Saturday, May 16, 2009

Texas Hill Country Ranch Restoring Native, Natural Beauty

From KEYE, May 14, 2009...

About an hour from Austin, there's a hidden jewel that's doing its part to restore overgrazed ranch land.

Not only can you go hiking on nature trails and see dinosaur tracks, you can see the efforts being made to protect wildlife and endangered species like the black-capped vireo and golden-cheeked warbler which nest there. 

Nestled in the Texas Hill Country, right outside Johnson City, is the Bamberger Ranch -- 5,500 acres of land now considered one of the largest habitat restoration projects in the state.


Read more...

No comments: