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Newsletter at a Glance I. Happy New Year! II. Deep Dives Speaker Session III. Aquatic Plant Restoration Project IV. Natural Resources Survey V. Polar Bear Splash

Happy New Year ...and new decade!

As we get ready to DIVE into 2020, we want to thank you for being a meaningful part of the Barton Springs community.

Because of your support, we are able to further our mission to honor, preserve, and enhance the Barton Springs experience. With the year drawing to a close, we hope you will consider joining us in preserving this Austin treasure with a tax-deductible gift to Barton Springs Conservancy.

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Deep Dives Speaker Session Thanks for joining us!

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our Deep Dives Speaker Session on 11/21 with biologist, Laurie Dries! We hope you enjoyed the session and learned a thing or two about the aquatic plants at Barton Springs Pool. Click here to watch the recorded session!

Aquatic Plant Restoration Project  Thank you, Austin Parks Foundation!

Thanks to the support from Barton Springs stakeholder groups, Austin Parks Foundation has awarded Barton Springs Conservancy with a generous grant for the Aquatic Planting Restoration Project at Barton Springs Pool!

The Aquatic Plant Restoration Project is a vital and necessary component of maintaining and improving the Barton Springs experience. The newly added aquatic plants will help improve water quality and salamander habitat conditions. In addition to making physical improvements to Barton Springs Pool through habitat restoration, the aquatic re-planting efforts will reduce algae that impairs the ecological and swimming conditions at the Springs.

Thank you to Friends of Barton Springs Pool , Save Barton Creek Association , and Save Our Springs Alliance for your support in this grant award.

Natural Resources Survey of Zilker Park Moving forward with the Zilker Park Master Plan

Barton Springs Conservancy is pleased to announce the Natural Resources Survey of Zilker Park has been fully funded by ongoing, dedicated donors. The Siglo Group began work in mid-Dec. 2019 with the goal of supporting the master planning process and long-term management of Zilker Metropolitan Park.

Polar Bear Splash Start the new year & new decade at Barton Springs!

Wake up and start 2020 right with the chilling embrace of Barton Springs at the annual Polar Bear Splash on Wednesday, January 1st! Join hundreds of Austinites at Barton Springs and start the new decade with friends and family. We hope to see you there!

We look forward to furthering our mission with your help, and of course, seeing you at the Springs in 2020! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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