Sep 15

Host a Neighborhood Pet Waste Station

Make a big impact on improving water quality by hosting a pet waste station in your own yard!

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Oct 15

Creekside Neighbors Menu

We’re excited to share a new resource to assist neighbors in making meaningful impacts in the watershed: the Creekside Neighbors Menu! The menu highlights a range of actions that community members residing or recreating anywhere within the watershed can take…Read More

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Jul 15

SCC completes certification to monitor water quality at a site on Shoal Creek

SCC staff members have been busy over the last few months. We are now officially certified through Texas Stream Team and the Colorado River Watch Network in water quality testing and will be conducting water quality monitoring at site 237…Read More

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Mar 11

Learn How to Spot and Report Pollution in Shoal Creek

Did you know that there is a wastewater (sewage) line in the middle of Shoal Creek? Aging, urban infrastructure like this leaves water quality and wildlife in Shoal Creek vulnerable. On January 10, 2024, a wastewater line break occurred near…Read More

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Oct 12

Rain Gardens for a Cleaner Shoal Creek

Did you know that rain gardens can filter out up to 90% of the pollutants carried along in stormwater runoff? Rain gardens are low-lying, bowl-shaped gardens designed to catch, absorb, and filter stormwater runoff – and they do valuable work in urban areas like Austin.

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