Walk for a Day and the WQPL

Walk for a Day Proposed Regional Trail

Preliminary Trail

Major Roads

Roads

Major Creeks

WQPL

County Line

Hill Country Conservancy Greenways Inc.

City of Austin LBJWC

Wildflower Center Involvement

Preliminary assessment

Public involvement

Ground survey

Mitigation Recommendations

To produce the optimum level of clean, high quality water from project lands to recharge the Barton Springs

segment of the Edwards Aquifer.

WQPL Mission

Priorities for Suitability Analysis

• Protect water quality and quantity

• Minimize soil erosion, vegetation loss and water contamination

• Minimize interference with land management and ecosystem services

• Protect sensitive areas including endangered species and karst features

Karst Features

Source: WQPL

Endangered & Threatened Species

Source: TPWD & Audubon

Management Techniques

Source: Wildflower Center

Source: Wildflower Center

WQPL Suitability Map

Suitability

• Weighted Overlay

• Creeks & Streams

• Karst Features• Karst

Catchment Basin

• Springs & Ponds

• Endangered Species

• Work Sites & Cultural Resources

• Existing Roads• Property

Boundary• Burn Unit

Boundaries

Detail to the Design

• Public Involvement• Trail Corridor Modification• Ground Survey of Trail Corridor

Proposed Trail Corridor

Suitability

• Weighted Overlay

• Creeks & Streams

• Karst Features• Karst

Catchment Basin

• Springs & Ponds

• Endangered Species

• Work Sites & Cultural Resources

• Existing Roads• Property

Boundary• Burn Unit

Boundaries

Ground Survey

Detail Area

Preliminary Trail Route

WQPL Property Boundary

Corridor, 300 ft.

!( Transect Line

• 7 researchers, 50 ft. apart

• 1-3 floaters to record data

300 ft. wide17 miles long

24 survey days

10 calendar weeks

520 volunteer hours

Ground Survey

• 7 researchers, 50 ft. apart

• 1-3 floaters to record data

300 ft. wide17 miles long

25 survey days

10 calendar weeks

Results-Areas of Concern

Hydrology

Topography

Endangered species

Possible solutions

Reroute Surface trail Raise trail Physical barriers

Possible solutions

Reroute Surface trail Raise trail Physical barriers

Possible solutions

Reroute

Surface trail

Raise trail Physical barriers

Possible solutions

Reroute Surface trail

Raise trail Physical barriers

Possible solutions

Reroute Surface trail Raise trail

Physical barriers Grate Fence Vegetative

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Walk for a Day and the WQPL