24 Sep Texas Native Plants at Champion Office Park site saved from bulldozer for reuse around Austin

On Sat., Sept. 7, 2013, with construction due to start on the Champion Office Park at RM 2222 and Champion Grandview Way on Tuesday, 75 volunteers from a wide range of organizations in Austin turned out to rescue Texas native plants from the bulldozer.

The project was coordinated by the 2222 CONA (the coalition of neighborhood associations along RM 2222), in collaboration with the City of Austin and Champion Office Park developer, Endeavor Real Estate Group, who provided water for the plants and had a staff member on-site to assist.

Volunteers from the Native Plant Society of Texas, the National Wildlife Federation, and the University of Texas at Austin Sports & Recreation Department rescued over 300 plants, many of which were in good condition for transplanting.  Plants from the site, some of which were relatively rare, will be used by the City of Austin and various neighborhood associations for their parks and individual participants for their residential gardens. For more details and photos click on attachment.

Caption: Dale Bulla, National Wildlife Federation Habitat Steward & Native Plant Society of Texas member, and City of Austin’s John Chenoweth rescuing a baby Texas Ash at the Champion Grandview Way plant rescue, Sept. 7, 2013