From the Save Barton Creek Association - Join Save Barton Creek Association, Wimberley Valley Watershed Association, Clean Water Action, and the local Patagonia store for a kick off event in our campaign against sewage pollution in Hill Country Creeks. Dumping sewage effluent into creeks poses serious risks...

From the Save Barton Creek Association - We will be hosting a guided hike with the birding expert who will help hikers learn more about native Texas birds and their habitat, and to hopefully spot some birds along the way! Travis Audubon was founded in 1952 by...

From the Save Barton Creek Association - Come hang out with SBCA and learn about progress on the Violet Crown Trail including the redesign of two greenbelt entrances. Our president Clark Hancock will be providing us with updates on the Violet Crown trail and new Greenbelt...

There is no one quite like Shudde Fath. At 101 years old, she is one of this city's most respected environmental leaders. After 40 years of volunteer service on the city's Electric Utility Commission, Shudde retired earlier this week, receiving a Distinguished Service Award from...

From the Save Barton Creek Association - We will be removing invasive Nandina plants from the greenbelt 360 entrance, and planting some native TX plants that were donated to us from Keep Austin Beautiful. This workday is open to the public and volunteers should probably be adults...

From the Save Barton Creek Association - Join Save Barton Creek Association as we talk about a major threat to our local creeks -- sewage discharge! From Austin to San Antonio, population in the Hill Country is growing like never before. More development means a lot more...

If you're a consistent reader of AEN or a follower of local news, you've been reading a lot about CodeNEXT lately. (And if you haven't, that's okay too. As a reminder, CodeNEXT is the city’s effort to rewrite its land development code, which is basically a rule book for the city, explaining what...

From the Save Barton Creek Association - SBCA is happy to announce our adoption of a portion of Barton Creek for Adopt-A-Creek! This is a program by Keep Austin Beautiful and the Watershed Department to keep citizens involved in the protection of our waterways by adopting...

From the Save Barton Creek Association - Staff from the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District will be at the Creek Crew meeting on Monday, October 9th to discuss their role in the SH 45 SW roadway project. We will also provide some visual updates on...

From the Save Barton Creek Association - SBCA is happy to announce our adoption of a portion of Barton Creek for Adopt-A-Creek! This is a program by Keep Austin Beautiful and the Watershed Department to keep citizens involved in the protection of our waterways by adopting...