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Walk for a Day and the WQPL

Walk for a Day and the WQPL. Hill Country Conservancy Greenways Inc. City of Austin LBJWC. Walk for a Day Proposed Regional Trail. Wildflower Center Involvement. WQPL Mission.

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Walk for a Day and the WQPL

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  1. Walk for a Day and the WQPL

  2. Hill Country Conservancy Greenways Inc. City of Austin LBJWC Walk for a Day Proposed Regional Trail

  3. Wildflower Center Involvement

  4. WQPL Mission To produce the optimum level of clean, high quality water from project lands to recharge the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer.

  5. Protect water quality and quantity Minimize soil erosion, vegetation loss and water contamination Minimize interference with land management and ecosystem services Protect sensitive areas including endangered species and karst features Priorities for Suitability Analysis

  6. Karst Features Source: WQPL

  7. Endangered & Threatened Species Source: TPWD & Audubon

  8. Management Techniques Source: Wildflower Center

  9. Source: Wildflower Center

  10. Weighted Overlay • Creeks & Streams • Karst Features • Karst Catchment Basin • Springs & Ponds • Endangered Species • Work Sites & Cultural Resources • Existing Roads • Property Boundary • Burn Unit Boundaries Suitability WQPL Suitability Map

  11. Detail to the Design • Public Involvement • Trail Corridor Modification • Ground Survey of Trail Corridor

  12. Weighted Overlay • Creeks & Streams • Karst Features • Karst Catchment Basin • Springs & Ponds • Endangered Species • Work Sites & Cultural Resources • Existing Roads • Property Boundary • Burn Unit Boundaries Suitability Proposed Trail Corridor

  13. 300 ft. wide 17 miles long 24 survey days 10 calendar weeks 520 volunteer hours Detail Area • 7 researchers, 50 ft. apart • 1-3 floaters to record data Ground Survey

  14. 300 ft. wide 17 miles long 25 survey days 10 calendar weeks • 7 researchers, 50 ft. apart • 1-3 floaters to record data Ground Survey

  15. Hydrology Topography Endangered species • Hydrology • Endangered species Results-Areas of Concern

  16. Possible solutions • Reroute • Surface trail • Raise trail • Physical barriers

  17. Possible solutions • Reroute • Surface trail • Raise trail • Physical barriers

  18. Possible solutions • Reroute • Surface trail • Raise trail • Physical barriers

  19. Possible solutions • Reroute • Surface trail • Raise trail • Physical barriers

  20. Possible solutions • Reroute • Surface trail • Raise trail • Physical barriers • Grate • Fence • Vegetative screen

  21. Walk for a Day and the WQPL

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