Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Looking for a little dose of inspiration? Check out what the students at Bailey Middle School have been up to. After receiving several Bright Green Future Grants from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability, students (and parent volunteers) decided...

The Trust for Public Land recently ranked Austin's park system 46th amongst the 100 largest US cities. It wasn't exactly the kind of stellar review or ranking that Austin is used to receiving. Now, a group of environmental organizations are calling on our local elected officials to...

They have arrived. The dreaded zebra mussel has officially been found in Lake Travis. What are zebra mussels? Zebra mussels are a rapidly producing invasive species that were first found in Texas in 2009. Since then, they have spread to 11 lakes, now including Lake Travis. Why are people worried about them? According to Texas Parks...

Sponsored Post - from Castle Hill Fitness Looking for a fun and active camp to send your kids to this summer? Look no further than Castle Hill Fitness' "Castle Kids Summer Sport Camp." Nicole Rause, an experienced instructor (and former college athlete) will guide kids through...

Austin's park system ranks 46th amongst the 100 largest US cities. That's according to the latest ParkScore rankings, which were just released by the Trust For Public Land last week. The biggest reason we weren't ranked higher? A lack of equitable park access. Each year, the Trust for...

Have you ever noticed this building as you were running along the Hike-and-Bike Trail or paddling on Lady Bird Lake? It's the historic Seaholm Intake building and for years it's been left pretty much abandoned...

Looking to bolster your permaculture knowledge? Then the "Natural Building and Permaculture Design Charrette" is for you. Organized by the Austin Permaculture Guild, this one-day course will allow you to actually work through a problem and generate a permaculture design solution. First you'll learn how to read...

It's back. The Austin Permaculture Guild's ever-popular Intensive Permaculture Design Course is back for another session. This year's summer course will run from June 4th to June 18th and will be held at Thigh High Gardens in San Marcos. During the course, you'll have the opportunity...

High up on a hill is the beautiful Red Bluff vista. Often called the Mount Bonnell of East Austin, Red Bluff has long been ignored and neglected by the city. Well, now that's changing.  Together, a group of neighbors and environmental advocates have been working hard to clean up the...

Environmental advocates gathered at the Texas State Capitol last week to protest the Texas Senate confirmation of Kelcy Warren to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. Warren has been a controversial choice to the commission ever since Texas Governor Greg Abbott first appointed him. That's because...