BY KAROLINE PFEIL
health of the park, and another aspect of our mission is to ensure that the park is welcoming for every member of the community,” Jacobs said. What they do One example of park improvements proposed by Zilker 351 relates to the Pecan Grove picnic area. Members of Zilker 351 noticed that a culvert running from the picnic area to the park was dumping polluted runo into Barton Springs, Jacobs said. To solve the problem, Zilker 351 recommended turning the Pecan Grove picnic area into a native tree grove, which would absorb runo from the nearby parking lot and lter it before it could run into the creek. In addition to environmental improvements, the organization is currently seeking to address access, equity and inclusion, as listed in its Goals and Projects for 2025, available online. “[We want to tell] the real story of Zilker Park so that hopefully we can recognize past inequi- ties and injustices and heal any kind of genera- tional wounds that prevent people from coming to the park today,” Jacobs said.
Barton Springs Conservancy is one of 16 organizations represented by the group.
What’s next? As the organization develops, the focus of Zilker 351 will remain on creating programming that is equitable, educational and accessible for all community members, and tying these e orts to the ecology of the park, Jacobs said.
Zilker 351 is led by Executive Director Fleetwood Jacobs.
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