If you’ve been to our website recently you will have noticed a new and exciting addition to our homepage: the Palm Park Picnic. Who better to talk about the event and how it fits into the conservancy’s mission than John Spong: Texas Monthly Senior Editor and husband to Waller Creek Conservancy board member and picnic chair […]
Last Saturday, the conservancy worked with the Texas Spirits for their Spring Recruitment effort. Spirits and prospective Spirits came out to help clean Waller Creek and Palm Park, giving up their Saturday to beautify Austin. We were impressed by their enthusiasm and energy, committing themselves to a morning of hard work. The result? Just look at one […]
Last week, Melba Whatley was profiled in Culture Map Magazine’s series, “The Influentials” which features “the people who help to shape the City of Austin.” We were proud to see Melba get some well-deserved accolades for her signature glasses, wit, and hard work at the conservancy. Melba reminded us once again of the importance of creating […]
If you were walking on UT campus during the early afternoon of January 13, you might have laid witness to a rare and exciting sight: the procession of the monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery of Atlanta to Waller Creek. Having just dismantled a sand mandala they had been creating since the 9th, the monks […]
This week, Texas Architect Magazine interviewed Michael Van Valkenburgh on being the selected team in Design Waller Creek: A Competition. When asked to describe a successful element of a similar project to Waller Creek, Michael answered: “Right off the bat, the stone wall in Teardrop Park in New York City comes to mind. It is certainly a […]
Thanks to you, 2012 has been a remarkable year for the Waller Creek Conservancy. We are so grateful to the many Austinites who have donated, attended events, followed the design competition, submitted feedback, volunteered, and advocated for us this year. To name some highlights: Design Waller Creek: A Competition is complete; City Council unanimously affirmed […]
This week, it’s hard to look at a local publication and not read about the Waller Creek Conservancy. We were thrilled to see two of our founders recognized as outstanding Austinites: Tom Meredith and Melba Whatley. The Austin Chamber of Commerce named Tom and his wife Lynn the “2012 Austinites of the Year,” noting, “Austin’s […]
When was the last time you visited Palm Park? Is your answer, “what is Palm Park?” If you have never been, Palm Park is the area between the frontage road of IH 35 and Waller Creek, next to the historic Palm School building. While the park is small, it is a site full of potential. MVVA’s […]
Whenever someone asks what we do at the Waller Creek Conservancy, I inevitably hear, “oh, is that what all of that construction near Lady Bird Lake is about?” It can be difficult to give a brief, “elevator pitch” about the conservancy because the answer to this question is both “yes,” and “no.” The Waller Creek […]
Right in the middle of all of the design competition excitement this fall, we also hosted our inaugural benefit concert. On October 10th a crowd of almost 2,000 packed Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater to listen to great music and support the conservancy. Our inaugural concert, featuring Gary Clark Jr. and the Wheeler Brothers, was a terrific […]