At the mouth of Blunn Creek, sedimentary deposits created a shallow area in Lady Bird Lake that began growing vegetation. In 2014, The Trail Conservancy (then The Trail Foundation) received a $50,000 grant from 3M to complete an ecological restoration project at this site. This dynamic, transitional habitat represented an opportunity for habitat restoration and management, as well as a valuable educational opportunity about the ecological processes in this special area and similar urban transitional habitats – a key issue for rapidly growing cities.
Environmental Survey Consulting completed the work in collaboration with Watershed Protection and the Parks and Recreation Department. In May 2014, 3M volunteers had fun getting muddy at the Blunn Creek delta where they planted eastern gama grass, rose mallow and other native wetland plants as part of the ecological restoration project.
