Tours and workshops; visitation by reservation.
They have volunteer opportunities.
Johnson City, Tx
Located in the picturesque Hill Country of Texas, 40 miles northwest of Austin, the Preserve covers over 500 acres of wilderness, and borders USFW's Balconies Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge on three sides.
Colorado River basin and its reservoirs
A land trust is a local, state or regional nonprofit conservation organization involved in protecting land for its natural, recreational, scenic, historical, open space or educational value. click on "land trust directory" and then on "region 6" and you will have the land trusts for the hill country
The mission of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust is to promote and encourage the conservation, stewardship and enjoyment of the land and water resources of the Guadalupe River Watershed,
focus is to preserve watersheds, waterways, streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and adjacent (riparian) corridors
We are restoring and improving the land by planting native plants of this area in appropriate locations. We have planted quite a few plants, including Chinquapin Oak, Bigtooth Maple, Escarpment Black Cherry, Bald Cypress, Texas Smoketree, Texas Madrone, Blanco Crabapple, Redbud, Buckthorn, Texas Barberry and others.
Under a conservation easement, the landowner retains the legal title to the property and determines the types of land uses to continue (ranching, farming, right to build a home, etc.) and also determines the type of land-use restrictions.
TCMA is one of 34 land trusts (organizations directly involved in protecting land for its natural, recreational, scenic, historical or productive value)in the state of Texas.
