From the Save Barton Creek Association (SBCA) - To show our appreciation for our Creek Crew volunteers, we're planning a fun pool day at Barton Springs. SBCA Board President, Clark Hancock, has also offered to take us on a guided tour of the landmarks at the...
Sponsored Post - from the Save Barton Creek Association Obsessed with Barton Springs? Love the outdoors? Want to find a way to help protect Austin's natural resources? The Save Barton Creek Association is looking for volunteers like you all summer long. Every Saturday, SBCA sets up a table at Barton Springs...
Sponsored Post - from the Save Barton Creek Association Almost 2000 people have signed a petition against the practice of piping treated sewage into Texas creeks at nodrippingsewage.org. The “No Dripping Sewage” campaign bears the slogan “There’s a better way” referring to several alternatives to piping...
From the Save Barton Creek Association and the Save Our Springs Alliance - In April 1992 a group of Austin musicians, artists and activists recorded the song “Barton Springs Eternal” (by Bill Oliver), in a colorful, fun-filled two day session at Cedar Creek Studios in South...
Crazy in love with Barton Springs? Now's your chance to show it. The Barton Springs Conservancy is creating a new exhibit at the Beverly S. Sheffield Education Center at Barton Springs Pool and they want you to get involved. The exhibit will be called "Faces of Barton Springs" and will feature a 9-foot...
From the Save Barton Creek Association and Living Springs - Come on out to the debut of our latest work, "Wildlands." This 22-minute documentary will showcase Austin's water quality protection lands that Austin voters purchased to protect the aquifer. Learn about the significance and importance of...
From the Save Our Springs Alliance, Save Barton Creek Association, and Living Springs - A special retrospective screening marking the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Save Our Springs Ordinance on August 8th 1992. Come learn some important Austin history about citizen efforts to protect...
After months of back-and-forth, the EPA has officially withdrawn its objection to the City of Dripping Spring's permit to to discharge up to 995,000 gallons of treated sewage into Onion Creek each day. Why does that matter? As a reminder, the permit application has raised a lot of concern here in Austin because Onion Creek flows...
Join Barton Springs Conservancy in celebrating the historic Barton Springs Bathhouse, Luci Baines Johnson, and Dear Friends for their 70th birthdays. Austinites young and old are invited to march in a fun and family friendly parade on Saturday, May 13, 2017, that will end in...
Remember when we told you that the City of Dripping Springs had applied for a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to discharge up to 995,000 gallons of treated sewage into Onion Creek each day? Well, we've got another update for you. Wait, I don't remember...