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Canyon Creek Neighborhood
 In August 2009 the Canyon Creek Neighborhood in northwest Austin became Austin’s fourth Green Neighborhood. Located in the environmentally-sensitive Northern Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, the neighborhood is both in the Bull and West Bull Creek watersheds. Canyon Creek completed the following projects to qualify for the award:
- Neighborhood Boy Scouts marked 25 storm drains and are working on an additional 125 more
- Local church in Canyon Creek marked 150 storm drains
- Recognized its first Green Garden in their neighborhood
- Distributed Clean Creek Challenge booklets to 1300 neighbors
- Invited a water conservation expert to speak at a homeowners' meeting
- Sponsored a neighborhood tree planting
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