TreeFolks’ Central Texas Floodplain Reforestation Program (CTFRP) restores degraded riparian forest buffers along creeks, streams and rivers within the 100-year floodplains of Central Texas. This program is a collaborative effort between the City of Austin Office of Sustainability, the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department, the City of Wimberley Parks and Recreation Department, and Texas Parks and Wildlife.

For the CTFRP 2024 project, Tree Folks planted 91,141 trees on 121 acres across 21 sites: 18 private sites and 3 public sites. The trees planted through this reforestation project will enhance canopy cover and biodiversity in an ecosystem degraded for over a century due to farming, ranching, and other human activities through a process of assisted natural regeneration. Reestablishing riparian forest buffers throughout Central Texas provides numerous benefits, including watershed protection, erosion control, increased groundwater infiltration, stormwater filtration, regional cooling, and the creation of vital wildlife habitat.

The reforestation project also serves to engage local community members with the environment, complementing Austin’s participation in the Biophilic Cities Network and the Children and Nature collaborative, and aligning with the citywide green infrastructure efforts. Reforesting local stream corridors will create lasting change, both within the city limits and across Central Texas.

More information coming soon.

More information coming soon.