Sewage pollution in the Hill Country is getting worse. An upcoming SBCA report has found that 88% of all sewage treatment plants in the region have dumped more pollutants into streams than their permits allow. Still, developers continue to apply for new discharge permits. Join us...
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...
As temperatures in Austin rise, and rainfall decreases, the presence of toxic algae in our recreational waterways is beginning to show. City officials have been proactively monitoring and transparently publicizing the current conditions so that citizens are more aware of the threats for themselves and...
The Texas Real Estate Advocacy & Defense Coalition (TREAD) is a bipartisan, member-based advocacy association that advocates for and defends Texas landowner rights on the state and local levels. TREAD monitors relevant issues in the Texas Legislature, such as property taxes, water rights, eminent domain...
Join us this Thursday, May 14, from 6-8pm for a virtual tour of a restored native Texas prairie at Commons Ford MetroPark. The 40-acre meadow was restored in 2011-2012 to remove invasive grasses and bring back habitat for native birds, and has been managed since...
Hosted by the Save Barton Creek Association - Let's keep the greenbelt clean! We'll pick up litter from the trail and spend some time outside in the cool fresh air. As Adopt-a-Creek partners, SBCA looks after the stretch of the greenbelt from the 360 entrance to...
Hosted by the Save Barton Creek Association - Let's burn off some calories before the holidays! We will also stop along the way to discuss anything interesting along our path. We will meet at the trail head at 9am sharp and head down the hill and...
Hosted by the Save Barton Creek Association - Join us on November 11 for happy hour with Justin Crow, Fish Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at The Tavern on W 12th street. He will be presenting on...
Hosted by the Save Barton Creek Association - This year we are super excited to celebrate 40 years of protecting Austin's (and surrounding areas) creeks and waterways! Whoop whoop! At the event we will award deserving community members for their work in environmental protection and education....
Hosted by the Save Barton Creek Association and the Texas Brewshed Alliance - Come to Bluegrass and Beer to listen to bluegrass music and learn more about how sewage pollution is threatening Long Branch, Barton Creek, and waterways across the Hill Country. The informational program about...