***This event has two start point options: Westgate Transit Center on the south end or North Loop Station SB on the north end. Let's be real, parking at Barton Springs is a drag! When you're ready to escape the heat of the summer and jump in...
Austin Public Works is providing the community with a rescheduled in-person update on efforts to address the existing bridge over Barton Springs Rd. near Zilker Park. Following a postponement in March due to weather, this meeting will take place Tuesday, April 4, at the McBeth...
Austin Parks and Recreation invites the public to attend a ceremony at Barton Springs Pool on Saturday, April 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to honor Joan Means Khabele. Her courageous act of swimming in Barton Springs to protest segregation at the pool sparked the civil rights era...
Origins of a Green Identity is an hour-long documentary exploring Austin's earliest efforts to preserve Barton Springs and Barton Creek, and ultimately to create a city with publicly-accessible green spaces along Austin's waterways throughout the City. The film is narrated by Texas novelist, Sarah Bird...
Join Austin PBS, Travis Audubon Society and filmmaker Karen Kocher for a special screening of Origins of a Green Identity, a 57-minute documentary exploring Austin’s earliest efforts to preserve Barton Springs and Barton Creek, and ultimately to create a city with publicly-accessible green spaces along...
How did Austin become a city that values open space and recreation? Origins of a Green Identity charts the efforts of the time period from roughly 1950-1970 when the earliest conservationists sought to preserve the natural environment and create parkland for the citizens of Austin....
The 2020 online version of the Barton Springs University Day event will launch Tuesday, October 27th. This year we will be offering curriculum for schools and the general public on the BSU website – streaming 9am until noon and then available for use and viewing at any time...
Join Save Barton Creek Association and our friends at Living Springs, as we take a walk through time and discover the history of advocacy that saved Barton Creek! Hear from Barton Creek Time Stream creators Karen Kocher and Monica Flores, and folks that were there...
Hosted by the Save Our Springs Alliance - Barton Springs University is a year-round series of educational events and classroom presentations, highlighted by a full day of outdoor learning and fun at Barton Springs Pool on September 17th. The Barton Springs University day is designed primarily...
Hosted by the Mother Earth Day Festival and Local Musician Bill Oliver - Bill Oliver brings together music, puppet shows, murals, interactive booths, games, art, local wildlife, and youngsters to create Mother Earth Day at the Springs. This would be an “Earth Day” specifically for and about...