Together, We Have Solutions

Since 2017 dozens of organizations across the Hill Country have been working together as part of the Texas Hill Country Conservation Network (the Network), a voluntary partnership focused on deepening existing collaborations and supporting new ones for increased conservation results.

Network Partners

Austin Outside
Austin Water
Bexar Audubon Society
Blanco County Conservation Initiative
Cibolo Center for Conservation
The Cibolo Conservancy
City of Austin Watershed Protection Department
City of Austin Wildlands Division
Colorado River Land Trust
Comal County Conservation Alliance
Defenders of Wildlife
Devils River Conservancy
Edwards Aquifer Authority
Environment Texas
Environmental Defense Fund
Go! Austin / Vamos! Austin
Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance
Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas
Great Springs Project
Guadalupe Blanco River Trust
Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District
Headwaters at the Comal
Hill Country Alliance
Hill Country Conservancy
Hill Country Land Trust
Indigenous Cultures Institute
LVBrown Studio, LLC
Llano River Watershed Alliance
The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
The Nature Conservancy of Texas
Native Plant Society of Texas (Fredericksburg Chapter)
National Center for Appropriate Technology
National Wildlife Federation
Nueces River Authority
People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources
Planet Texas 2050
San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance
San Marcos River Foundation
Save Barton Creek Association
Save Our Springs Alliance
Selah Bamberger Ranch Preserve
Shield Ranch
Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute
Texas Agricultural Land Trust
Texas Audubon Society
Texas Foundation for Conservation
Texas Land Conservancy
Texas Land Trust Council
Texas Living Waters Project
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Water Trade
Texas Wildlife Association
Travis Audubon Society
Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association
University of Texas at El Paso Center for Community Engagement
The Watershed Association
Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center

2016 Report: The Need for a Network Approach

Hill Country Conservation: A Network and Narrative for Large-Scale Collaborative Conservation

In 2016, The Network released “Hill Country Conservation: Identifying a Narrative and Network for Large-scale Collaborative Conservation” – a report describing the joint research and practitioner-based effort to understand the network and narrative that shapes Hill Country conservation opportunities and outcomes. From April 2015-July 2016, we collected and analyzed over 40 hours of interview data and developed an extensive database of information in an attempt to better understand the organizations and agencies that work to make the Hill Country a socially and ecologically thriving landscape.

2016 Report: Toward a Regional Plan for the Texas Hill Country

Toward a Regional Plan for the Texas Hill Country

This foundational report summarizes the findings and recommendations of the Hill Country Studio convened by The University of Texas School of Architecture (UTSOA) at the request of the Hill Country Alliance (HCA) in the fall of 2015. HCA is a civic group that seeks to protect and conserve the Texas Hill Country. The Alliance asked the studio to outline strategies that might be used to protect the land and water resources of the Hill Country. This report will provide HCA with a framework for planning and consensus building as they work to protect this special part of Texas.