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Avatar Tree

Stefan Wray — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 01:30:49 +0000

Here is a link to the photo of the avatar tree at 700 Grove Blvd.

21 ACRES TO BE DONATED TO CITY IN MONTOPOLIS

Stefan Wray — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 03:23:08 +0000

21 ACRES TO BE DONATED TO CITY IN MONTOPOLIS

Austin, Texas – The Montopolis Tributary Trail Association and Montopolis neighbors very much thank the McElhenney Family for their generous donation of 21.3 acres of their property to the City of Austin that will be preserved as open green space.

City staff confirmed today that the City will accept the land from Amy Barbee, John McElhenney, and Jennifer McElhenney Bertino that makes up nearly half the property they own in the Montopolis neighborhood adjacent to State Highway 183.

The donated property is rich with flora and fauna. An abundance of heritage trees provide home and cover to a diversity of animal species, including horny toads, jackrabbits, hawks, and deer.

The sisters and brother inherited the property more than 20 years ago from their father and it has remained as undeveloped land. The deal with the City was made possible with support from attorney Stephen Drenner.

The Montopolis Tributary, a main branch of the Carson Creek watershed, bisects the McElhenney property. 17.4 acres of this portion is entirely within the 100-year floodplain. This part will become under the management of the City’s Watershed Protection Department.

Another 3.87 acre parcel adjacent to the Montopolis Practice Field, located at Felix Ave. and Vasquez St., will be under the management of the City’s Parks Department.

This donated land adds to an existing 13 acres of Watershed property and 6 acres of Park land bringing to a 40 acre total the amount of contiguous public land, by far the largest acreage within the Montopolis neighborhood.

The Montopolis Tributary Trail Association, which has received a grant from the Austin Parks Foundation to build a multimodal hike and bike trail in this area, welcomes the opportunity to work with the City and others on the best use of this property.

The association also keenly awaits word from the National Park Service, to which it has applied for support from its Rivers Trails & Conservation Assistance Program. If it is a grant recipient, the association looks forward to bringing in other partners such as the Texas Riparian Association to help with tributary restoration.

Susan Bright Austin Poet

Stefan Wray — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:20:27 +0000

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Austin poet Susan Bright reads a selection of her poems during National Poetry Month on Austin News Real, a program on community television.

Susan Bright is author of 19 books of poetry, three of which have been recipients of Austin Book Awards. She is the editor/publisher of Plain View Press, which since 1975 has published 100 books. Her work as a poet, publisher, activist and educator has taken her all over the United States.

iconmedia's Pam Thompson and Stefan Wray produce Austin News Real in the studios of channelAustin. This Austin News Real program aired on channelAustin 10 on April 4, 2007. channelAustin is Austin's community television and digital media center. See www.channelaustin.org.

Iraq Veterans Against The War

Pam Thompson — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:40:46 +0000

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In this episode of Austin New Real, Pam Thompson interviews U.S. military veterans Marie Kindlinger, Doug Zachary, and Alan Pogue about the work of Veterans For Peace and Iraq Veterans Against The War. Topics covered include the Winter Soldier event held in Austin and Under The Hood, the new GI coffeehouse near Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. For information on Veterans For Peace see http://www.veteransforpeace.org. For information on Iraq Veterans Against The War see http://ivaw.org.

iconmedia's Pam Thompson and Stefan Wray produce Austin News Real in the studios of channelAustin. This Austin News Real program aired on channelAustin 10 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on May 21, 2009. channelAustin is Austin's community television and digital media center. See www.channelaustin.org

Code Pink & VFP

Pam Thompson — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:04:57 +0000

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Fran Hanlon of Austin Code Pink and Doug Zachary of Veterans for Peace joined Pam Thompson of iconmedia on Austin News Real to describe events and the purpose of their organizations. Fran read a Mother's Day poem that was performed on the pedestrian bridge in Austin, Texas in 2008 and showed photos of events that were held all over the country. Doug talked about an event in Washington, DC at the National Archive where banners were hung from the building.

Save The Trees

Pam Thompson — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:57:37 +0000

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At a public hearing on Monday, April 20, Susan Bright and John Corry were two of many concerned Austin citizens who spoke out against the plan to remove tagged trees at Barton Springs pool.

They join Austin News Real’s Pam Thompson to question the wisdom and motive for such invasive tree removal. Susan Bright is a poet, publisher of Plain View Press, and Save Barton Creek Association board member. John Corry has been an arborist for 25 years. Both are swimmers at Barton Springs.

In October 2008, the City of Austin contracted the Davey Resource Group to evaluate 46 trees at the Barton Springs Pool. The consulting company recommended removing many of the oldest and most beautiful trees in the pool area.

For details on the proposed tree removal see the Barton Springs Master Plan Tree Assessment Report.

iconmedia's Pam Thompson and Stefan Wray produce Austin News Real in the studios of channelAustin. This Austin News Real program aired on channelAustin 10 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on April 23, 2009. channelAustin is Austin's community television and digital media center. See www.channelaustin.org

Austin's Green Energy Future

Pam Thompson — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:34:52 +0000

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Mike Sloan, Founder and President of Virtus Energy, discusses the upcoming local election's impact on Austin's Green Energy future. This Austin News Real program features iconmedia footage from the Combined Environmental City Council/Mayoral Candidates Forum held at Austin City Hall on April 9, 2009. It also features City Council candidate interviews shot and edited by Daniel DeLoach of Deloach Films, that are posted on The Austin Clean Energy Blog.

Your vote can make a difference for Austin's Green Energy Future.

iconmedia's Pam Thompson and Stefan Wray produce Austin News Real in the studios of channelAustin. This Austin News Real program aired on channelAustin 10 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on April 16, 2009. channelAustin is Austin's community television and digital media center. See www.channelaustin.org.

Enviros and Geeks

Pam Thompson — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:26:00 +0000

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Austin News Real covered several events including the clean up at the Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve in western Travis County, the Backbone Campaign's "Procession for the Future" in Austin on March 14, 2009, City of Austin water sprinkler aimed directly at a temporary electric box in Republic Park, and Austin Bar Camp 4 held during SXSW on Fifth St. also on March 14, as well as shots of Hornsby Bend in eastern Travis County where Dillo Dirt is processed.

iconmedia's Pam Thompson and Stefan Wray produce Austin News Real in the studios of channelAustin. This Austin News Real program aired on channelAustin 10 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on April 2, 2009. channelAustin is Austin's community television and digital media center. See www.channelaustin.org.

Million Musicians March 09

Pam Thompson — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:56:28 +0000

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Singer and guitarist Will T Massey, accompanied by Richard Bowden on violin, performed his song "A Soldier's Love" on this week's Austin News Real program. Both were part of the Million Musicians March for Peace that took place in Austin on March 21, 2009. Along with host Pam Thompson, Will and Richard discussed that event over video footage and photographs. Featured in a number of photographs was Wavy Gravy who was in Austin for a SXSW screening of a documentary about his life. If you missed the Million Musicians March, you can read about it here: www.instrumentsforpeace.org. And more on Will T Massey is at: www.willtmassey.com

iconmedia's Pam Thompson and Stefan Wray produce Austin News Real in the studios of channelAustin. This Austin News Real program aired on channelAustin 10 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on March 26, 2009. channelAustin is Austin's community television and digital media center. See www.channelaustin.org

Plutopia 2009

Pam Thompson — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:27:28 +0000

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Bon Davis, Technical Producer of Plutopia, talks with Pam Thompson as they watch video footage she shot at Plutopia on March 16, 2009 at the Palmer Events Center in Austin.

"What was once the SXSW Interactive EFF-Austin Official After Party has morphed into a multifaceted extravaganza called 'Plutopia', an exciting convergence of technology, DIY, music, and art performance." - www.plutopia.org

iconmedia's Pam Thompson and Stefan Wray produce Austin News Real in the studios of channelAustin. This Austin News Real program aired on channelAustin 10 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on March 19, 2009. channelAustin is Austin's community television and digital media center. See www.channelaustin.org