On Saturday, February 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., we will hold our 8th trail repair work day, celebrating two full years as Greenbelt Guardians. We are getting to know our adopted greenbelt more intimately as we move through the seasons and the cycles of flood and drought.

This upcoming work day we will be focusing our attention on the Gus Fruh trail, at 2642 Barton Hills Drive, repairing damage caused by the recent flood and tending to one of the commitments we made for our Austin Parks Foundation Grant ("God willing and the creek don?t rise"... again). Our tasks will include: filling in eroded sections of the trail with granite; repairing fallen sections of stone retaining walls on the steep switchback trail; recycling downed tree limbs to use as barriers on illegal "rabbit trails"; creating improved cross trail drainage swales to decrease future trail erosion; and collecting river boulders to rebuild the creek overlook retaining wall. We will also continue our program of invasive species removal, whittling away at the growing ligustrum and nandina population. We'll also have a native seed planting team and a trash collection team.

There are plenty of tasks with varying levels of stamina and skill required. We hope to have another great neighborhood turn out. If you haven't yet joined us for one of these workdays, please come join us. We work hard, have a great time, and go home satisfied that we have given back to this beautiful place that gives so generously to us.

Please RSVP via email or phone so that we can properly prepare for the work day.

Glee Ingram
Greenbelt Guardian Coordinator
443-7522