Apr 20

Winners of the 2015 Shoal Creek Awards

The 1st Annual Shoal Creek Awards is a happy hour event that honors community individuals and groups who have contributed significantly to the Conservancy’s mission to improve Shoal Creek for Austinites present and future. Taking place on the banks of…Read More

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Apr 18

Conservancy Creates Bob Armstrong Award

The 1st Annual Shoal Creek Awards will be held April 21, 2015 and the Conservancy is very pleased to announce a special award being presented. The Bob Armstrong Award for Lifetime Achievement in Conservation was created to extend beyond the…Read More

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Jan 28

Conservancy trail lighting project awarded $24,540

The W. 12th Street and Lamar Blvd bridges are about to get brighter thanks to a pledge from the City of Austin Public Works Department’s Neighborhood Partnering Program.

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Jan 25

Is Too Much Water Going Down the Drain?

After last year’s historic drought resulting in extremely low lake levels, when the rains do come, often as flood events, can Austin not only manage the storm water, but possibly save it?

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Dec 31

Ducks in the Desert

Shoal Creek is a waterfowl wasteland. The creek is too narrow and the water is either nonexistent or too shallow. Wood ducks do nest in the cavities in old trees along the creek, but otherwise Shoal Creek is a duck desert. But, you can still see ducks in or near Shoal Creek, you just need visit the headwaters or its mouth.

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