Project Bedrock

06/16/2026

Locating and re-opening is one way to enhance aquifer recharge. But it must be done carefully and a buffer must be created to slow and filter runoff before it reaches the opening.

06/10/2026

A rift between the Agriculture Department and Texas' agriculture co...

06/08/2026

For more than 100 years, we’ve fought the woody brush spreading across the limestone regions of Texas, called karst country. Much of this woody cover consists of native juniper trees, commonly called mountain cedars. Instead of causing harm, we now know mountain cedars act as ecosystem engineers to improve and sustain Texas karst country function.

Come learn about these benefits and how we can use mountain cedars as another nature-based solution to enhance soil health, groundwater, productivity, property values, and resilience.

Our next summer education series, Mountain Cedars: Junipers that Benefit Texas Karst Country, will be presented by Elizabeth McGreevy, a sixth-generation Texas and Texas A&M graduate, who is a natural resources ecologist and author of Wanted! Mountain Cedars, Dead and Alive.

📅 Saturday, June 27th
⏰ 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
📍 Virtually on Google Meet, or in person at Hornsby Bend Center for Environmental Research, 2210 FM973, Austin, TX 78725
🔗 RSVP: treefolks.org/education

06/07/2026

05/31/2026

When 40% of a watershed is clear-cut, a flood that used to occur once every 100 years can start occurring once every 3 years, and the bigger the flood, the worse the effect.

New research from , published in Forest Ecology and Management, examines a BC watershed to show how clear-cut logging reshapes flood risk — and untangles that effect from what's being driven by climate change alone.

The findings highlight that flood response depends not just on how much forest is removed, but where and when harvesting occurs across the landscape.

🔗 Read the full paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112726003932

05/22/2026

Register for next week's workshop about Hill Country water, featuring Rachael Lindsey. Make sure to bring a water bottle and comfortable shoes

05/19/2026

These once-water-filled Texas locations now stand dry, showing the real impact of drought and shifting weather patterns.

02/03/2026

Jaguars, along with bear, wolves, mountain lions, were native to Central Texas for over 10,000 years, with remains found in caves like Inner Space Caverns of Georgetown Texas. - Dr. Nico
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Episode summary Jack Humphrey interviews filmmaker Austin Alvarado about his work on the new Fin & Fur Films documentary “Borderlands Jaguar,” which do