Citizens Call for Nature Park

Petition Published by Citizens for a Barton Creek Park (Austin American-Statesman, April 13, 1970 )

Petition Published by Citizens for a Barton Creek Park
Austin American-Statesman, April 13, 1970

April 1970

Citizens for a Barton Creek Park petition the City to purchase an expansive nature preserve along Barton Creek as envisioned by Phil Sterzing.

The ad went into the newspaper. It was amazing, people of great stature had responded and got interested in this.

— Alexander Mourelatos, University of Texas Professor of Philosophy

This mail-in coupon encouraged readers to join in the effort for a Barton Creek Park.

This mail-in coupon encouraged readers to join in the effort for a Barton Creek Park.
Austin American-Statesman, April 13, 1970
Proposed Barton Creek Park Represented by Green Shading

Proposed Barton Creek Park Represented by Green Shading
Courtesy Living Springs

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Supporting Documents

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Barton Creek Wilderness Park History

Plan For A Barton Creek Park
February 1970
Barton Creek
Petition For Barton Creek Park
April 1970
Petition Published by Citizens for a Barton Creek Park
Greenway Study Unveiled
October 1991
Barton Creek, 1989
Key Greenbelt Land Purchased
Sept 1993
Aerial of Barton Creek Greenbelt

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A History of Grassroots Efforts

Citizens Favor Park And Ordinances
April 1970
Austin City Council Public Hearing, April 16, 1970
Petition For Barton Creek Park
April 1970
Petition Published by Citizens for a Barton Creek Park
Public Embraces Saving Barton Creek
1970s
Barton Creek, circa 1970
Anti Development Groups Organize
1978/79
Betty Brown, Zilker Park Posse
Environmental Groups Push Through Ordinance
April 1980
Trail Of Broken Promises
April 1981
Environmental Attorney Joe Riddell
Proposed Development On Barton Creek Sparks Outcry
1988
Jim Bob Moffett, Developer
All Night Hearing Unites Citizens Against PUD
June 1990
All-night hearing on proposed Barton Creek Planned Unit Development, 1990
Media Galvanizes Public Against Barton Creek PUD
June 1990
John Aielli, KUT Radio Personality
Provocative Activism Draws Attention
June 1990
Earth First! member photographs endangered birds on land slated for development
Save Our Springs Coalition Forms
August 1991
Environmental groups come together to present guidelines to protect Barton Springs and Barton Creek