• Austin-Bastrop River Corridor Partnership - an informal partnership of nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, businesses, and citizens concerned with the future of the 90-mile Colorado River corridor between Austin and Bastrop County.

  Austin-Bastrop River Corridor Partnership is entering a new phase with the release of "Discovering the Colorado: A Vision for the Austin-Bastrop River Corridor" (8MB file) - an 81-page report documenting the results of 4 years of workshops, meetings, and research.

The Texas Riparian Association - a statewide organization to promote awareness for protection and restoration of Texas riparian ecosystems hosted by the CER

The Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory - the HBBO program was created to support "citizen science" research and monitoring of Austin's birds.

• EcoHouses Partnership - a partnership to demonstrate green building techniques and landscaping by remodeling houses on the Hornsby Bend site and utilizing them as offices for City affiliated non-profit organizations - Treefolks and the Austin Youth River Watch Program with support from the Austin Green Building Program.

• The Ecological Mentorship Program - a program offering academic internships in natural resource management and urban ecology at the CER to university students.

• The Living Lab Program - a program with local elementary and secondary schools which brings students to the Hornsby Bend site during the year for ecological field studies.

• Ecological Literacy Days - three hours of outdoor volunteer work and an hour of ecological education on the last Saturday of every month at Hornsby Bend [9am-1pm]

For more information contact Kevin Anderson CER Coordinator 972-1960 or email him at Kevin.Anderson@ci.austin.tx.us