Comal Conservation Insider March 2025
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Conservation Insider - March 2025 

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Hello {{Constituent First Name}},

Spring is here and during this season of growth and bloom Comal Conservation is growing too! Brandi Bailey has joined the team as our new Administrative Coordinator and I know I speak for our entire Comal Conservation Family when I say how excited we are that she has joined the staff. If you have some extra time please send her a welcome note via her email address brandi@comalconservation.org

Earth Month (April) is around the corner and we have a ton of events coming up to celebrate. I hope that you'll join us in Landa Park on April 12, 2025 as we celebrate with the  New Braunfels Parks and Recreation Department and our partners the Headwaters at the Comal. I also hope you'll consider attending our upcoming discussion on the management of Canyon Lake at Tye Preston Memorial Library on April 22, 2025. The event is likely to be standing room only so get there early and bring your questions for our incredible panelists. Huge kudos need to go out to our partners the League of Women Voters Comal Area for helping bring the event together. It is such an important topic. 

Now more than ever the natural systems of Comal County need your support. You can make a difference today. Consider volunteering, make a donation, speak up about the environmental issues you care about and explore the wonderful natural resources Comal County has to offer. Thank you for everything you do. I am grateful 
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     Ryan Spencer 
     Executive Director 

Join the Comal Conservation Champions Today! 
By supporting Comal Conservation monthly you provide sustaining revenue that helps us focus on conservation impact in Comal County. 

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COMAL CONSERVATION EVENTS

Comal Conservation and League of Women Voters Partner
April 22nd 2025 (6:00pm) @ Tye Preston Memorial Library

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Mark your Calendars! 

Get your Tickets Today and Support Comal Conservation!

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Volunteers Needed! 
Help Preserve Land, Water, and Wildlife Today!

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Comal Conservation is a grassroots volunteer driven nonprofit and we need your help now more than ever. If you're interested in supporting our community programs, spreading the word during outreach events, help update our website, or keeping up with our social media accounts we would love your help. Learn more about our work at www.comalconservation.org and sign up to be a volunteer below:

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

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Youth Can Truly Soar Out In Nature

By Frank Dietz Board Member

In the mid-60’s my beloved launched her teaching adventure with young children. While she completed signing professional documents with the principal, I wandered about outside. A distinct feature at that school on the bluff of the Mississippi River was a wooded corner of the playground area. It was an unusually spacious parcel. I learned later from the grandson of the farmer that offered the school’s parcel that his granddad insisted on deeding that wooded corner with the rest of the school property “so the children would have a little woods to explore.”

Read entire article here.

*Photo credit Children & Nature Network

Spring arrives in desiccated San Antonio, but certain plants ensure season's beauty can still bloom 
By Brian Kirkpatrick

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Spring officially arrived in San Antonio at 4:01 a.m. on Wednesday, stirring the imaginations of gardeners and landscapers about spring planting.

But major indicators suggest new spring plantings should be done on a smaller scale and be drought tolerant if they are to survive without high water use. Read the entire article here.

Comal Conservation Getting Ahead of Critical Water Crisis
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Comal Conservation Featured During Community Connections
on 92.1 KNBT 

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

Comal Conservation is a Proud Sponsor of Earth Day
See Yall There!!!

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AgriFest is Around the Corner!!!

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Make a Difference in Your Community!

Join us on April 12 to clean up litter from creekbanks and roadways in our watershed! All cleanup supplies are provided, along with free coffee, breakfast tacos, and event t-shirts. Registration is requested to ensure adequate supplies. 

 

Register for EarthX Today - Ryan Spencer and Marisa Bruno Participate in Panel Discussion on April 23rd 2025

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2025 Outreach Events (Tentative):

Dino Day (Heritage Museum event) – March 29rd (12:00 – 4:00) – FM 1863, Sattler

AgriLife Open House and Resource Fair – April 5th (9:00 - 1:00) – AgriLife Extension Office, Resource Dr., off Hwy 46

Earth Day & Arbor Day (Combined event) – April 12nd (9:00 - 2:00) – Landa Park, NB

NBTX Pride Festival (Riverside Pride event) – Oct 2025

Comal County Fair School Days – September 24th and 25th (8:00 - 1:30) – Fairgrounds, NB

Fisher Park Monarch Festival – October 25th (11:00 – 5:00) – Fisher Park, N

NB Farmers Market – various Saturdays, when invited (9:00 – 1:00) – downtown NB

Other outreach activities open to volunteers:
Pollinator Fiesta – March 15th (10:00 – 2:00) – Guadalupe River State Park, Spring Branch

Sweaty Yeti Run/Walk – April 12th (8:00 – 11:00am) – Landa Park (Panther Canyon) NB

Land and Sky Celebration - May 3rd (5:00pm – 11:00pm) - Dot’s Spots Campground at 5080 Purgatory Rd. New Braunfels (limited VH credit)

Comal County Fair Parade Float (Decorating Team) – September 26th (7:00-9:30) - downtown  New Braunfels (no VH credit)

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