Between the Bridges Project Nearing Completion

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The Trail Foundation’s Between the Bridges Project, on the edge of Butler Park just east of Lamar Blvd and the Pfulger Bridge, is nearing completion.  I was in the area the other day and took this fuzzy photo with my phone.  It’s looking great with some really nice stone walls, improved drainage, newly planted trees, irrigation and (I’m sure) more …

The Ultimate Recycled Benches

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Our friends of SEATAG (that’s the Southeast Austin Trails and Greenways Group) who have designed and built the (so-far) 1.5 mile Country Club Creek Trail practice the ultimate in recycling.  They taken three huge concrete slabs, dumped at the park at one point and hauled them to beautiful spots along the trials under some of the bigger trees and working …

Williamson Creek Greenbelt Central

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Neighbors of the greenspace at Emerald Wood and South 1st have been working on improvements to their park for a long time – even though their park didn’t even seem to have a name! At long last, they have a sign officially indicating the area’s status as parkland. In the past few years, neighbors have cleaned tons of trash out …