Stream and Park
Restoration Receive Funding in Central
Texas
Blanco County, TX
(December 2002)
The City of Blanco
received a $200,000 Partnerships in Parks grant
from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The
city, in cooperation with the Citizens' Assembly
of Blanco County Wheels & Feet Task Force
(Wheels & Feet), was recognized for the
groundbreaking nature of the coalition.
Supported by the Rivers, Trails, and
Conservation Assistance Program, Wheels &
Feet led a two year planning effort to act upon
the needs of diverse organizations and to
assemble the financing to realize their vision.
Local government, non-profit groups, businesses
and individuals were supplemented by pro bono
engineering and design support from HDR
Engineering, Inc. and Ford, Powell, and Carson
Architects of San Antonio, as well as a local
grant match from the Guadalupe-Blanco River
Authority.
The project will
restore Town Creek, establish a thriving
riparian habitat zone, and create an
interpretive trail, arbor, amphitheater, and
picnic tables to provide opportunities for more
healthful living and expanded cultural and
historical events in the area.
For more
information, please contact Steve Bonner
(steve_bonner@nps.gov), Rivers,
Trails, and Conservation
Assistance program Community Planner, Austin,
TX, 512-916-5163.
