For years, the Texas Hill Country has been a focus for Terra Advocati and Bryan Hummel of Water Ranching . While much of our work has taken us across regions and borders building partnerships, capacity, and momentum, the long term vision has always been clear. Bring that experience home and apply it where it is needed most. Now, with a growing network of collaborators and a shared sense of purpose, we are turning our attention fully to watershed regeneration in the Texas Hill Country. A Water...

Our latest CREA visit took us west of San Antonio into the Texas Hill Country, where fellows spent the day at Sovereignty Ranch. Nestled across roughly 300 acres, the ranch is a dynamic, working landscape that brings together livestock, orchards, greenhouses, and a vibrant farm to table operation. We were welcomed by Mollie and Ryland Engelhart, the brother and sister team stewarding the ranch. From the outset, the conversation grounded us in the realities of the moment. In the face of an...

After several years of conversations, planning, and shared visioning around what a holistic Hill Country watershed regeneration effort could look like, a new collaboration has taken shape on the ground at Sovereignty Ranch. This month, Terra Advocati's Jess Mayes joined forces with Bryan Hummel of Water Ranching , Pete Van Dyck of Drought Proof Texas, and Mollie and Ryland Engelhart of Sovereignty Ranch to launch the first phase of a Trails to Swales demonstration project. At its core, this...