Dark Sky Iniative
Task Force members – Larry Sunderland, Barbara Levedahl, Ed Marcato, Vanessa Cruz, and Amy Law This quarter we have been creating a workflow and process to share information back and forth with the board and management on available grants for capital improvement projects. At the 2022 TCEQ Public Drinking Water Conference I was able to get information on over …
Much of our work this last quarter has been meeting with various departments of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. {TCEQ) and Jacob Martin, the engineering firm we are using to design our Pump Station and Disinfection Improvements. In addition, in August, I attended the 2022 TCEQ Public Drinking Water Conference. We continue to work …
Water Committee Report July 2022 We continue to work with Jacob Martin Engineering on the Smith Well Pump Station and Disinfectant Design. The system wide water line pressure study is complete and we are waiting for the results and the final determination from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on the steps we need to take …
July 22, 2022 The POATRI Board of Directors is pleased to announce Cris Turley has been hired as our Ranch Manager. Most recently Cris was the General Manager at Roberts Resorts at Lake Conroe, TX. He is experienced in project management, supervising and mentoring staff, and managing business finances. Cris was also the President and …
Earth USA is an international conference on architecture & construction with Earthen Materials. It indicates a wider field of interest than previous conferences and includes adobe, rammed earth, compressed earth block (CEB), and monolithic adobe (cob). September 23rd -25th 2022 Scottish Rite Masonic Center, Santa Fe, USA https://www.earthusa.org/registration
Water Committee Report April 2022 Update on TCEQ certification for Smith Well. We are continuing to gather water pressure data for TCEQ on our potable water system lines. A monitor was placed in our water distribution lines on April 1 and will be removed on June 1. Jacob and Martin, our enginering firm, will analyse …
April 30, 2022 Stephen Hummel did an inventory of the lighting at the lodge headquarters. This is his report. “I think there are just a few mostly easy fixes to get the location up to the dark sky standards. When these fixes are done, we can recognize the ranch in our Night-Sky Friendly Recognition Program, …
April 28, 2022 The Water Fund was established to divert 5% of revenue from our hospitality operation to insure that we would have funds available and focused on developing a secure water supply and help us to design and deliver a community water system that meets the needs of the our owners and guests. At …
Dr. Ottum reflecting on his astrophotography sessions at Terlingua Ranch Lodge and sharing his expertise with residents this last winter. https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO8y1zUi7ioUwLg-_3-MxybjfzzeeaYcbb1XvYlXq1BYVZaYsSVO5okfsh5-DCbmQ?key=QkN2UDZmbEp6U080SGI2dzRhX3d6V21WQzJIR2NR
April 29-30. A family-friendly weekend will feature activities during both day and night, including food and music, tours of facilities, telescope viewing, educational activities, photography workshops, guest speakers, and more. https://mcdonaldobservatory.org/dark-skies-festival