We tell you more about that in our Land Stewardship Plan . And watch where you walk, there's lots of cactus. Look up and around. You are probably in one of the lower points on the land and what you are standing on has been carried to where it is by erosion from our higher areas. We will use that land for community gardens or more cultivated landscaping.
Erosion control is one of our big jobs.
Those who take comfort from or find joy in the records and surveys that humans make to classify and identify things may want to take a look at some excerpts from the Gillespie County Soil Survey that describe our soil types in great detail. Walk on, or click HERE to go back to the beginning of the tour. Also present are raccoons, foxes, ringtail cats, skinks, oppossum, and other furbearers. Common predators are bobcats and coyotes. Intermittent lakes, streams, ponds, and grain fields attract ducks and geese during migration.