Fecal 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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Hill Country Conservancy Celebrates Puryear Ranch Conservation Easement
Image Credit: Hill Country Conservancy On Saturday, September 22 the Hill Country Conservancy celebrated the acquisition of their new conservation easement holding, the Puryear Ranch. Puryear...
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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 ArticleSBCA is Seeking a Graphic Designer
We are searching for a graphic designer to help us create our new Explorer’s Guide to the Hill Country Oasis. Please read over our Request for Proposals, and let our Executive Director, Angela Richter,...
View ArticleNew Year Message from Craig Smith
A message from SBCA Board Vice President, Craig Smith– I hope that you are having a happy New Year. At the start of 2019, I’d like to recap of the challenges to the health of our drinking water...
View ArticleOak Hill Parkway “reluctantly” funded by City of Austin
Save Barton Creek Association continues to be concerned about TxDOT’s plan for the Oak Hill Parkway (reconstruction of US 290/SH 71 near the Oak Hill “Y”). Recently, on January 31st, Austin’s city...
View ArticleNew Wastewater Solutions Report and Happy Hour!
Join Save Barton Creek Association, Wimberley Valley Watershed Association, and the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment as we release a new report on preferred wastewater systems for the Texas...
View ArticleSBCA asks Council to take Flooding and Water Quality seriously in Land Code...
In case you missed it, the land development code process (formerly called CodeNEXT) which was formerly placed on hold by the Mayor has begun again. To begin this process, City Manager Spencer Cronk...
View ArticleHays County Sues Kinder Morgan
On Apr. 22, Hays County and the City of Kyle joined a lawsuit with 20 landowners and city leaders against the natural gas pipeline set to run through Central Texas. The suit aims to stop construction...
View ArticleEndangered Salamanders Under Attack
Despite The City of Austin issuing a resolution that opposes the Permian Highway Pipeline, and other resolutions opposing the project from many other towns and entities, a state district court judge...
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