SLSouth Llano Rivershed Alliance
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About South Llano Rivershed Alliance
In Junction, the South Llano Rivershed Alliance helps protect the Llano River watershed through practical, local work. That includes free landowner site visits, riparian restoration, invasive Arundo donax eradication, water quality monitoring, river cleanups, and Guadalupe Bass restoration. Your support helps bring landowners, community members, public agencies, universities, and conservation organizations to the same table to care for the river, its habitat, and the communities connected to it.
The Alliance turns watershed stewardship into hands-on participation. Landowners can receive individualized advice, community members can monitor water quality and join cleanups, and partners can work together on habitat restoration, Guadalupe Bass conservation, paddling access, and watershed planning.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Land and water stewardship education
Workshops, newsletters, landowner consultations, and educational resources focused on riparian habitats, water conservation, groundwater, watershed protection, and related stewardship practices.
Free landowner site visits
Individualized advice for rehabilitating or maintaining riparian habitat, including riverbanks and nearby hillside stewardship.
Arundo donax eradication
Free site visits and professional eradication of invasive Arundo donax cane through work with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Citizen Scientist Water Quality Monitoring
Water quality monitoring on the Llano River using stream-monitoring kits.
Streambank and riparian restoration
Restoration activities, demonstration sites, and workshops addressing streambank erosion and riparian habitat.
Guadalupe Bass Restoration Initiative
Partnership-based conservation work to restore Guadalupe Bass in the South Llano River.
River cleanups and navigation hazard removal
Community river cleanups, debris removal, and removal of navigation hazards along the South Llano River.
South Llano River Paddling Trail
Promotion and development of the South Llano River Paddling Trail in partnership with local and regional organizations.
Watershed advocacy and planning
Monitoring and addressing local and state actions affecting the watershed, supporting watershed protection planning, and providing information related to water management and stream protection.
About this work
Mission
To preserve and enhance the Llano River watershed by encouraging land and water stewardship through collaboration, education, and community participation.
Who they serve
Landowners and interested stakeholders in the Llano River watershed, with workshops and other educational activities open to the public.
Their impact
- Published five online newsletters in 2024.
- Completed work on a streambank and riparian restoration demonstration site at South Llano River State Park in 2024.
- Stocked more than 700,000 genetically pure Guadalupe Bass as part of conservation work that achieved genetic restoration of the South Llano River Guadalupe Bass population.
- Acquired more than 2,000 river trash bags in 2011 for watershed cleanup activities.
- Hosted the Great Guac Grab in 2019 to clean up debris from a 42,000-pound avocado spill on the South Llano River.
How your donation helps
- Invasive Arundo donax eradication and related landowner site visits.
- Landowner consultations and stewardship education.
- Streambank and riparian restoration demonstration work.
- Water quality monitoring and stream-monitoring kits.
- Public workshops, newsletters, and river cleanup activities.
In their words
“Our mission is to preserve and enhance the Llano River watershed by encouraging land and water stewardship through collaboration, education, and community participation.”
“Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.”, Aldo Leopold
“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.”, Winston Churchill
In the news
Recent independent coverage of this organization.
- Frack Sand Mining in Llano Watershedmysanantonio.com
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles South Llano Rivershed Alliance has shared.
Current needs
- Support for invasive Arundo donax eradication.
- Support for landowner consultations and riparian restoration.
- Support for water quality monitoring equipment and activities.
- Support for public stewardship workshops, newsletters, and river cleanups.
Volunteer opportunities
- Participate in South Llano River cleanups.
- Assist with invasive species removal along the river.
- Participate in Citizen Scientist Water Quality monitoring.
- Help with river access and conservation work at River Access and Conservation Area sites.
- Attend or support public land and water stewardship workshops.
Recognition & press
Awards & recognition
- 2013 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Lone Star Land Steward Award
In the media
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine, July 2011, coverage of the South Llano River and the Alliance’s Guadalupe Bass restoration work.
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine, March 2014, feature mentioning the Alliance and the Llano River.
Press & mentions
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
What happens during a landowner site visit?
Alliance representatives walk the property with the landowner and offer individualized advice on rehabilitating or maintaining riparian habitat, including riverbanks and nearby hillsides.
How does the Alliance address Arundo donax?
The Alliance teaches landowners about this invasive cane, offers free site visits, and works with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to provide professional eradication.
What topics are covered in the Alliance’s workshops?
Workshops have covered riparian habitats, invasive plants, streambank erosion, Guadalupe Bass restoration, controlled burns, fire recovery, flood forecasting, water conservation, aquifer geology, and water law.
What is the South Llano River Paddling Trail?
It is a paddling trail developed and promoted through a partnership involving the Alliance, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the City of Junction, Kimble County, and Texas Tech University’s center at Junction.
How can community members participate in river conservation?
People can join river cleanups, invasive species removal, Citizen Scientist Water Quality monitoring, river access and conservation work, and public stewardship workshops.
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