BTC: Williamson Creek Greenbelt Central/Battle Bend Springs for National Public Lands Day

Saturday, September 27th, 2014 from 9:00am to 12:00pm (CT)
Ciarah Garcia

Working as a site leader was a great opportunity to create collaborative work within my group. We did a lot of communicating to get the dirty work done, and the community members were so happy about it.

Gave 3.00 hours on 09/27/2014 with University Leadership Network
Jarne Johnson

Gave 3.00 hours on 09/27/2014 with University Leadership Network, UGS 303-Race in the Age of Obama (Fall 2014), LCAE Project Volunteer
Heena Bhakta

Cleaning up this creek was definitely a rewarding experience because I personally tend to forget how much harm we can do to the environment. I used to be in charge of an environmental club in middle school, and I even volunteered at the Houston Arboretum several times to help clear up paths and pick up trash. Whenever I volunteer in an outdoor setting, I learn to appreciate the environment more and more. I am glad I had the chance to do it under the Austin Parks Foundation and Texas Conservation Corporation because they organized the event thoroughly and had everything from water to gloves to help us throughout the shift.

Gave 3.00 hours on 09/27/2014 with University Leadership Network
Ciarah Garcia

I had an awesome crew, and a great site coordinator. The community there was extremely grateful for the help that was provided in cleaning up the creek.

Gave 3.00 hours on 09/27/2014 with The University of Texas at Austin
Ashley Cauich

The feeling you obtain after you make a positive change has no price. This service event was a great opportunity for me to help the Austin community. I had done service events in my hometown, but it was my first time doing it on Austin. This lead me to realize that the need of service and helping hands is always needed everywhere. By helping others one has the opportunity to unify with others and make a commitment to work together to achieve the same goal "to make this world much better". Our actions might seem little, but with that seed of change we planted, we can motivate and influence other to take the same initiative we did. Our community needs us, so let's start making the change now!

Gave 3.00 hours on 09/27/2014 with University Leadership Network
Rebeca Hernandez

I really enjoyed cleaning up the creak, even though it seemed like such a small little thing, it really did make a big difference. By the time we were finished picking up trash and pulling out weeds, the creek looked so much better. Everyone was also extremely nice, so it made the experience more enjoyable.

Gave 3.00 hours on 09/27/2014 with University Leadership Network