The Red Bluff Vista in East Austin is a beautiful site, offering amazing views of the city. Unfortunately, the La Loma trail leading up to it is littered by an old dumping site, and has long been neglected and forgotten. A group of activists and local...
In an effort to ensure its services and programs serve all Austinites, the city is opening a new Equity Office. But first, they need your input. They are holding two public meetings next week to gather ideas from the community about how the Equity Office should...
From the Talk Green to Me Book Club - Paul Hawken's Blessed Unrest comments on the ways that the social justice movements and environmental movements overlap and influence each other, essentially, how nature and man is integrally connected. Join us every 4th Thursday from 7pm - 8pm...
Guest Post - from Pete Rivera with Dave Cortez, Vanessa Ramos, Max Anderson and Al Braden The Springdale-Airport Neighborhood Association (SANA) and the Sierra Club's Environmental Justice Team (ATXEJ) invite you to hike and learn about Red Bluff in East Austin. We’ll begin at the intersection of...
From the Springdale-Airport Neighborhood Association and the Sierra's Club Environmental Justice Team - The Springdale-Airport Neighborhood Association (SANA) and Sierra Club's Environmental Justice Team (ATXEJ) invite you to hike and learn about Red Bluff in East Austin. We’ll begin at the intersection of Jain Lane & Stuart...
From the Sierra Club Environmental Justice Team - **RSVP http://bit.ly/ATXEJmtg so we can order enough food** Join us for our February general meeting! These are held the first Monday of the month at 6:30 pm. Contact david.cortez@sierraclub.org if you have any questions. We'll be talking about: what it means...
Travis County is sending out dump trucks to pick up debris that is on the curb in Thoroughbred Farms. This means that we need YOUR help to kick that debris to the curb. We will hand out FEMA info, an invite to a Christmas Party,...
Even though the weather has cleared up here in Austin, many people are still suffering from the devastating effects of recent flooding. The Austin American-Statesman reports that many Travis County residents (especially those in the Thoroughbred Farms neighborhood) are having difficulty gaining access to the resources they need to recover....
In recent years, Huston-Tillotson University has been making some major waves within Austin’s green scene. Last year, the university Department of Natural Sciences and Math introduced an Environmental Studies major, the first of its kind at Huston-Tillotson. The university is also home to sustainability celebrity...