LCRA was created in 1934 as a Texas conservation and reclamation district. So integral was land to LCRA's original mission that its first official seal included a fish (designating fish and wildlife), a tree (reforestation) and a plow (agriculture). See LCRA History.

See the sections below for more information:

• Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Program
  LCRA is a managing partner in the 1996 Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan (BCCP), a 30-year federal regional permit held by Travis County and the City of Austin. The BCCP vision is to protect more than 30,400 acres of prime habitat for nine endangered species while allowing development to proceed in western Travis County. LCRA's Board of Directors committed three preserves with 2,700 acres to support the program.
• Creekside Conservation Program
  As farmers and ranchers lose topsoil to erosion land productivity decreases. Waterways also suffer from sedimentation and nonpoint-source pollution. In 1990, LCRA's Creekside Conservation Program began working in 11 counties with private landowners to address these problems.
• Household Hazardous Waste Program
  The average American home is filled with potentially hazardous pollutants. LCRA's Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Education Program helps make the public aware of ways to safely manage these materials and sponsors community collections to properly dispose of them.