Celebrate Earth Day this Saturday: Come find the SOS (Save Our Springs) table Saturday at Earth Day ATX at Huston-Tillotson University from noon to 6:00 p.m. We’ll be talking all things Barton Springs, Zilker Park, and what you can do save our beautiful part of Mother Earth.
The Monday, April 24 Meeting of the Parks Board has been postponed. We will let everyone know when it’s rescheduled. In the meantime, please write the Parks Board and tell them in your own words why you love Zilker Park and oppose this horrible plan. Their emails are below. Be sure to Check out these slides for details and talking points.
In the News: SOS recently partnered with lawyers at Earthjustice to protect our iconic and endangered Texas Hill Country songbird, the Golden-cheeked warbler. Read about the warbler and our work here in Earthjustice’s newsletter. Let’s Talk Drippin’ - Live in or near Dripping Springs or know someone who does? Or just care about the future of the upper Barton Creek and Onion Creek watersheds? Check out and share this podcast interview of SOS Executive Director Bill Bunch with “Mallett and Michelle of Dripping Springs.”
Here are the Parks Board emails:
BC-Nina.Rinaldi@austintexas.
bc-pedro.villalobos@
bc-nicole.merritt@austintexas.
bc-kathryn.flowers@
BC-Lisa.Hugman@austintexas.gov
BC-Nancy.Barnard@austintexas.
BC-Kim.Taylor@austintexas.gov
bc-holly.reed@austintexas.gov
stephanie@stephaniebazon.com
Jennifer Franklin (new member, assigned by CM Zo Qadri) no email yet
