Come Say Hello! Sign-In Box Installed at Blair Woods

If you have visited Blair Woods the past week, you may have noticed a new addition to the trail. At the entrance to the trails, near the sign that…

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Thank you, Mary Parker: Large Book Donation from Long Time Member

Adapted from an article by Jorjanna Price We would like to extend our greatest thanks to long time member and volunteer Mary Parker for her donation of roughly…

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Visit Chaetura Canyon This Summer

Anyone who has visited Chaetura Canyon will tell you that it is a truly magical place. With over 150 avian species documented within its boundaries, the sanctuary is…

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Blair Woods Buzzing with Folks at Bug-themed Nature Day

On May 26, Travis Audubon hosted a bug-themed Family Nature Day at Blair Woods Sanctuary. Over one hundred people attended and participated in insect-themed activities. Representatives from Lost Pines…

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Snapshots from Baker Nature Day 2018

Baker Nature Day on May 12th was a huge success, with over 200 attendees visiting the Jackie Arnold Education center and surrounding area for activities including seedball making, owl…

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Eagle Scouts Install Wooden Benches at Baker

In late April, Boy Scout Chris Zimmerman, with help and support from Troop 202 and his family, spent the day installing two new wooden benches in the upper Baker Spring Trail….

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Notes from Chaetura Canyon: April 2018

By the end of April, most of the Chimney Swift towers on Chaetura Canyon were occupied – including all five in the Chimney Swift Glade, the Castle, and the…

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Notes from Chaetura Canyon

February at Chaetura Canyon was a fast-paced flurry of tours, presentations and workdays in preparation for the spring nesting season and annual return of the Chimney Swifts. Several very successful…

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Boy Scouts Build Bridge at Baker

Baker Sanctuary hosted some awesome volunteers this month who improved the walkability of part of the property. Brendan Ryan, with help from his parents and Boy Scout Troop 271, built a…

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Austin Bat Refuge Visits Blair Woods After School Program

As Dianne and Lee from Austin Bat Refuge pulled up to the sanctuary with a truck full of cages, the students of Ortega Elementary lit up with curiosity. Little did they…

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Baker Sanctuary: February Highlights

This February was a busy month at Baker Sanctuary. Some of the highlights include: Drone enthusiast Carlos Austin volunteered his drone in the search for a possibly record-setting Ashe Juniper…

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The New Year at Chaetura Canyon

By Georgean and Paul Kyle, Sanctuary Stewards January was a month of preparation at Chaetura Canyon: tree-trimming, trail maintenance, nest-box and Chimney Swift tower cleaning, and much more. To hold…

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