The university is working to increase academic involvement in and public awareness of Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve, a nature preserve managed by St. Edward’s University in west Austin. Part of the initiative included renovations to infrastructure and changing the name of the building at the preserve to Wild Basin Creative Research Center.
The single most important part of land management in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is limiting the impact people have on the resource and making sure there are facilities that encourage users to concentrate their impact in a designated area. This includes human waste. Over 200,000 people visit the Boundary Waters each year, and […]
SXSW is branching out, reaching out to environmentalists, industry experts, conservation buffs, and dreadlock-adorned hippies. The second annual SXSW Eco conference, hosted by the University of Texas at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, is taking place this week, Oct. 3-5.
Over the summer, my morning commute to the office was a quick paddle into the wilderness. Life jackets replaced seatbelts and wind conditions were more of a concern than traffic jams. Parallel parking along the lakeshore was a dream. Ok, the term office is relative—in this case, the office is a million-plus acres of wilderness, […]
NPR recently published a story about organic food, and for the first time in a long time (or perhaps ever) I disagreed with the news organization that I trust above all others. In fact, I’m so utterly upset with their coverage that I might even call this the beginning of a break-up. Here’s why. The writers […]