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SBCA Officially Adopts Barton Creek!
This summer SBCA officially adopted the section of Barton Creek from the 360 entrance to Spyglass! The Adopt-a-Creek program is a collaboration between Keep Austin Beautiful and Austin’s Watershed...
View ArticleNow Hiring- Part Time Program Coordinator
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View ArticleSBCA Weighs in on Edwards Aquifer Rules
SBCA recently supplied the comments to the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program comment period. Our focus was to prohibit direct discharge of wastewater in the contributing zone of the Edwards Aquifer...
View ArticleSBCA Weighs in on 2nd Draft of CodeNEXT
SBCA sent a letter to Austin City council and others today about the latest draft of codeNEXT. With our partners, we showed support for some measures in the draft, while pointing out several issues...
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October Creek Crew
Photo credit: www.sh45sw.com At our October Creek Crew happy hour the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District told us about their monitoring of the SH45 highway project to ensure 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...
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#GiveBartonCreek
As the year draws to a close, we would like to say thank you. Thank you for your enthusiasm and your generosity! With the holidays approaching, we ask that you please remember Save Barton Creek...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: State May Allow Landowners, Citizens to Fight Dripping Sewage...
February 20, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE State May Allow Landowners, Citizens to Fight Dripping Sewage Plans (AUSTIN) – A state agency is considering who can challenge a controversial plan...
View ArticleSBCA in Contested Case Hearing over Dripping Springs Wastewater Permit
March 7, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Questions to: Angela Richter, Executive Director, Save Barton Creek Association 512-480-0055, angela@savebartoncreek.org Dripping Springs Permit Referred to...
View ArticleWe’re Hiring! Education Program Coordinator
Save Barton Creek Association is hiring! Education Program Coordinator (Part Time) Hours: 20/ week Description: We are hiring a part time Education Program Coordinator. This individual will be...
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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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...
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