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THE BULL CREEK FOUNDATION

promotes and encourages the balance between nature, recreation, and development in a unique and treasured 32-square mile watershed.

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Our Board President Rachel McGill grabbed these ph

Our Board President Rachel McGill grabbed these photos at the Bull Creek Greenbelt in its current, snowy state. She reports that it’s a bit slick out there.

Thank you for continuing to keep the Greenbelt cle

Thank you for continuing to keep the Greenbelt clean! Under stage 5 coronavirus restrictions, we are not allowed to organize any volunteer activities. That doesn’t mean park-goers can’t go out with members of their same household to take on the task themselves. All it takes is a few trash bags and grabbers or gloves.

Fall color at St. Edward’s Park/Bull Creek Green

Fall color at St. Edward’s Park/Bull Creek Greenbelt.

📷 @fording.the.river

#texas #austintexas #bullcreekgreenbelt #atx #texashillcountry #austinparks #optoutside #texasnativeplants #autumn #bullcreekfoundation #creek

Looks like the beautiful, fall wildflowers that li

Looks like the beautiful, fall wildflowers that line the Bull Creek Greenbelt trails are going to seed!

"The seedy activity in late summer and autumn leads to many positive results in spring, at least in the case of native plants."

📷: @jenmramos

#bullcreekgreenbelt #optoutside #nature #wildflowers #austinparks #bullcreek #autumn #seasonalchange #austintx #hiking

@austinparksfdn is hosting It’s My Park Day at a

@austinparksfdn is hosting It’s My Park Day at a Distance from Saturday, November 7th to Saturday, November 14th. 🌳💚As part of this great city-wide event, you can earn an IMPD tee, just by helping out and enjoying our parks!🙌🧑‍🌾 Volunteer registration is open now - LINK IN @austincityparks BIO. See you there!

#itsmyparkday

Lovely waterfall image to start your weekend, by @

Lovely waterfall image to start your weekend, by @michellemusslewhite who urges all of us to “leave no trace.” Happy Friday!

#bullcreekgreenbelt #bullcreek #optoutside #repost #linkfalls #optoutside #waterfall #bullcreekfoundation #austinparks #autumn #nature #landscapephotography

Take a moment to recognize the fungi! 📷 @jenmra

Take a moment to recognize the fungi! 📷 @jenmramos
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Today I explored trails at Bull Creek that kept going up and up. Eventually I got to barbed wire, then a residential street. The path down was pretty steep, but I was meandering a lot. Honestly, I’d never taken this path before.

I don’t feel like I can get lost at Bull Creek, because of the creek and the highway noise that help keep me oriented. I did make it back down to the creek, and there was water in it! It was cool and clear. I hiked two miles total, and only saw people in the last quarter mile or so (9:30am).

#atxphotographer #mushroomsofinstagram #optoutside #bullcreek #upperbullcreek #austinparks #mesquitetree #bullcreekgreenbelt #hiking #texas #austin #womenwhohike

This Saturday, the National Park Service will prov

This Saturday, the National Park Service will provide FREE ADMISSION to all national parks for #NationalPublicLandsDay (NPLD) —the nation's biggest annual celebration of the great outdoors. Established by the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) in 1994, NPLD encourages environmental stewardship and the use of public lands for education, recreation, inspiration and general health and wellness. Learn more about this year's NPLD held on September 26 at www.nps.gov⁣
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Image: Graphic with text reading "National Public Lands Day. National Park Service, September 26, 2020". Illustration is a silhouette of a park ranger filled with a collage of park-related images of cultural sites, wildlife, fossils, and more.⁣
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#NPLD #nationalparkservice #findyourpark

repost: @nationalparkservice

Thanks for sharing your adventure, @diaryofajenny

Thanks for sharing your adventure, @diaryofajenny !
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We hiked Bull Creek today, and thank goodness for the breeze in this hot summer. 🌞

#endorphins #hiking #atx #trail #womenwhohike #austinparks #creek #bullcreekgreenbelt #bullcreekfoundation #bullcreek

The Blackfoot daisy is a member of the sunflower f

The Blackfoot daisy is a member of the sunflower family. That means what might look like one flower is actually a cluster or head of many smaller flowers of two different types: white ray flowers and yellow disk flowers. The disk flowers are packed together in the middle of the “head,” while the ray flowers are arranged around the perimeter of the central cluster of disk flowers.

Why blackfoot? If you look on the underside of each of the white ray flowers you will see a small, foot-shaped bract (or reduced leaf) that turns black when mature. It’s a surefire way to identify this little beauty. In fact, the scientific name Melampodium comes from two Greek words: melas, which means black, and podos, which means foot.

(Text source: @texasparkswildlife, 📷: @jenmramos )

We love this visual of recent Bull Creek History f

We love this visual of recent Bull Creek History from @nicolethespy (check her feed for the full caption)!
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I moved to Austin in 6th grade. Austin is the longest I've lived anywhere, about 17 or 18 years.

Right before moving to Atlanta, I found this photo of 6th grade me at Bull Creek (with much more greenery). The tree in the photo from 1999 is dead now, but still standing.

When I moved to Bull Creek for my last couple of years, it was just by chance bc my prior apt flooded. I thought I'd never been to Bull Creek before. I spent my last several months hiking Bull Creek. It was amazing, I loved it.

#bullcreek #bullcreekfoundation #bullcreekgreenbelt #pictureinapicture #memories #atx #austintx #optoutside #bullcreekmemories

Back in the olden days, people littered at Bull Cr

Back in the olden days, people littered at Bull Creek Park, but they needed a special tool to open their beer cans, called a church key.

Please don't leave your litter in the park for future generations. These items were picked up from the Greenbelt, yesterday.

📷: @jenmramos

#bullcreekfoundation #bullcreek #bullcreekgreenbelt #packitout #litter #vintagelitter #oldbeercan #oldcokebottle #keepaustinbeautiful #dontmesswithtexas #optoutside #trailhiking #austinparks #volunteer

Sesbania drummondii, known as poisonbean, rattlebo

Sesbania drummondii, known as poisonbean, rattlebox and rattlebush emerging from the creek bed near the falls at Upper Bull Creek. This plant prefers moist soils of ditches and frequently-inundated meadows, as well as depressions and the open edges of lakes, ponds and streams, which may explain how it’s growing in this spot, which was dry until recently.

📷: @jenmramos

Upper Bull Creek trail this morning. What are you

Upper Bull Creek trail this morning. What are you favorite hiking spots along Bull Creek? Do you prefer the rocky cliffs, wooded areas, or is a creek hike more your jam?

📷: @jenmramos

We are thrilled to see water flowing in the creek

We are thrilled to see water flowing in the creek again!

Thanks for sharing your experience, @tastytype !
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Play more. Splashing in the creek and jumping the falls.

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There’s fun to be had by all at Bull Creek. Than

There’s fun to be had by all at Bull Creek. Thanks for sharing your adventure, @legoatx !
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Lego Extreme Sports!

#lego #bullcreek #bullcreekfoundation #bullcreekgreenbelt #optoutside #creek #austinparks #summer #atx #legooutdoors #legophotography #legogram #legiminifig

Thank you to the five McCallum juniors who managed

Thank you to the five McCallum juniors who managed a socially-distanced, DIY Cleanup at the District Park on Sunday morning. They collected roughly 3.5 full bags of trash from the creek and trails, unimpeded by mud and slippery rocks, all the while wearing masks.

#bullcreekfoundation #bullcreekgreenbelt #bullcreek #packitout #litterpickup #diycleanup #atx #volunteer #austinparks #keepaustinbeautiful #mccallum

With rainy days ahead, a hike at St. Edward’s Pa

With rainy days ahead, a hike at St. Edward’s Park and Greenbelt might be your perfect getaway!
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#Repost @tammy_ramirez
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Rain or shine, people, rain or shine, the great outdoors renews the mind! #soggytrails #hikingadventures👣 #earthrunners #followyourheart #happyheart❤️ #bullcreek #bullcreekfoundation #optoutside #sociallydistancedhikes #stedwardspark #austinparks

Thank you, @austintxlitter for taking time to do a

PSA! 🔑🚗Don’t let this happen to you. Lock

PSA! 🔑🚗Don’t let this happen to you. Lock your car and hide your valuables BEFORE you get to the parking lot. You never know who saw you place your purse under the seat or your wallet in the glove compartment. And who wants to return from a great hike to find this mess?

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