July 2017
Creek Crew Happy Hour Featuring Cait McCann
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Save Barton Creek Association is a sponsor of Groundwater to the Gulf (G2G), a field-trip based institute for Central Texas teachers that emphasizes techniques for teaching water-based curricula. Come learn about this program and more about the path…
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Creek Crew Happy Hour: The Aquatic City
From the Save Barton Creek Association - At this month's Creek Crew Happy Hour, Guest Speaker Kevin M. Anderson Ph.D. of Austin Water's Center for Environmental Research (CER) will be speaking on The Aquatic City: The Ecology of Urban Waterways. Urban aquifers, creeks, rivers, lakes,…
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Happy Hour: Dye Tracing To Unearth Onion Creek Flow Patterns
From the Save Barton Creek Association - September's Creek Crew Happy Hour features a research group from St. Edward's University composed of Kristen Meisner, Chris Enders, and Winfred Mudong. "We are a group from St. Edward's University completing our Professional Science Master's degrees in Environmental…
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Happy Hour: SH45 Highway Impacts and SBCA Creek Adoption
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Staff from the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District will be at the Creek Crew meeting on Monday, October 9th to discuss their role in the SH 45 SW roadway project. We will also provide some visual updates…
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Happy Hour: Wastewater In Hill Country Creeks
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Join Save Barton Creek Association as we talk about a major threat to our local creeks -- sewage discharge! From Austin to San Antonio, population in the Hill Country is growing like never before. More development means a…
Find out more »January 2018
Creek Crew Happy Hour: State of Barton Creek Address
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Come hang out with SBCA and learn about progress on the Violet Crown Trail including the redesign of two greenbelt entrances. Our president Clark Hancock will be providing us with updates on the Violet Crown trail and new…
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Happy Hour: For The Love Of Creeks
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Join SBCA at the Baker Street Pub for our monthly Creek Crew happy hour! This month we will learn about important project updates on our beloved creeks, with speakers from both the Shoal Creek and Waller Creek Conservancies.…
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Creek Crew Happy Hour: Speak Up For Austin’s Waterways
From the Save Barton Creek Association (SBCA) - How do you connect to Austin's waterways? Come out and learn how you can get involved in the protection and management of Austin's waterways. Kevin Jeffery, a current UT master's student, will be speaking about the expansion…
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Creek Crew Happy Hour: CodeNEXT And The Environment
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Join Angela Richter, Executive Director of Save Barton Creek Association (SBCA) for a discussion on the environmental implications of CodeNEXT. SBCA has written comments on the first 2 drafts of the code and is working on recommendations to…
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Creek Crew Happy Hour: Barton Springs Conservancy
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Join us for this happy hour event as we will be hearing from Michael Cannatti, President of the Board of Directors for the Barton Springs Conservancy. Mike will be speaking about current BSC projects, such as the restoration…
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June Creek Crew: No Dripping Sewage Campaign Update
From the Save Barton Creek Association - The summer heat is officially upon us! Come join SBCA at this months Creek Crew Happy Hour, by cooling off with a cold drink at the Baker Street Pub. Our Executive Director, Angela Richter, will be providing updates…
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Project Connect: The Future of Transportation In Texas
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Is traffic in Austin driving you mad? Want to help shape the future of transportation here in central Texas? Come out to this month's Creek Crew Happy Hour to learn more about Project Connect: Capital Metro's vision for…
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Creek Crew Happy Hour: Environmental Research In Panama
From the Save Barton Creek Association - This month we will be hearing from UT student, Carinne, on her recent research in Panama. Come out to this month's Creek Crew Happy Hour to learn more about environmental issues faced in Cerro Punta, Panama. This area…
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Happy Hour: Water Forward
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Presentation: We all remember how disturbingly low Highland Lakes receded during the last drought. Now imagine 100 years into the future with four times as many Austinites and a much warmer climate. What will our lakes look like…
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SBCA Happy Hour: Meet The Board
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Get to know SBCA's Board of Directors speed-dating style! These folks have some amazing knowledge and expertise. Some members serve on the boards of other nonprofits, are on City of Austin boards and commissions, or are on the…
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Happy Hour! Oak Hill Parkway Environmental Impacts
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Come join us at SBCA's monthly happy hour and learn about the "Oak Hill Parkway" project on highway US 290 and State Highway 71 West in Austin. This is a huge project in an environmentally sensitive area. It…
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Happy Hour: Ecosystem Regeneration Artisans
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Join us for happy hour and a presentation led by Shannon Brown, founder of Ecosystem Regeneration Artisans (ERA) Landscapes, which unites talented land stewards on projects that realize the vision of creating resilient ecological communities. Shannon's work ranges…
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SBCA Happy Hour: Watershed Protection Bond Purchases And Flood Risk
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Join us at our monthly happy hour to learn about the federal rainfall study called Atlas 14 and its implications related to flood risk in Austin. In response to these risks, the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department…
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Creek Crew Happy Hour: Atlas 14 Rainfall Study
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Join us at our monthly happy hour to learn about the federal rainfall study called Atlas 14 and its implications related to flood risk in Austin. In response to these risks, the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department…
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Creek Crew Happy Hour: Climate Impacts To Edwards Aquifer
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Join us for happy hour! This month, we'll learn about fish and wildlife in the southern Great Plains and the Edwards Aquifer, as well as Texas climate and water. Recently, the federal government released the Fourth National Climate…
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Creek Crew Happy Hour: Wastewater In The Hill Country, Update and Report
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Save Barton Creek Association, Wimberley Valley Watershed Association, and the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment are proud to release a new report on wastewater system options for the Texas Hill Country. The report by Susan Parten,…
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