Join SBCA and the Oak Hill Neighbors to raise awareness of TxDOT’s destructive, wasteful, and outdated design of the new Oak Hill Parkway. Speakers from the community will inform the press and celebrate the trees of Oak Hill. It’s time to let the Texas Department of...
Love Letter to Bugs: beauty and importance of ants, bees, and wasps in Austin and beyond! We are honored to host guest speaker Jen Schlauch! Schlauch is a researcher interested in ants, bees, and wasps. She studies symbiosis, ecology, and how to use mixed media art...
Join us for a Virtual Happy Hour with Katie Coyne! Katie leads the Urban Ecology Studio at Asakura Robinson Architecture Firm where she works to integrate more science and data into their equity-driven practice. As some of us are still bouncing back from the winter...
Participate in SBCA's Earth Month scavenger hunt all April long! Download the spreadsheet at the link below to check off challenges and add up your points. The spreadsheet will be updated with more challenges weekly to follow along on your own. Add pictures and stories...
Participate in SBCA's Earth Month scavenger hunt all April long! Download this spreadsheet to check off challenges and add up your points. The spreadsheet will be updated with more challenges weekly to follow along on your own. Add pictures and stories from your challenges in...
STOP SEWAGE IN BARTON CREEK! TCEQ, the state’s environmental protection agency, wants to let Houston businessman Stephen Cleveland build a sewage treatment plant at US 290 and Sawyer Ranch Road. TCEQ has just issued a draft permit that would let Cleveland dump up to 45,000 gallons...
How do you tell the story of the past through the preservation of place? Who gets to decide what places are worth protecting? Join Clark Hancock, Heritage Interpretive Consultant, as he investigates these ideas as they relate to the past and future of Oak Hill. The...
Thank you for your support of SBCA. We would like to extend an invitation to you to attend our Annual Member Appreciation Event on November 23rd at 6 pm. We are holding it virtually this year and are definitely going to miss the view from...
Join us as we chat with James Duff, the Fire Adapted Communities Coordinator at the Austin Fire Department, Wildfire Division, about wildfire, eco restoration with the removal of invasive species, and the role that the Wildfire Division plays in that. The Wildfire division addresses the potential...
Catastrophic-flooding threats are arguably as severe in Central Texas as anywhere in the country. Many of the largest storms produce catastrophic flooding thus deeming the area to be “Flash Flood Alley”. The area is characterized by fast-developing intense storms, some of which have produced world-record...