Summer Pet Safety Tips for the Trail Soaring summer temperatures are here, and while we may be able to withstand them, the same can’t be said for our furry friends. Over-exercising a dog during hot weather often causes heat exhaustion. Our furry friends are more susceptible to heat stroke, which can result in brain damage, […]
Holly Neighborhood Storytelling Project Nestled along the northeast shores of Lady Bird Lake, the Holly neighborhood is known for its rich history and culture. The Trail Conservancy is working on improving the Trail and its connections in the neighborhood by implementing elements proposed in PARD’s Holly Shores/Edward Rendon Sr. Park Vision...
All Blog Austin’s Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail Transformed: TEMPO Project Announces Selected Artists Austin, TX – Tuesday, January 30, 2024 – The Trail Conservancy, in collaboration with the City of Austin Economic Development Department’s Art in Public Places Program (AIPP), is pleased to announce the artists selected to participate...
For Immediate Release: Media Contact Megan Paul megan@gwpr.com 646.943.4600 The Trail Conservancy Announces Leadership Change Celebrating Heidi Anderson’s Tenure AUSTIN, TEXAS – November 2, 2023 – The Trail Conservancy (TTC) announced today that Heidi Anderson will step down as Chief Executive Officer of the organization at the end of December...
As a part of the launch of The Trail Conservancy’s Arts + Culture plan in May of 2023, TTC teamed up with local art collective dadaLab to create a site-specific laser installation, The Current Underneath. The piece was installed inside the former water intake facility of the Seaholm Power Plant, future site of the Seaholm Waterfront...
Arts + Culture Plan In 2022, The Trail Conservancy (TTC) partnered with the Austin Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) and the City of Austin Art in Public Places (AIPP) program to create an Arts + Culture Plan for the Butler Trail that would contribute to the space and elevate the user experience, while not overwhelming, […]
Michael Barnes Austin American-Statesman Returning the trail around Lady Bird Lake, one of Austin’s defining features, back to its grassroots origins, the city’s parks and recreation department has conferred primary stewardship of the Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail to a newly renamed nonprofit, the Trail Conservancy. Created as the...
Published by KUTX By Mose Buchele Published September 14, 2022 at 4:07 PM CDT The City of Austin has officially opened a new section of the hike and bike trail along Lady Bird Lake. The quarter-mile stretch of trail connects what officials said was the last remaining gap in the 10-mile lakeside loop. Before Wednesday, […]
Hi TTF Community! My name is Anna, and I am an Ambassador Girl Scout in 12th grade working on my Gold Award! The Gold Award is the highest achievement within the Girl Scouts of USA and is essentially a service project in which a girl scout strives to help solve an issue near and dear […]
Eric and Maria Groten would not be sharing a last name, four kids, and their last 23 years together if not for the Butler Trail. Their first meeting happened in the wake of Eric’s loss of his twin brother, Kurt, who died along with his three young children in a fiery crash with an 18-wheeler. […]
Shake up your Wednesday nights with Music on the Trail—a free live music series right on the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail. Every week in October, the Rainey Street Trailhead lawn transforms into Austin’s coolest outdoor concert spot, featuring incredible local musicians.
Find birds on the Butler Trail at the Holly Trailhead. Join TTC and Travis Audubon for a beginner-friendly, 1-2 mile-long bird walk.
Twilight on the Trail is The Trail Conservancy's biggest fundraiser of the year. A twist on the stuffy gala, attire is "Cocktail on top, Trail on bottom" as we join together celebrating the Butler Trail with food, drinks, and competitive live bidding.
Location: 1920 E Riverside Drive, Suite A-120 PMB 223 Austin, TX 78741
Phone: 1-855-44-TRAIL
The Trail Conservancy is a non-profit, tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Tax ID: 87-0699956.
Join us for the 20th Annual Maudie’s Moonlight Margarita 5K Fun Run on Thursday, June 8, 2023.
Purchase your tickets now and save! Prices increase on May 8.