Category Archives: Parks and Environment

The Parks and Environment Committee is responsible to address issues relating to development, maintenance, and regulation of public parks. The Committee also addresses issues relating to environmental concerns such as pollution, noise, erosion control, aquifer protection and tree preservation.
Parklands within SRCC include Little and Big Stacy Parks and pools, the Blunn Creek Greenbelt Trail connecting them, the Blunn Creek Nature Preserve which is being transformed steadily from an overgrown thicket back to native habitat. Other areas include the Heritage Oaks Park located at Parker Lane and Windoak Drive, and a wildflower trail between Academy Drive and Drake Avenue.

A Milestone

Posted on July 15, 2025 by membership

The application packet for naming a park feature was delivered to PARD this week. We are asking that the Parks Department name the Little Stacy Park Shelter House, the Jean Mather Shelter House. Learn about Jean Mather History of Little … Continue reading →

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Announcement from Save Our Springs Alliance

Posted on July 14, 2025 by membership

There is a resolution on the Council agenda next week, July 24th, Item 121, addressing PUDs (Planned Unit Development) in the Southshore Central Waterfront area. This resolution allows the continuing the ad hoc manner in which PUDs are already being handled … Continue reading →

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Heritage Oaks Park

Posted on June 23, 2025 by membership

Heritage Oaks Park in SRCC Area 7 will soon boast a “Nature Play” area! Provided by Austin Parks and Rec, the area incorporates items of nature into underutilized areas of park space for play, learning and interaction. The areas often … Continue reading →

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Prescribed Burn at Blunn Creek Preserve

Posted on April 10, 2025 by membership

From the Parks Department: We are evaluating a potential prescribed pile burn at Blunn Creek Nature Preserve on Thursday, April 10 with Friday, April 11 as a fallback.  This pile burn will remove accumulations of dead wood, improve sight lines along the … Continue reading →

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Announcements from the Parks Committee

Posted on January 28, 2025 by membership

On January 30th, Matt McCaw at PARD will be meeting with Council about burn and habitat management in City preserves like Blunn. We will know more after that about plans for Blunn, especially prescribed burn schedules and wildfire risk mitigation. … Continue reading →

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