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Exciting Changes Under Way at Baker Sanctuary
Baker Sanctuary is now open and visitors will see a few changes over the next several months. The Baker Cabin (pictured above) and stone bunkhouse (pictured below)…
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Deer Creek Students Study Ecology at Baker
For the last three years, Baker Sanctuary has partnered with Deer Creek Elementary teachers to augment their 4th grade Ecology unit. Christopher Murray, the Baker Sanctuary steward, collaborated with…
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Groundbreaking at Baker Sanctuary
Travis Audubon board members and Solluna Builders recently held a groundbreaking ceremony at Baker Sanctuary. They celebrated the promise of a bright future for this 715+ acre preserve as new improvements…
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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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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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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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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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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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Baker Sanctuary News By Christopher Murray
Every year Baker Sanctuary hosts an Open House as an interactive way to engage the local community and Travis Audubon members. This year the Open House was held on…
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