Water Conservation

Water and its conservation is becoming a really hot topic in Texas and around the nation over the last few years. We fill up our ponds with rain water as much as we can but still have to supplement with water wells. The wells are monitored by the Harris Galveston Subsidence District so they know how much water we pump and that we don't pump more than we're permitted to take. There is some good info on their website about water conservation as well as links to get a permit to drill a water well and other permits related to water use. Texas A&M has a some really good information about water conservation on their website as well. There's a section for Homeowners, Agriculture, Wildlife & Fisheries, and a couple of others. Under the Homeowners section they talk about Saving Water, Sprinklers & Irrigation, Landscaping, Plants & Trees, and a few other topics as well. They have a good section about how much...
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A little bit of Spring and a whole lot of green!

Now that Spring is here and the cold weather is mostly gone, we were able to capture some shots of the green that has come in! All of the rain, irrigation, and fertilizer has made for some beautiful fields around Crosby and we're glad to see it! We're gearing up for the busiest time of the year and the grass is here to help us do it!           ...
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Finally, A Grass To Celebrate

September 1, 2011 In Texas, dove hunting began today and those hunters lucky enough to find some water to hunt near will find their gun barrels with a heat index almost as hot as the Texas sun. There in lies the problem, water, or the lack thereof. I enjoy a little time in the field bird huntin' and one thing it seems that you can always count on with dove season is the rain that comes along with opening day. I realize that is a bit of a reach but that's the way it feels. With history in mind and a historical drought for the Gulf Coast of Texas on my mind I anticipated this day. I was not looking forward to showering down on a mourning dove with a blistering shower of Remington Shurshot Heavy Dove Load, but rather being showered upon by thirst quenching, life giving rain from a wave of gulf moisture. Newsflash, it's hot and dry. What does all...
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