This year, we’ll be focusing much of our activity on the trail that begins at Zilker Access, located in Zilker Park next to the Zilker Hillside Theatre and Barton Springs Pool. Â We will have additional volunteer projects at the Gus Fruh and Homedale access trails as well. The primary focus will be trail surface work along portions of the first …
Barton Springs Tree-a-Thon A Success!
From News 8 Austin’s website: Central Texans ran, biked and swam through Zilker Park in the Barton Springs Pool Treeathlon Saturday morning to support Barton Springs and the trees surrounding it. “Altogether we raised about $10,000 from people’s registrations and business sponsorships, so that was a great outcome for the trees. All this money will be transferred to Austin Park …
Barton Creek Is Flowing Again
After a year and a half, Barton Creek is flowing again (actually its been flowing since Wed when my friend George left me a message that he was heading out with kayaks to run a portion – alas I could not join him.) At Loop 360 access, I was working a great group of volunteers removing invasives (in this case, …
Veloway Shelter is Complete
With a grant from the Austin Parks Foundation and a lot of  fundraising by the Hill Country Inline Club, there is now a great new shelter at the entrance to the Veloway with benches where folks can put on their skates, take a break between cycling and skating activities.  These photos are from Hill Country Inline members.
Work begins on Veloway Shelter Project
A small shelter with a concrete floor, metal roof and benches is now under construction at the Veloway entrance. Â Funded by funds raised by the Hill Country Inline Club and a grant from the Austin Parks Foundation, this will be a great addition for gearing up for a roll on the Veloway or taking a break after your workout is …
Barton Springs Trees – The Next Steps
As you have probably read, the city is planning on only cutting down three trees out of the original 28 planned, with 2 more that need further investigation. Â The remaining number will be pruned, soil treated and other improvements, including removal of planters, retaining walls, fencing off some of the treated trees to keep the soil uncompacted. Â The city has …
Thanks to All National Trails Day Volunteers
Over 300 volunteers came out to work on 13 different projects on the Barton Creek Greebelt. Â The Foundation helped out, along with a number of other groups and organizations, but the Hill Country Conservancy organized it and made lunch and t-shirts possible. Â We got a lot of work done, but there’s a ton more to do (and a few things …
Sat 6/6: National Trails Day @ Barton Creek Greenbelt
This Saturday from 7:30 am to approx. 11:30 am, portions of the trail near the Loop 260 access point as well as another portion of the trail near Gus Fruh wall will be temporarily closed or at the very least – slow going – due to scheduled work by volunteers on National Trails Day. Â Working with the Hill Country Conservancy …
ClifBar Greenotes Barton Creek Cleanup & Concert – Nov 1
Our thanks to ClifBar and REI along with Keep Austin Beautiful for helping us host the ClifBar Greenotes Barton Creek Greenbelt clean-up. Â 95 volunteers turned out to the Zilker Park Polo Fields Picnic Area to sign-in, grab trash bags and then clean-up portions of the Barton Creek greenbelt from a number of trailheads including Zilker, Spyglass, Loop 360, and Twin …
Volunteer Nov 1 to Clean-Up Barton Creek Greenbelt!
GreenNotes Concert and Cleanup, November 1 Join CLIF Bar, Austin Parks Foundation, Sierra Club, Keep Austin Beautiful, REI and Austin-based musician Ben Kweller for a Barton Creek Greenbelt cleanup and concert event from 10 am to 3 pm beginning at Zilker Park Polo Fields Clif Bar will provide the food to keep the energy up, and Ben Kweller will provide …
