Aug 16

Comment on the City’s 24th-34th Shoal Creek Trail Gap Proposal

The City of Austin Transportation and Public Works Department is gathering public input through October 8, 2023 (extended deadline) on a proposed project to fill the main gaps in the Shoal Creek Trail from W 24th to W 34th Streets, in…Read More

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Aug 07

Meet SCC’s New Projects & Policy Manager!

We’re excited to announce Daniel Kavelman as SCC’s new Projects & Policy Manager! Daniel’s focus will be on bridging trail gaps, adding amenities that make the trail more usable, and making connections that will help the Shoal Creek Trail serve…Read More

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Jul 31

Shoal Creek Shopping Cart Corral Recap

Inspired by the Austin Watershed Protection Department’s Trash in Creeks field study that found over 500 shopping carts throughout Austin’s creeks in early 2022, Shoal Creek Conservancy, the Watershed Protection Department (WPD), and Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) held the inaugural Shoal…Read More

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Jul 19

Valuable Vegetation

Shoal Creek’s riparian vegetation plays an important role in reducing erosion, improving water quality, providing habitat, and much more. SCC’s Spring 2023 Sustainability Intern, Margaux Ordoveza, created the following animation to illustrate the challenges facing Shoal Creek and the benefits…Read More

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Jun 12

Parks in the Shoal Creek Watershed

The Shoal Creek Trail is Austin’s oldest hike-and-bike trail and an early example of a linear park system whose innovative urban green space design has been replicated elsewhere in the country. Most people familiar with north central Austin are probably…Read More

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