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Battling Invasives at Blair Woods
By Chris Murray, Land Manager & Educator One of the most common mistakes when managing a significant invasive plant infestation is to underestimate the tenacity of the species you are…
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Hands-on Learning with St. Edward’s at Commons Ford
St Edward’s students learn plant identification skills and the value of native prairies while conducting the annual Commons Ford Prairie vegetation survey Dr. Amy Concilio of St. Edward’s University has…
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A Morning Walk at Baker Sanctuary by Mikael Behrens
On the morning of May 6 I spent over 3 hours covering about 2.5 miles of trails on the south half of Travis Audubon’s Baker Sanctuary in northwest Austin. It…
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Notes from the Canyon
The winter months at Chaetura Canyon are when we concentrate on habitat restoration and trail work. This is the fallow time of year for avian productivity. A time when…
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Counting for Science: A Recap of Great Backyard Bird Count
On February 18, Baker Sanctuary held its fourth annual Great Backyard Bird Count. This year we had 32 participants ranging in age from four to retired. Folks were split…
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Support Chaetura Canyon!
Over the last few years we have sold almost 150 specially inscribed bricks, raising over $10,000 for the Chaetura Canyon Sanctuary. A limited number of bricks remain! Everyone…
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Prescribed Fire at Commons Ford Park
On February 9th, the Austin Fire Department Wildfire Division, Austin PARD, CE-Bar Fire and Lake Travis Fire Rescue Wildfire conducted a prescribed burn in the Commons Ford Park Prairie…
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Baker Sanctuary 2016 Year in Review
The article below represents an abridged version of the “Baker Sanctuary 2016 Year in Review” by Chris Murray, Land Manager and Educator at Travis Audubon.
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Chaetura Canyon Stewardship Day
On Saturday we had a great Stewardship Day at Chaetura Canyon. Volunteers enjoyed a delicious continental breakfast before spending several hours climbing hills, clearing brush,…
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Chaetura Canyon Sanctuary News By Georgean and Paul Kyle
The month of October started with breakfast and a tour of Chaetura Canyon for the new Master Birding Class led by Cindy Sperry. More than 30 participants attended the…
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Baker Sanctuary News By Christopher Murray
Living at Baker is always interesting, whether it is singing coyotes in the night, unsuspected flowers blooming, or migrant birds fleetingly passing through the landscape; there is always something…
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Chaetura Canyon Sanctuary News By Georgean and Paul Kyle
We took a rare week off in late July to travel to Lac Édouard, Quebec to attend the opening of the world’s first Chimney Swift Museum and Interpretive Center…
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Baker Sanctuary News By Christopher Murray
This season the annual 100-acre survey marked its sixth year of data collection since color-banding of territorial males was initiated in the spring of 2011. While 100-acre surveys of…
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Chaetura Canyon Sanctuary News By Georgean and Paul Kyle
The beneficial rains that fell during the first part of the year came to a screeching halt in June, and we recorded less than 1” of precipitation during June…
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Master Birder Class
Members of the inaugural Travis Audubon Master Birder Class enjoyed their first field trip to Chaetura Canyon! This small jewel of a preserve is the first of three Travis…
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