Travis County Parks Projects
Fish and Wildlife Management at Balcones Preserve : Build bat and/or owl boxes. Conservation Advisor: Johanna Arendt, Community Liaison
Forestry and Range Management at Balcones Preserve : Rescue rare plants from properties being developed and plant them in preserve.(Escarpment black cherry seedling). Conservation Advisor: Johanna Arendt, Community Liaison
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Invasive Species Control at Balcones Preserve: Remove invasive Johnson grass and Brazilian vervain and replace with native grasses. Conservation Advisor: Johanna Arendt, Community Liaison
Invasive Species Control at Balcones Preserve: Remove invasive vicna and replace with native grasses. Conservation Advisor: Johanna Arendt, Community Liaison
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Fish and Wildlife Management at Travis County Parks:
Establish Purple Martin Houses for mosquito control at Northeast Metro or other parks. Conservation Advisor: Park Supervisor.
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Forestry and Range Management at Balcones Preserve: Rescue rare native plants from land under development Create beds for them (e.g. Heller's Marbleseed) to save and preserve them. Label them for visitors.. Conservation Advisor : Johanna Arendt, Community Liaison
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Additional Projects. Conservation Advisor: Shaun Auckland
1) Resource Recovery: Establish recycling program at Travis County Parks. This Project would include painting the barrels, setting up collection stations and developing education and outreach to visitors on the weekend.
2) Air and Water Pollution Control: Establsih diffusion areas on downslopes of park, especially where run-off flows to nearby creeks. Project would include planting wildflowers or regional native grasses in “no-mow areas” to prevent diffuse and trap waste before it flows into creeks and streams.
3) Build greenhouses to preserve rare native plants rescued from properties under development. Conservation Advisor: Johanna Arendt, Community Liaison.
1) Resource Recovery: Establish recycling program at Travis County Parks. This Project would include painting the barrels, setting up collection stations and developing education and outreach to visitors on the weekend.
2) Air and Water Pollution Control: Establsih diffusion areas on downslopes of park, especially where run-off flows to nearby creeks. Project would include planting wildflowers or regional native grasses in “no-mow areas” to prevent diffuse and trap waste before it flows into creeks and streams.
3) Build greenhouses to preserve rare native plants rescued from properties under development. Conservation Advisor: Johanna Arendt, Community Liaison.