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New plan aims to protect Hill Country's natural resources
The Hill Country Land, Water, Sky and Natural Infrastructure Plan, released by the Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, is a plan to protect natural infrastructure that brings environmental, social, economic and health bene ts to the region. The plan is a vision that was built by the ideas of more than 2,800 residents of the Hill Country surveyed by the THCCN, a coalition with the goal of conserving and protecting the region. Natural features, such as rivers and hills, provide speci c resources, services and protections to the Hill Country. Natural infrastructure refers to how these resources can be used and protected to help the economy and di erent communities living in the region, according to the THCCN. What is natural infrastructure?
What’s the point of the plan?
In a survey of Hill Country residents, 85% said they would support public funding for conservation, according to the Texas Hill Country Conservation Network. The plan would be implemented through funding sources such as bond measures, utility fees and sales tax.
The plan's objectives include:
Supporting conservation on
Advocating for policies that support natural infrastructure, such as night sky ordinances
Providing equitable access to natural infrastructure bene ts including public health
farming lands through outreach and assistance
Implementing permanent protections of land and water
Increasing funding for natural infrastructure
Woodlands
SOURCE: TEXAS HILL COUNTRY CONSERVATION NETWORK COMMUNITY IMPACT
Farms and ranches
For more information on the plan, visit www.ourtxhillcountry.org/natural-infrastructure-plan.
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