Travis Audubon Society
3710 Cedar St.,Box 5
Austin, Texas 78704
512.300.BIRD (2473)
info@travisaudubon.org
All photos are courtesy of Nancy Manning
DAY 5: February 20, 2010
- We had 25 volunteers come out and help, 12
which were new.
- Removal of a large Pecan tree that had fallen.
- 100 yards previously cut or fallen non natives
removed from creek.
- 1/2 yard of Japanese honeysuckle and Linustrum
seedlings were removed from pond bank.
- 2 piles of non native brush removed.
DAY 4: January 18, 2010
- We had 55 volunteers come out and help, 41
which were new.
- 4 acres(250 cubic yards) of Ligustrum and other
non-natives were treated, bagged and removed.
- 100 yards of trail constructed. Trees cut and used
to line both sides of trail. Brush removed and trail
area raked.
- 1/2 acre hummingbird and butterfly garden
cleared so Norman Elementary kids can plant
garden.
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DAY 3: November 14, 2009
- We had 29 volunteers come out and help, 19
which were new.
- 177 native plants and 13 pounds of seeds were
planted in the pond outflow area.
- 6 cubic yards of non native plants were uprooted.
- 72 cubic yards of non native plants were high cut,
treated and stacked.
- 48 cubic yards of non native plants were hauled.
- 15 bags of trash was collected.
- Mulched 100 ft of new trail close to loop and lined
with logs.
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DAY 2: October 24, 2009
- We had 41 volunteers come out and help, 30
which were new.
- 30 native plants were planted around the pond.
- 225 cubic yards of dense invasive woody
vegetation was cut, stump treated, hauled and
stacked for chipping.
- 65 bags of trash was collected.
- Cleared invasive plants from sections 1-3 of
riparian corridor.
- Water quality monitoring for conductivity, PH,
nitrate and dissolved oxygen.
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DAY 1: September 26, 2009
- We had 42 volunteers come out to help, 35 which
were new.
- 300 feet of trail was mulched.
- 2 benches were installed.
- 4 yards of invasive plants were removed from 1/2
acre and mulched along the riparian corridor.
- 20 native plants were transplanted out of trails.
- 2 trails were trimmed.
- 90 native grass plugs were planted.
- 15 woody native plants were planted.
- 5 bags of trash was collected.
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Check back for more info on the next volunteer day on
April 17th, 2010.
Blair Woods Sanctuary
Blair Woods Sanctuary Restoration Project Progress
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