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CreekFest this Saturday- Buy Tickets!
Save Barton Creek is proud to announce the first annual CreekFest! Saturday, May 6th Hills Cafe. (4700 S Congress Ave) 1-4 PM Buy Tickets Here Performances by: Steel Betty www.steelbettyband.com Austin...
View ArticleIt’s My Park Day! March 4th
Join Save Barton Creek Association on this family friendly adventure as we make final improvements to Goat Cave Karst Preserve. This is a year-long project funded by an Austin Parks Foundation Grant....
View ArticleSave Our Springs 25th Anniversary!
It has been 25 years since our momentous group effort to protect our beloved Barton Springs. We want all of our SBCA members to come to the South Entrance “big tree” on August 8th from 8pm to 9pm. We...
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Bill Oliver’s Mother Earth Day Festival
Bill’s annual Mother Earth Day festival will be September 15th this year. This is the 16th year that we’ve had families and lovers of Barton Springs come together to celebrate the end of summer and the...
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2017 Annual Membership Gala
On November 20th, Save Barton Creek Association hosted our annual membership gala, an Austin environmental tradition. As usual, the iconic Bill Oliver played during happy hour on the patio of the...
View ArticleNew Education Program Coordinator
Help us welcome Teresa Johnson to the SBCA team! Teresa earned her Master’s in Environmental Management & Sustainability from St. Edward’s University and a BS in Natural Resources Conservation from...
View ArticleFecal Bacteria Pollution in 60% of Austin Waterways
Yuck! Environment Texas recently put out a report on bacteria pollution in Texas waterways. They found that 60 percent of testing sites at Austin waterways had unsafe bacteria at least once in 2017....
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20th Anniversary Celebration of the Water Quality Protection Lands
On Saturday, October 6 the City of Austin’s Wildland Conservation Division is hosting their 20th anniversary celebration from 10 AM to 3 PM in Driftwood, TX. Highlights include guided hikes, tacos,...
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Annual Party is November 19th
It’s that time of year again. SBCA is busy preparing for our annual membership party on Monday November 19th at 6:00 pm at Zilker Clubhouse and holding our membership drive. The party has music, BBQ,...
View ArticleHappy Hour! Watershed Protection 2018 Bond Purchases and Atlas 14 Rainfall Study
Join us on Monday, January 14 at 6:30 p.m. for our monthly happy hour at Baker Street Pub located at 3003 S. Lamar Blvd. Our speakers will be David Johns, a geologist working for the City of Austin...
View ArticleBirding Hike with Travis Audubon
Come join us at St. Edwards Park located at 7301 Spicewoods Springs Rd. on Monday, January 14 for a birding hike! This hike will be led by Chris Murray, the land manager for Travis Audubon’s Baker and...
View ArticleTrail Project with Austin Ridge Riders
Come with us to the Country Club Creek Greenbelt to help clear a new path with the Austin Ridge Riders on Saturday, January 19 from 11 AM – 2 PM. We will focus on removing invasive Ligustrum (Japanese...
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Austin City Council Watershed Protection Meeting
Come with us on Thursday, Jan. 31, at Austin City Hall as Council members vote on MOU with the TxDOT regarding watershed protection! Additionally, the meeting provides a chance to speak out about the...
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Happy Hour! Atlas 14 Rainfall Study
Join us at our monthly happy hour on Monday, Feb. 11, at 6:30 p.m. to learn about the federal rainfall study called Atlas 14 and its implications related to flood risk in Austin. In response to these...
View ArticleInvasive Species Removal Workday
Join us in removing invasive Nandina plants from the greenbelt between Spyglass and 360 trail entrances on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 10:30 a.m. This is the last month until October when we are permitted to...
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Guided Hike: Greenbelt Geology!
Join us as Geologist Linda McCall leads us on a Barton Creek Greenbelt hike on Friday, Mar. 22, at 2 p.m.! McCall currently serves as the Public Information Geologist at the Bureau of Economic Geology...
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Guided Hike on Native Plants in Central Texas
Meet us for a guided hike led by Sabina Ibarrola on Sunday, Mar. 10, at 10:30 a.m. at Twin Falls and Sculpture Falls Parking Access! She has extensive training in botany and plant identification, as...
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Happy Hour! Climate Impacts to Edwards Aquifer Wildlife and Water
Hang out with us for happy hour on Monday, Mar. 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Baker Street Pub! This month, we’ll learn about fish and wildlife in the southern Great Plains and the Edwards Aquifer, as well as...
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Guided Wildflower Hike
Join us for a wildflower hike with our expert plant guide, Sabina Ibarrola on Sunday, Apr. 14, at 10:30 a.m. at Mueller Lake Park! She led us on our March native plant hike and is well-trained in...
View ArticleSBCA is Seeking a Website Designer!
We are looking for a professional website designer. Please read our request for proposals for submission details. RFP Website Design_Final.docx The post SBCA is Seeking a Website Designer! appeared...
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