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Founded as Save Barton Creek Association in 1979, we work to protect our state’s streams, aquifers, and watersheds.

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🪺 Don't let White Rocks crush the Golden-cheeked warbler. 🌿

A 10,000-seat amphitheater, luxury hotel, and 650 condos are being proposed right next to the Barton Creek Habitat Preserve — home to an endangered species and the very last pristine stream in urban Texas - Barton Creek. Help us stop it before it's too late.

📝 Sign the petition — link in the QR code (2nd slide) or go to savetexasstreams.org/white-rocks
🗣️ Tell City of Austin representatives: reject White Rocks' water request by @savetexasstreams

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📣 Chris Milam and White Rocks Entertainment LLC want to build a 10,000-seat amphitheater, luxury hotel, and 650 condos on Dittmar Hill — surrounded on three sides by the 4,000-acre Barton Creek Habitat Preserve, home to the endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler. 🐦

This isn't Milam's first try — Austin already rejected his "Violet Crown Amphitheater" plan in 2022. Now, partnering with UMusic Hotels (backed by Universal Music Group, the world leader in music entertainment), he's back under a new name with the same footprint, seeking city water service and a TCEQ wastewater permit to irrigate treated sewage onsite.

Concert noise and light pollution next to critical warbler habitat? Not on our watch. 🐦‍⬛💚

TCEQ Commissioners approved a contest case hearing request last month. Save Texas Streams, SOS Alliance, The Nature Conservancy, and local landowners are fighting back.

Stay tuned for ways YOU🫵 can help stop this project. by @savetexasstreams

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Drought-resistant Landscapes & Healthy Soils Monthly Talk
October 20th 7-8 pm
Hold Out Brewing
1208 W 4th St, Austin, TX 78703
Nessa Spence is a horticulturist/educator for MicroLife organic fertilizers, and co-owner of Ripples and Roots Wildscapes. Her talk will challenge conventional landscaping approaches and demonstrate how working with natural systems can conserve water, build healthier soil, and create landscapes that thrive with less. See SaveTexasStreams.org to sign up! by @savetexasstreams

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Join us for a talk on the effects light pollution locally. Dawn Davies is the Night Sky Program Manager for the Hill Country Alliance. She'll explain why dark skies are vitally important to wildlife and humans alike and how to improve this situation. We'll meet upstairs at Hold Out Brewery on 4th Street on Wednesday, September 30, at 7 pm. See you there! by @savetexasstreams

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Pristine Stream of the Week: Guadalupe River

The Guadalupe River is one of Texas' most beloved rivers, bringing together recreation, wildlife, and natural beauty. 🌅 Keeping its waters healthy is essential for the people who depend on it. 🌳

🗞️Save Texas Streams is working to protect special waterways like the Guadalupe River through a proposed 2027 Texas Senate Bill that would strengthen protections for Texas' pristine streams and help prevent pollution that can lead to harmful algae blooms.

Every donation helps us continue our research, advocacy, and conservation efforts to keep Texas rivers clean and healthy for generations to come. 🌎 Donate today through the link in our bio! 🩵 by @savetexasstreams

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🏞️ Pristine Stream of the Week: Barton Creek 🪷

Barton Creek is an iconic Central Texas waterway, known for its beautiful spring-fed waters and the vibrant ecosystem it supports. 🌿 From recreation to wildlife habitat, Barton Creek is a reminder of how valuable healthy streams are to our communities. 🐟

🗞️ Save Texas Streams is working to protect special waterways like Barton Creek through a proposed 2027 Texas Senate Bill that would strengthen protections for Texas' pristine streams and help prevent pollution that can lead to harmful algae blooms.

Every donation helps us continue our advocacy and conservation efforts to keep Texas rivers clean and healthy for generations to come. 🌎 Donate today at savetexasstreams.org/donate by @savetexasstreams

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🏞️ Pristine Stream of the Week: Llano River 🪷

The Llano River's clear waters and scenic surroundings make it a treasured destination for outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers alike. 🥾 Protecting rivers like the Llano helps preserve Texas's unique natural heritage. 🌟

🗞️ Save Texas Streams is working to protect treasured waterways like the Llano River through a proposed bill that would strengthen protections for Texas's pristine streams and help prevent pollution that can lead to harmful algae overgrowth.

Every donation helps us continue our advocacy and conservation efforts to keep Texas rivers flowing clean and pristine for generations to come. 🌎 Donate to support this cause today through the link in our bio! 🩵 by @savetexasstreams

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Thank you to all those who were able to attend the Environmental Troubadour Celebration last Friday! This monumental event marked the debut of Bill Oliver and the Otter Space Band’s latest music videos and the unveiling of the Bill Oliver Environmental Troubadour Annual Scholarship Award. 🏅🌎

Bill has shown generations that a love for nature and the courage to defend it can start with a song. 🌿🎶🪕 The Bill Oliver Environmental Troubadour Award honors that work by giving rising musicians, songwriters, poets, bands, and creative collectives the support they need to make art that deepens our connection to the Earth and sparks real environmental action.

Save Texas Streams was honored to present Representative Lloyd Doggett with an award to acknowledge his dedication to Central Texas water conservation. Lloyd has worked hard to ensure that as Central Texas faces exponential population growth and climate extremes, our most vital resources remain protected. 💧

Many thanks to all those who joined us in celebrating environmental heroes and making this event all the more memorable! 🩵 by @savetexasstreams

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Meet us at the Hill of Life trailhead on Camp Craft Road for a night hike on Friday, September 4th! 🕷️🔦 This walk will be led by our Board Vice President and seasoned Capital Area Master Naturalist, Andrew Harrod. Bring with you a bottle of water, a flashlight or headlamp, an adventurous spirit, and a curiosity surrounding Austin's nocturnal wildlife! 🦇

🚗 We encourage attendees to carpool, as parking by the Hill of Life is $2/hour.
🥾 Please note that this hike will be on the more strenuous side with a 500-foot elevation change, and plan accordingly.
🐕‍🦺 Dogs on leashes are welcome if well behaved and cleaned up after.

📅 Friday, September 4
🕐 7:45 - 10 pm
📍 1710 Camp Craft Road, Austin, TX 78746

🔗 Register to attend at savetexasstreams.org/guided-walks by @savetexasstreams

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🗞️ Save Texas Streams in the news - "Unsafe levels of of fecal bacteria found in a majority of Texas waterways, environmental groups say" by Abigail Jones with KXAN 🌊🦠😷

"Brian Zabcik with Save Texas Streams said water pollution in Central Texas generally comes from wastewater and stormwater. As far as E. coli specifically getting into our waterways, Zabcik said there are three main ways this can happen:

🚽 Municipal wastewater
“When you flush your toilet, all of that water goes down to sewer pipes that eventually go to a centralized wastewater treatment plant where the wastewater is treated and some of the pollutants are eliminated from it,” Zabcik explained. “The problem is that those pipes going to the plant are carrying raw sewage, and if there are leaks in those pipes, then that raw sewage will leak out into the environment and perhaps make its way into our creeks, our streams, and our lakes.

🛢️ Septic tanks/facilities
“Septic tanks are really common in rural areas, but they’re also common around the perimeter of Austin and the many subdivisions that we’ve built before sewer lines were extended,” he said. “Septic tanks are regulated by counties.”

🐕‍🦺 Pet waste
“And then the third way that I want to highlight the eco I can get into our environment is through dog poop,” he continued. “It’s really appropriate that we’re here at Auditorium Shores because one of the places where you can let dogs run off-leash is over here at Auditorium Shores. People who do not pick up after their dogs when they poop, that poop will stay on the ground, and then when we heavy rain, that will be washed off into the stream, into a lake, carrying the E. coli with it.”
Zabcik said there are solutions for each of those three transmission routes.

For municipal sewage systems, he said there needs to be a concentrated effort to find and fix leaky pipes. However, that can be expensive and difficult because pipes are underground. He said Save Texas Streams wants the Texas legislature to earmark and allocate more money for wastewater infrastructure upgrades." by @savetexasstreams

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