Slaughter Creek Trail Building04/26/2008 Hosted by the Austin Ridge Riders Mountain Bike Club (This Event Is Eligible For Pay Dirt Hours).  The proposed target date for completing and opening the Slaughter Creek Trail is March /April 2008, so come on out and lend a hand.   Date: April 26th        Time:  9am-1:00pmLocation:  9901 Camp Ben McCullough Rd. (aka: FM1826) at Slaughter Creek, (SW Austin-78737) What to Bring: sturdy shoes or boots, sun block, bug repellent, work gloves, eye protection, WATER, & food (i.e., energy bars and/or sandwich).  Directions:

• From Austin, go to the Y in Oak Hill.  Continue west on Hwy 290 and turn left onto  Camp Ben McCullough Rd./FM1826 (third traffic light after the Y). Drive approximately 2 miles, cross the low water bridge over Slaughter Creek and the property/gate entrance will be on your left.  Drive up the driveway to the parking lot.
• From Circle C and other areas in South Austin, take Slaughter Lane to Camp Ben McCullough Rd./FM1826. Turn left on Camp Ben/1826. Drive approximately 1 mile. Cross the low water bridge over Slaughter Creek and the property/gate entrance will be on your left.  Drive up the driveway to the parking lot.

Contact: Britt Jones at bikejones2426@yahoo.com or call 512-423-0889

Native Plant Rescue04/26/2008 On Saturday, April 26 (9 AM to 1 PM), Native Plant Society, Aspen Properties, and 2222 CONA will sponsor a plant rescue at the Aspen Property at the northwest corner of 2222 and River Place Blvd., south of Four Points Shopping Center. Rene Barrera will be available from the City to provide pots and a trailer to rescue lots of little bluestem. There are some other meadow species plus some understory plants as well. Grasses dug for the City will be utilized in restoration work, parks and preserves in the City. And you may salvage plants for your own projects but please bring pots for those. Be aware that you will be required to sign the release form before you begin; so first you must come to the registration table and sign in. Don't forget your shovels, gloves, etc.  Date: April 26th        Time:  9am-1:00pmLocation:  northwest corner of 2222 and River Place Blvd (West Austin – 78730)What to Bring: shovels, gloves, etc.Directions:-Coming from the north and Highway 620, turn south on 2222 and go less than a mile. Get into the right lane and watch for the major traffic light intersection at River Place Blvd. Just before that traffic light at River Place Blvd., pull to the right and drive onto the undeveloped Aspen property where you will see the "ASPEN FOR LEASE" sign. Park in the field. -Coming from the south, go north and west on 2222 past 360. Continue past City Park Road, Jester Blvd., Bell Mountain, and McNeil. Turn left at the next light which is River Place Blvd. Go one long block and turn right on Bonaventure (you will see signage for River Place Corporate Park). Follow Bonaventure through the Corporate Park area all the way around (winding a bit and crossing speed bumps as the street narrows) and back to 2222. Take a right on 2222 (going back south). Just before reaching the traffic light at River Place Blvd., pull to the right and drive onto the undeveloped Aspen property where you will see the "ASPEN FOR LEASE" sign. Park in the field. (It is a longer way around using Bonaventure but much safer this way than trying to turn left on 2222 without a protected turn!) Contact: Dale and Pat Bulla, dale-bulla@pobox.com, 345-9528 

Creek Beautification ProjectO4/26/2008 There is a beautiful little creek the meanders through a wooded area in east Austin that is in need of TLC.  Located just off of MLK out past Airport Blvd., it is adjacent to the new home of the Friends Meeting of Austin.  Volunteers from Friends Meeting of Austin would love to turn this place into a park like space with specific wildlife areas and have a landscape architect working on plans.  But first volunteers need to clean up the trash, clear pathways and remove old stuff blocking the creek. Come join other volunteers for community work followed by lunch. Date: Saturday April 26thTime: 9 am- 12pm (noon) followed by lunchLocation: 3701 East MLK Blvd.Parking: We have a big grassy parking lot at the back of the property.Contact: Dave Draudt at 512-291-0284 or ddraudt@austin.rr.com  to volunteer.Note: wear long pants, long sleeve shirt and bring work gloves and trash removing tools if you have them.