New nonprofit launches to protect Guadalupe River watershed, takes over local trail system
the foundation has assumed oversight of The Kerrville Urban Trail System, which had previously operated as a fund within the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. The trail system was established in 2018.
A new Kerr County nonprofit has launched with a mission to protect and restore the Guadalupe River watershed — and will take over stewardship of the Kerrville Urban Trail System.
The Kerr County River Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization based in Center Point, was established in 2025 to advance greenspace protection, scientific research, education and community programming focused on the watershed.
Among its first moves, the foundation has assumed oversight of the Kerrville Urban Trail System, which had previously operated as a fund within the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. The trail system was established in 2018.
“What started eight years ago with a borrowed forklift and a pig roast has grown into a genuine community movement,” said Jeremy Walther, the foundation’s founding director. “The Guadalupe River is at the heart of that. This foundation exists to make sure we’re doing right by the river and by the generations of Kerr County residents who depend on it.”
The foundation is governed by a seven-member board with expertise in water policy, conservation science, geographic information systems, land law and communications. Walther said it is designed to complement existing regional organizations rather than duplicate their work.
Current programs include an Adopt-a-River Trail volunteer initiative with four active groups maintaining trail segments from G Street to Schreiner University, a photo monitoring and GIS network documenting ecological change across the watershed, and an axis deer management project funding habitat restoration. The foundation also hosts Coffee & Kayak educational events, river short films, and a Lions Park revitalization effort in Center Point, along with the Shady Streets urban canopy initiative.
The organization works with the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, Hill Country Alliance, Kerr County, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Riverside Nature Center, Kerr Together Long Term Recovery Group and other regional partners.
For more information, visit kerrcountyriverfoundation.org.
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