feed bread to ducks or waterfowl. Bread is actually harmful “junk food” for ...
Guadalupe River State Park in Spring Branch will close at 10 p.m. Friday for scheduled public hunts and reopen at noon on Thursday, Dec. 9. Only drawn hunters will be allowed in the popular park. ...
Texas A&M Forest Service asks the public — especially outdoor enthusiasts — to avoid moving firewood around the state and to exercise caution when collecting or buying it. The state agency said even firewood that ...
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) asks the public — especially hunters — to keep an eye out for dead wild rabbits after lab results from early 2020 confirmed the presence of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease ...
A grand opening ceremony for Canyon Lake Gorge’s new headquarters and Overlook Trail is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the gorge, 16311 S. Access Rd., Canyon Lake. The new headquarters features ...
Did you know that Comal County sits atop one of the most biodiverse aquifer ecosystems in the world, with bizarre aquifer-dwelling species that occur nowhere else? Renowned international cave and karst expert George Veni, Ph.D., ...
by Brett Parker Hill Country Snake Removal, Canyon Lake Fire/EMS Firefighter It’s that time of the year. Babies can end up anywhere, so be mindful of your surroundings. Watch your kids and pets in the ...
Something odd happened over the summer at Tye Preston Memorial Library’s Butterfly Garden. Some monarch butterflies — who use the garden as a way station during migrations to and from Mexico — decided to stay ...
Mountain lions were spotted this week on Nextdoor, a hyperlocal social-networking service for neighborhoods. But they haven’t been seen in the Canyon Lake area, despite reports of the big cats appearing in Vintage Oaks and ...
Guide Jim Sievers discusses Art & Archaeology in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands at 7 p.m.Thursday, July 15 at the Lindheimer Chapter Texas Master Naturalists’ monthly meeting at Tye Preston Memorial Library, 16311 South Access Rd., ...
Hays County Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell will discuss protecting green spaces in Hays County from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 13 at an evening program sponsored by the Comal County Conservation Alliance. Shell ...
by the Hill Country Alliance (Editor’s Note: This opinion piece has been edited for clarity and to include background information in hyperlinks.) Hill Country Alliance (HCA) is submitting comments to the Texas Water Development Board’s ...
The “full” Madrone Trail in Canyon Lake reopens Friday, May 26, but only on a trial basis. The Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County (WORD) wants to assess the impact of full public access ...
Interntionally renowned toxic-plant expert Professor Barron Rector, Ph.D, is the guest speaker at the 6 p.m. Thursday, May 20 meeting of the Texas Master Naturalist Lindheimer (Comal County) Chapter. Non-members who would like to join ...
Leave baby wild animals alone! The Canyon Lake area is right in the middle of the so-called wildlife “Baby Season,” which lasts from the warmer months of spring to late summer. Thousands of baby possums, ...
Water Oriented Recreaton District of Comal County (WORD), which operates Canyon Park, said a portion of Madrone Trail will remain closed while it works to developed wayfinding-and-education signage. WORD leased the park from U.S. Army ...
Lizard-like amphibians with elongated bodies and tails, short limbs and external gills are the focus of scientists keeping tabs on groundwater health in Rebecca Creek. In April, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) staff headed out to ...
When he’s not responding to 9-1-1 calls during his duty shift at Canyon Lake Fire/EMS, Brett Parker, former firefighter of the year, builds rattlesnake fences, teaches people not to harm snakes just because, and spreads ...
All U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are now open for the summer season. General Information To make reservations or check on availability of campsites visit Recreation.Gov. Amenities at USACE parks include campgrounds, beaches, picnic ...
An expert at San Antonio’s Texas Butterfly Ranch says it’s too soon to tell how last month’s historic winter storm will impact monarch butterfly migration and the growth of their favorite food, milkweed. Last week, ...
Texas Park and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is asking the public to use its iNaturalist website to report fish and wildlife that died during last week’s winter storm. Click here to see the link. The prolonged ...
Kendalia-based Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (WRR) is expecting 8,000 babies. February to September is baby wildlife season. Soon the nonprofit will be inundated by panicked phone calls from distressed residents who don’t know how to ...
Non-native Axis deer are showing up in Canyon Lake backyards and on social media, drawing attention for their good looks. Their orange coats are dotted with white spots and white patches on their throats. Axis ...
Hunker down. Those strong cold fronts common to December and January also blow the pollen off of mountain cedar trees like Central Texas’ Ashe juniper, ushering in Texas’ infamous ‘cedar-fever’ allergy season. Every single pollen ...
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