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The original Adopt-a-Highway program began in Texas in 1985. Since then, the program has expanded over multiple states and is a highly recognized litter prevention program.

Wimberley photographer, adventurer and conservationist Rodney Bursiel is accruing an impressive body of work. His heart-stopping photographs of underwater giants, African people and wildlife, the feral horses of Camargue and legendary musicians can be seen at his new gallery on RR 12: Wild Life. You’ll find a life-sized sculpture of a young rhino displayed outside.

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The next Wimberley Market Day will offer several exciting additions to Lions Field.

The Buggy Barn Museum in Blanco provides an up close look at how humans moved from one place to another and hauled the goods that sustained them in the century before automobiles appeared.

Friends of Blue Hole, a nonprofit organization created to protect and support Blue Hole Regional Park, changed its name this month to show its expanded support for all city of Wimberley parks.

During a State of the City address, Wimberley Mayor Gina Fulkerson highlighted accomplishments made in the last year.

Management permit reductions for counties under the purview of the Edwards Aquifer Authority — including Atascosa, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays and Medina Counties — became retroactively enforced on Friday, July 21 for the entire San Antonio Pool area.

The third annual Texas Freestyle Textile Retreat will be held this fall at the Wimberley Community Center. Hosted by the Wimberley Valley Saori weaving studio, the three-day retreat from November 1 through 4 will offer classes, workshops and a maker’s market for participants. The retreat is organized by weaver Kathy Utts of Wimberley Valley Saori; weaver Debra Lambert, owner of Picasso’s Moon of Sarasota, FL; and Kathy Rothstein, a Wimberley textile enthusiast.

How does one garden in this extreme heat?