The key to managing natural resources is to use a holistic approach, where all of these Tools are applied to develop and maintain healthy ecosystems.
Single species deserve less attention, while the system in which they thrive requires more.
Cedar brakes lose a significant amount of precipitation through transpiration and overland flow, leaving much less water for aquifer recharge. Landowners have been cutting cedar for years, and continue to find out that one treatment is good for only a few years. Ashe juniper, or blueberry juniper, which is found throughout the eastern and central Hill Country, dies when the tree is cut. However, since the soil is full of juniper seeds, the landscape is due for another treatment after 7-8 years. Redberry juniper, located in western Hill Country, resprouts from the root system after the tree is cut.