Live Oak Forest Near Hill Country Could Soon Be Sacrificed To Frack Sand Mining, Residents Fight Back

Live Oak Forest Near Hill Country Could Soon Be Sacrificed To Frack Sand Mining, Residents Fight Back: In northern Atascosa County, just a few miles south of San Antonio, sits 2,000 acres of beautiful ancient oak tree forest. The area has a very delicate and unique ecosystem, from being a sensitive recharge zone for the Carrizo/Wilcox Aquifer, to also being one of the last great oak tree belts in the area. The live oak forest is replete with fauna that is unique to this place. Now, a large frac sand mining operation and processing plant has set its sights on the town and all this natural wonder could be in danger...