Living Springs an Interactive Documentary about Barton Springs

Join the makers of Foreverland: the Story of the Barton Creek Greenbelt for our YouTube livestream premiere this Friday May 1st at 8 pm CDT.

The documentary is roughly one hour and then we will stay online after the documentary is finished for a brief Q&A. Can’t make the premiere? You can still stream “Foreverland” on YouTube at any time. And while you’re at it, feel free to subscribe to our channel for access to the full series of Living Springs videos.

Foreverland chronicles the extraordinary untold story, documenting the efforts of a few of the dedicated citizens who fought against the odds to preserve not just the land but a vital piece of Austin’s soul.

Love the Creek. Learn the Story. 🐢💦🥾🎬

Learn more at link in bio.

Save Texas Streams, Hill Country Conservancy, Zilker 351, TreeFolks, DOES THE GREENBELT HAVE WATER, Barton Springs Refugees, Shoal Creek Conservancy, Austin History Center Association, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, The Hub! UT RTF Community Engagement Center, Austin Sierra Club - Conservation Action, Austin Parks and Recreation Department

“Foreverland is filled with the magic of past decades, complete with extraordinary heroines and heroes whose dedication and collective vision brought forth something truly remarkable.”

—Rich Armington, Author and Barton Springs regular

We have been overwhelmed with the positive reception of “Foreverland” from Greenbelt-lovers all over our city, and hope many more will tune in on PBS over the following days to learn the captivating story of how the Barton Creek Greenbelt came to be!

Love the Creek. Learn the Story. 🐢💦🥾🎥

Save Texas Streams, Hill Country Conservancy, Zilker 351, TreeFolks, DOES THE GREENBELT HAVE WATER, Barton Springs Refugees, Shoal Creek Conservancy, Austin History Center Association, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, The Hub! UT RTF Community Engagement Center, Austin Sierra Club - Conservation Action, Austin PBS, Austin Parks and Recreation Department

We caught up with Barton Creek Greenbelt lovers across Austin this weekend, sharing the news of the upcoming broadcast of “Foreverland: the story of the Barton Creek Greenbelt.” Many of the folks we met enjoy the Greenbelt regularly, but have no idea how Austin came to have this vast expanse of protected green space so near to Austin’s urban center. They were surprised to learn there’s a compelling and dramatic story behind the Barton Creek Greenbelt, and that it almost wasn’t created at all. Our fellow Greenbelt-lovers were eager to learn more and excited for the chance to see that story come to life on screen. We invite you to tune in too, and to help spread the word!

Foreverland chronicles the extraordinary untold story, documenting the efforts of a few of the dedicated citizens who fought against the odds to preserve not just the land but a vital piece of Austin’s soul.

Love the Creek. Learn the Story. 🐢💦🥾🎬

Tune in to Austin PBS April 15 at 9pm, April 16 at 2am, April 19 at 2am, April 19 at 2am, April 20 at 10pm, and April 26 at 4pm.

Learn more at link in bio.

Save Texas Streams, Hill Country Conservancy, Zilker 351, TreeFolks, DOES THE GREENBELT HAVE WATER, Barton Springs Refugees, Shoal Creek Conservancy, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, Austin History Center Association, The Hub! UT RTF Community Engagement Center, Austin Sierra Club - Conservation Action, Austin PBS, Austin Parks and Recreation Department

Presenting our official Austin PBS trailer! Does our narrator's voice sound familiar? Adriene Mishler, from "Yoga with Adriene" on YouTube, is an Austin native who spent many happy hours wandering the trails of the greenbelt during her childhood. We were thrilled when she enthusiastically agreed to be the voice of Foreverland: the story of the Barton Creek Greenbelt.

We are very thankful for the many people who have supported this important film in so many different ways from financial support, to providing amazing archival material, and technical post-production support to help us make it shine. The staff at the Austin History Center and Austin Parks and Recreation Department went above and beyond as we spent many hours gathering the primary source materials you will see in Foreverland.

This documentary is a testament to the power of community collaboration, of how so many of us love the creek and remain vigilant in its preservation.

Foreverland chronicles the extraordinary untold story, documenting the efforts of several of the dedicated citizens who fought against the odds to preserve not just the land but a vital piece of Austin’s soul for the people of Austin.

Love the creek. Learn the Story. 🐢💦🥾🎬

“Foreverland: the story of the Barton Creek Greenbelt” airs on PBS April 15, 9pm and April 20, 10pm.

Learn more at link in bio.

Save Texas Streams, Hill Country Conservancy, Zilker 351, TreeFolks, DOES THE GREENBELT HAVE WATER, Barton Springs Refugees, Shoal Creek Conservancy, Austin History Center Association, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, The Hub! UT RTF Community Engagement Center, Austin Sierra Club - Conservation Action, Austin PBS

Hundreds of Austin citizens packed the city council chambers and testified into the wee hours of the morning on June 7, 1990 in fiery opposition to a massive development planned by developer Jim Bob Moffett in the Barton Creek Watershed. For some, the proposal up for vote at the all-night PUD hearing was a trigger launching the community into action to protect Barton Creek and Barton Springs.

Foreverland chronicles the extraordinary untold story, documenting the efforts of several of the dedicated citizens who fought against the odds to preserve not just the land but a vital piece of Austin’s soul for the people of Austin.

Love the creek. Learn the Story. 🐢💦🥾🎞️🎥

“Foreverland: the story of the Barton Creek Greenbelt” airs on PBS April 15, 9pm and April 20, 10pm.

Learn more at link in bio.

Save Texas Streams, Hill Country Conservancy, Zilker 351, TreeFolks, DOES THE GREENBELT HAVE WATER, Barton Springs Refugees, Shoal Creek Conservancy, Austin History Center Association, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, The Hub! UT RTF Community Engagement Center, Austin Sierra Club - Conservation Action, Austin PBS

Foreverland filmmakers and walked the Greenbelt asking everyone they came across if they knew the story of how the Barton Creek Greenbelt came to be. Only one person did.

Foreverland chronicles the extraordinary untold story of the dedicated citizens who fought against the odds to preserve not just the land but a vital piece of Austin’s soul.

Love the creek. Learn the Story. 🐢💦🥾🎬

“Foreverland: the story of the Barton Creek Greenbelt” airs on PBS April 15, 9pm and April 20, 10pm.

Learn more at link in bio.

Save Texas Streams, Hill Country Conservancy, Zilker 351, TreeFolks, DOES THE GREENBELT HAVE WATER, Barton Springs Refugees, Shoal Creek Conservancy, Austin History Center Association, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, Austin History Center Association, The Hub! UT RTF Community Engagement Center, Austin Sierra Club - Conservation Action

“The Barton Creek Greenbelt didn’t just happen. It could have gone the other way.”

Construction of the Barton Creek Mall was an alarm bell for Austin’s citizens who cared about Barton Creek and Barton Springs. They realized that Austin’s rapid growth had a high cost, potentially the loss of the green spaces that were so distinctive of their unique city.

Foreverland chronicles the extraordinary untold story of the dedicated citizens who fought against the odds to preserve not just the land but a vital piece of Austin’s soul.

Love the Creek. Learn the Story. 🐢💦🥾🎬

“Foreverland: the story of the Barton Creek Greenbelt” airs on Austin PBS April 15, 9pm and April 20, 10pm.

Learn more at link in bio.

Save Texas Streams, Hill Country Conservancy, Zilker 351, TreeFolks, DOES THE GREENBELT HAVE WATER, Barton Springs Refugees, Shoal Creek Conservancy Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, Austin History Center Association, The Hub! UT RTF Community Engagement Center, Austin Sierra Club - Conservation Action

Do you know how the Barton Creek Greenbelt came to be?

Foreverland chronicles the extraordinary untold story of the dedicated citizens who fought against the odds to preserve not just the land but a vital piece of Austin’s soul.

Love the creek, learn the story. 🐢💦🥾🎬

“Foreverland: the story of the Barton Creek Greenbelt” airs on PBS April 15, 9pm and April 20, 10pm.

Learn more at link in bio.

Save Our Springs Alliance, Save Texas Streams, TreeFolks, Pease Park Conservancy, Zilker 351, Austin History Center Association, Shoal Creek Conservancy, Austin Sierra Club - Conservation Action, Hill Country Conservancy, Austin PBS