Trail Construction Update & History

Trail Construction Update & History

GOOD AFTERNOON, ALL and GARY BREWER here. I flailed/mowed our trails and my bluebonnet patch under the transmission lines several weeks ago and also moved some downed trees from the south side path going down to creek steps. Margaret and I walked the trails this...
Trail Construction Update 3.24.22

Trail Construction Update 3.24.22

Update on the trail construction! Selected info from the email sent by the city: Construction is progressing on Northern Walnut Creek Trail Section 2A, from Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park to Oakbrook Drive. Since beginning construction in Fall 2021, the contractor has...
Our Trail is Changing Fast!

Our Trail is Changing Fast!

It’s for real now! You can see it without going onto it, at the Lamar entrances just south of the bridge over Walnut Creek (Fig 1). Heavy earth-moving equipment has been working there for several weeks, and there are now caliche construction “roads” that eventually...
Canopy Comments – Root Girdling

Canopy Comments – Root Girdling

Tree planting season is here and it is a good time to get excited about planting and caring for young trees! In order to ensure that trees live a long, healthy life, it is important to inspect the tree’s root system before you buy. When a young tree is raised in a...
Trail Construction Update 3.24.22

Canopy Comments – Austin Treebune

The Austin Treebune: Austin’s Urban Forest Newsletter is an electronic newsletter which focuses on the preservation and development of Austin’s urban forest, and events and activities which support this. “Austin’s urban forest is composed of...