The Battle for Barton Springs: A Brief Timeline

Twenty years of progress

"...1974-1980: Burgeoning highway construction and unregulated development in the Barton Creek watershed and the recharge zones of the Edwards..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...of argument, that everyone in Austin wants to save Barton Springs. But what exactly does that mean? Below, and..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

Great Springs Project Proposes a Network of Trails From Austin to San Antonio

Squaring conservation with development

"...prioritize conservation? That's the hope of the ambitious Great Springs Project, which has inched a little closer to realizing..."

Jan. 1, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Land for Water

The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs

"...the utility's Wat­er Quality Protection Lands – namely that Barton Springs, 20 miles away, depends on these city-owned properties..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Before the Flood

In the struggle between local environmentalists and developers, Laura Dunn's documentary reminds us, Barton Springs was only the beginning

"...political, ecological, and economic – from the battle over Barton Springs to the suburbanization of Hutto. With its high-definition..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

An S-O-S for SOS

What will the Stratus deal mean for the Springs?

"...Stratus Properties, the 10th anniversary of the Save Our Springs Ordinance might have come and gone with barely a..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Matter Over Mind

The proposed Cypress Realty Development in Dripping Springs

"...the universe the day they learned that the Dripping Springs City Council had brokered a secret deal with Cypress..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

Waller Creek Comes to Life

Conservancy seeks radical makeover east of Downtown

"...second annual "Creek Show," produced by the Waller Creek Conservancy, opens tonight, Nov. 12, and runs for 10 days...."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Zilker Revisited

"...ABC Kite Festival, Austin Parks Foundation, Austin Sunshine Camps, Barton Springs Conservancy, Friends of the Austin Nature and Science..."

Dec. 20, 2022 Postmarks

Community Advocates Worry Commercial Interests Dominate Zilker Park Vision Plan

Zilker Park or "Park Zilker"?

"...Rewilding Zilker, a collective of Save Our Springs Alliance, Sierra Club, and the Zilker Neighborhood Association, has..."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

How Much of Zilker Park Can Austin Return to Nature?

Balancing ecological preservation and the human element in city's Zilker Park Vision Plan

"...opportunity," says Robin Rather, former chair of Save Our Springs Alliance and vice president of parks and environment for..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Money's Green, Too

The Nature Conservancy & Big Bidness Makes Cents

"...closely last week, you might have caught The Nature Conservancy President and CEO John Sawhill hawking GM trucks on..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Tensions Rise Ahead of Meeting on Zilker Plan

Dazed and confused over Zilker

"...park. Rewild Zilker – a coalition of Save Our Springs (SOS) Alliance, Sierra Club, and the Zilker Neighborhood Assoc­iation..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Public Notice: More to Be Thankful For

An overdue (if tentative) win in Southwest Austin

"...The Save Barton Creek Association says they've "scored a major victory" in..."

Nov. 27, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines

"...The Austin Parks and Recreation Department and the nonprofit Barton Springs Conservancy announced a partnership this week to supplement..."

Oct. 30, 2015 News Feature

Neighbors and Green Advocates Slow TxDOT’s Roll

“Parkway” no more?

"...Council and Commissioners Court, along with environmental groups like Barton Springs Conservancy, Clean Water Action, Environment Texas, and Save..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Keeping Austin Wild

As the population swells, officials and activists look for ways to preserve open space

"...Scottish Woods entrance to the western edge of the Barton Creek greenbelt, and descended the long, rocky slope known..."

July 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Building a Better Hill Country Suburb?

Developers Dick Rathgeber and Terry Mitchell say

"...crafted a plan that would leave 1,000 acres along Barton Creek in their natural pristine state, while clustering 950..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Developing Stories

Big Box, Back Off!; Las Manitas Swirls On; and Bucking the City

"...$1.5 million. The monies go to the Hill Country Conservancy and the Trust for Public Land, which primarily will..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Preserving What's Left

A 2,400-acre spot south of Buda could be the latest conservation easement purchased to maintain the health of the Edwards Aquifer

"...conservation easement purchased to maintain the health of the Barton Springs Zone of the Edwards Aquifer. The proposition was..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Naked City

Hays County development continues apace, squeezing out rural residents and exacerbating water-use problems.

"...Marcos, and Wimberley. And though much of the Dripping Springs area on the west, and land surrounding Buda and..."

Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Back to the Trenches

AMD tightens its hold on Lantana – and the enviro opposition digs in

"...Simply put, AMD's plan to lay stakes in the Barton Springs watershed has reignited an old, ugly development fight,..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Home Is Where the Tax Credits Are

"...bought the building at the corner of Bouldin and Barton Springs Road for $750,000, a building that is probably..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Column

Heritage Lost

"...After all, he came to TPWD from The Nature Conservancy of Texas (TNCT), an environmental group that buys and..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...and its single-minded focus on protecting all aspects of Barton Springs...."

May 5, 2006 Column

Green Acres

Prop. 2 Seeks to Protect Water Quality - but at a Price

"...to safeguard the quality of rainwater runoff into the Barton Springs zone of the Edwards Aquifer. For years, property..."

April 10, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

A Liquid Proposition

Austin's Water Quality Protection Lands are few and far between: can they do the job they are meant to do?

"...city to help preserve water quality and quantity in Barton Creek, Conrad's caution extends to more than just snakes...."

July 6, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Naked City

Gary Bradley presented his latest land-swap deal to the Save Barton Creek Association this week and received mixed reviews from environmentalists, many of whom are wary of trusting the megadeveloper.

"...the first floor," Bradley told a gathering of Save Barton Creek Association (SBCA) members Monday night. So Bradley is..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature

HCC Celebrates Five Years

Hill Country land trust looks for further harmony in the future

"...called for an end to a decades-old battle over Barton Springs and the Edwards Aquifer. That war is still..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Violet Crown Trail Opens

First six miles of a planned 30 miles of trail open to the public

"...water quality protection lands. Spearheaded by the Hill Country Conservancy, which preserves open space by forging land preservation agreements,..."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

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