Austin created a unique regional partnership working towards the survival of protected species. In 1996 a preserve system was approved to protect a total of 30,428 acres in western Travis County in Austin, Texas of species and their habitats. A conflict in the late 1980's and early 1990's between land development and environmental protection resulted in the community-based effort to develop a habitat conservation plan, the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan (BCCP).
The BCCP is a system of preserve lands set aside to conserve essential and rapidly disappearing habitat. It offers sanctuary to a wide array of native plants and animals unable to adapt to urban and suburban surroundings. Their survival was in jeopardy due to their specific habitats being taken for roads, houses and businesses. Therefore they and their habitat are protected from anyone causing harm, habitat damage, or other impacts to the species survival.
The six karst invertebrates that are protected under the BCCP are:
1. Tooth Cave ground beetle
2. Bone Cave harvestman
3. Bee Cree Cave harvestman
4. Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion
5. Tooth Cave Spider
6. Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle
The golden-cheeked warbler and the black-capped vireo are two birds protected that we see quite commonly in our own backyards in western Travis County. In Canyon Creek & Spicewood at Bull Creek those properties backing to the BCCP enjoy the songs from these birds. There are 27 species of concern protected in the BCCP. A local community benefits when land is valued for its role as habitat and a healthy ecosystem is allowed to function.
For more information contact http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/water/wildlands/bcp.htm
Canyon Creek tries to be a good preserve-side neighborhood. This community is located off Hwy 620 between Hwy 2222 and Anderson Mill Road. The residents enjoy a 57 acre City of Austin Park - Trail Head Park and their own Canyon Creek Park. Many sought after streets in the community are surrounded by preserve areas.
The community understands living next to, or near a preserve provides many benefits: natural beauty, interesting wildlife & quiet neighbors!
Several guidelines residents try to follow to keep from destroying the preserves natural eco-system are:
1. They try not to plant "exotic invasive plants". These kinds of plants spread from human settings into the wild, where they may out-compete and replace native plants.
2. They understand there are many resident wildlife to enjoy but there may be some not as desirable, so they try not to place dog or cat food outdoors & try to secure garbage that must be outdoors. They also realize they can call the City of Austin's Damage Control group to report a sick, disoriented or aggressive wildlife.
3. They try to protect water quality by reducing or eliminating landscaping chemicals.
4. They control their pets with leash ordinances and have installed "Pet Waste" containers to pick up after their family pets.
Canyon Creek is a master planned community that affords an enviable lifestyle in NW Austin. Please visit http://www.canyoncreeknews.com for further information on the community or call Dorie Dillard, a Residential Real Estate Consultant with Coldwell Banker United.
Dorie lives in the neighborhood and can be reached at her office at 512-346-1799.
Canyon Creek Elementary, an exemplary school, is located in the prestigious NW Austin Canyon Creek community. They are always going the extra mile for its students. There are some wonderful Parent Workshops offered the month of November for the student's parents to learn how to help your child have stress free homework (is there such a thing?) !
There will be a meeting at the school on November 6th, 2008, to learn great homework strategies (I'll bet they could be applied to every day living).
On November 18th, they will be discussing parent involvement and how it should change during your child's education.
Stay involved and on top of how to cope with the education of our children in today's world! If your child attends Canyon Creek Elementary and you are interested and want times and where to meet, please contact Mary Anne Hettenhaus at maryanne_hettenhaus@roundrockisd.org or call us at 512-346-1700 or e-mail dillard@reloaustin.com.
We are and always have been constantly improving, refurbishing, planting and enhancing our community!
As a premier NW Austin master planned neighborhood residents take pride in the multiple amenities offered in our community and maintained by our Canyon Creek HOA.
Our 57 acre park features soccer, lacrosse, baseball and sand volleyball fields and the best kite flying field outside of Zilker Park! There is a large covered swing set & playscape, areas for picnics & barbecues and our own covered pavilion.
The recent addition of trees & bushes in the center islands are looking good!
The second set of tennis courts are under construction to be completed soon.
UPDATE: The resurfacing of the basketball courts is complete and ready for action!
If you're looking for a family oriented place to live - give us a call at 512 346-1799 or e-mail at dillard@reloaustin.com. You can also visit our interactive website: http://www.canyoncreeknews.com provided by Gene and Dorie for the community.
Canyon Creek is a master planned community in North West Austin and is lucky to have a 57 acre city park located in the center of the community - Trail Head Park. The Home Owner's Association sponsors an annual Halloween event every year the week-end before Halloween. It's a great chance for kids to wear their costumes, have fun and their parents to get together with other neighborhood families.
WOW! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY!
And what a turn out (had to be a record number)!! Oct 25th was quite an event. Francine Galko, the Canyon Creek Party Coordinator, outdid herself with the help of many helping hands. Lots of fun activities were offered: crafts, bouncing (including the infamous Inflatable Touch Down Obstacle Course that Gene and I provide), a petting zoo, popcorn, tattoos, and a pumpkin patch. There were great costumes and smiles on every face! This is one of many activities that make everyone of us who live in Canyon Creek realize what a great neighborhood we live in! Check out the interactive website Gene and I provide for the community: www.canyoncreeknews.com
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As a full-time NW Austin TX Realtor®, I provide an aggressive marketing strategy for listing your home that ignites action. I have systems in place & references for you to contact.
I was once a school teacher and still like the learning process. Only now I enjoy learning what dreams my clients have and what I can do to help them. I am a firm believer in asking the right questions. It is the only way to get answers that have helped me build an impressive business over the past 21 years and leave a trail of happy clients.
I often refer to myself as a business manager in the sale of a home. My perception of the role of a listing agent is managing the process and keeping all parties focused on the sale of the home.
Being super organized, I pride myself on being available and open to answering questions. With a high degree of professionalism, honesty and a penchant for working hard I've built a strong reputation and am known for having properties that sell. To me, it's simply a matter of doing the right thing, starting with pricing homes correctly! My results speak for themselves.
I am the kind of person who engenders trust, earns loyalty and endear myself to legions of clients by being myself. I have a bank of knowledge and experience to draw on with endless resources for my clients. I have systems in place for marketing and staging my listings but what makes my services different is I prepare my sellers for those offers and the process from that point on. All the marketing and internet presence isn't going to help if your sellers are not educated on what to expect when an offer comes in and a deal cannot be negotiated because of a lack of expectations.
Upon meeting myself and my husband, Gene, (both Coldwell Banker United agents) you will immediately find us warm and inviting and exhibiting a "Get it done attitude." We believe in "giving back" to our NW Austin community and contribute to projects in the Round Rock School District. We have been recognized as "Business Partner of the Year" several years for our efforts at Canyon Creek Elementary. The community sponsored activities are also high on our list for contributions.
With Mr. I.T. and his E-signature management, no matter where YOU are, we are just a click away! 
Dorie & Gene Dillard, CRS GRI ABR
Coldwell Banker United, Realtors
9442 N. Capital of TX Hwy
Arboretum Plaza One, Ste. 600
Austin, TX 78759
512.346.1799
EXPERIENCE
1990-Present.. Independent Real Estate Professionals
Certified Residential Relocation Specialists (CRRS)
Certified Residential Sales Specialists (CRS)
Accredited Buyer Representatives (ABR)
Top 1% of All Agents: 1991 through 2010
Coldwell Banker United Eagle Award - 2010
Coldwell Banker International Presidents Elite "Team" - 2002-2010
Coldwell Banker International Presidents Elite - 2000-2010
Coldwell Banker International Presidents Circle - 2003,2004,2006,2009,2010
Coldwell Banker International Top Selling Team - 2007-2010
Business Partners of the Year for Canyon Creek Elementary 2006-2011
EDUCATION
Graduates of REBAC/ABR
Graduates of Residential Sales Council - CRS
Graduates of Real Estate Institute - GRI
Graduates of Floyd Wickman Master Sales Academy
International President's Elite & Chairman's Circle Members
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Member of Austin Board of Realtors
Member of Austin Multiple Listing Service
Member of National Association of Realtors
Member of Onsite Advisory Board - Canyon Creek Elementary
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Family presence in Austin for over 60 years
We have five grandchildren who bring us much happiness
We love to travel to foreign countries
We enjoy working together on a daily basis
SERVICES PROVIDED
SELLERS
My business is based on many repeat clients and my reputation in the communities I 
service. I work hard to make seamless transactions and am known for having properties that are priced right and show well but most importantly...sell!
Prospective sellers, if you are thinking about making a move in the near future and want to partner with the Realtor® who knows NW Austin please contact me to provide you with a free market analysis of your home.
I live, work and play in NW Austin. I have systems in place and references for you to contact...I'm a good listener and would be honored to schedule time to see if we are a good match. I can be reached at 512-346-1799 or dillard@reloaustin.com. Don't forget to investigate my website at www.dillardreloaustin.com.
I specialize in the NW Austin master planned community of Canyon Creek.
Visit our interactive website we provide for the community at: www.canyoncreeknews.com
There's more to see, visit me on...
THE HISTORY OF CANYON CREEK
In the late 1980's the Blanton Company started development of the NW Asutin community called Canyon Creek (zip code 78726) located off Hwy 620 about halfway between Hwy 2222 and Anderson Mill Rd. This area had been a hunting and ranch area but Perry Blanton envisioned a master planned community with parks and hike and bike trails.
The neighborhood expanded rapidly during the 1990's because of its proximity to Lake Travis, Lake Austin, major roads and highways, employers, shopping and its 
falling into the acclaimed Round Rock ISD school boundaries. With the continued expansion into the 2000's a few sections of Canyon Creek found itself crossing into the highly respected Leander ISD boundaries.
By 2005 Canyon Creek was built out with approximately 1300 homes. In 2011 David Weekley started construction of 53 homes in a gated community. Boulder Lane is a loop and crosses Hwy 620 in two spots. It winds its way through the picturesque, upper middle class neighborhood of single family homes ranging from $200,000 to $550,000.
A good deal of the neighborhood is surrounded by the Balcones Canyonland Preserve. The Canyon Creek Elementary School was constructed in the late 1990's 
and was elevated to exemplary status in its first year. There are two parks located within Canyon Creek ~ Trailhead Park and Canyon Creek Park. Ownership of Trailhead park was transferred to the City of Austin upon dissolution of the Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District #1 in February, 2010.
The City Council of Austin has Canyon Creek listed on its website as one of Austin's "Green" neighborhoods as the result of Canyon Creek participating in the "Green Challenge" in 2009.
The evolution of Canyon Creek into a premiere NW Austin community has been accomplished because of its strong neighborhood involvement. If you're thinking of moving to NW Austin, Canyon Creek should be at the top of your list! I live, work and play in Canyon Creek and would be happy to get you acquainted with the community. If you're thinking of selling, I have systems in place and a strong 
reputation for marketing properties that sell. Whether buying or selling, I'd be honored to schedule an appointment with you.
If you're looking for a community where neighbors are friends, streets are safe and the nights are quiet...you have found home!
Please visit the interactive website we provide for this prestigious master planned community at www.canyoncreeknews.com.
"Best Agent and team with whom I have worked...Bar none!" Mike & Margaret Krenek
"Dorie's level of service, commitment and expertise is unmatched. Even though she had many clients she was working with all the time, we always felt like we were her only clients." Holly & Jim Malcolm
"We really loved working with Dorie. She was so helpful and really went above and beyond. We would recommend her without hesitation!" Lara & Conner Cupit
"Dorie was fantastic and so professional. She made the entire process so easy. We will highly recommend her to all our friends and family." Kristi and Russ Ray
"Dorie is the Best!" We could not have sold our home in 2 1/2 weeks if we hadn't followed her direction. She was amazing and a joy to work with. Carole and Winston Bumpus
"I had an absolutely great experience when selling my house in Canyon Creek after selecting Dorie Dillard as my realtor. Dorie went above and beyond the normal job functions of a real-estate agent. After deciding to put my house on the market, I faced an extra challenge of how to coordinate repairs remotely from where I currently reside-California. Dorie made excellent recommendations on what needed to be done to get my house market ready, and efficiently organized and coordinated all of the repairs. During all of our conversations, I was always impressed with Dorie's professionalism, and detailed knowledge of the Austin Real Estate Market. Dorie quickly got the house ready in time for the Spring Market, developed a really nice Virtual Tour viewable from the internet, and sold my house after 1 day on the market! If I ever had to buy or sell another house in Austin, I would use Dorie every time, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to all my friends that are still in Austin." Sharrone Smith
"It was a pleasure to work with Dorie Dillard on the recent sale of our home. From the minute we first placed a call to her office, Dorie and Gene were consistently on time, professional, friendly and extremely knowledgeable. Within 24 hours Dorie was at our house ready and well prepared to help us with any questions we had in regards to putting our house on the market. Dorie and Gene went above and beyond working long, dedicated hours to get our house on the internet and on the market. We had an attractive and informative brochure on our house and they put together a fabulous book to market our home. Dorie and the Dillard team were always accessible. They answered all of our questions and responded to any concerns we had in a very timely manner. We are very pleased to say our house was on the market for a very short time. It was priced aggressively and appropriately for our neighborhood. We were more than pleased with the entire transaction. We could not have asked for a better sales experience. We owe a great big thank you to Dorie & Gene." Diana Yates
"Choosing to do business with Dorie Dillard and Coldwell Banker was a great business decision for us. She was professional and courteous from the very start, and offered many services above and beyond what we had ever expected. Selling a home is a very stressful time in anyone's life, and Dorie continually went out of her way to help us with whatever we needed. Dorie followed up with every single realtor who showed our home, and passed along the feedback to us. Everything was first class! Our fliers were beautiful and our box was never empty. Their website was very informative and provided many more photos of the house than most other realtors use. Dorie provided a notebook with information about the community and surrounding area for buyers to look through. We would highly recommend Dorie Dillard to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in the Austin area. Her expertise and professionalism can't be beat!" Traci & Chase Holland
"Thank you, Dorie, for taking the time today to send us the thoughtful message that the property was no longer ours. It was your usual brand of kindness that led you to make such a call to us. We appreciate all you have done for us during the past few months. I could have said "several months" but few conveys the right message. We are very fortunate indeed that the house sold as quickly as it did, considering all the odds against it because of the financial situation we are in as a state and nation. We will always remember with fondness our associations with you when we bought with your help and when we sold with the same professional manner both times. You have been a pillar of patience with us as we fretted so much about the possibility the place would never sell. You taught us well that houses always sell and sell ours did. Bless you and yours. How we treasure having had you in our lives." Most sincerely yours, Don and Joanne Ferguson.
"18 days from list to close and couldn't ask for a better experience...You did a fantastic job in getting the traffic and right buyers in. Thanks a million!" Subo Guha & Bonnie Murphy
"Congratulations, Dorie, on the successful sale and closing of Roxane's property. By convincing Roxane to reduce the price early in the process, you were able to generate a quick sale, even in a slow market. Your knowledge and professionalism were appreciated throughout this process. We hope we will have an opportunity to work with you again in the future." Star One Relocation
"Dorie Dillard was an exceptional agent. She worked hard to assess the property correctly and recommend the needed renovations to make the property marketable. She is well connected so that getting the help I needed to make the changes was a breeze. With her expertise and providential timing, we were able to sell our house quickly and at a great price in a down market. She is a rare mix of warm and personable combined with direct and professional. I found she was almost always available when I needed her. Please express my appreciation to her for a job well done!"
"I am writing to recommend Dorie Dillard to anyone who is thinking of selling or buying a home in the northwest neighborhoods of Austin, Texas, especially Canyon Creek. My husband, Tom & I have just experienced listing a home for sale with Dorie, and we had an offer on our house just two days after the listing! Tom and I lived in Austin for over 21 years, including over 12 years in Canyon Creek. Like many interested neighbors, we attended nearby open house events and read flyers for homes selling in the neighborhood. The name "Dillard" was always a presence in many of the homes which sold quickly, looked so lovely, and helped mantain the Canyon Creek neighborhood as a desirable one, even when the national housing market declined in the late 2008-2010 recession. I also noticed that the name "Dillard" was often referenced for supporting the community elementary school, the neighborhood parties and events in Trailhead Park, and on the very helpful neighborhood housing market summary updates that we received in the mail. In early fall of 2009, when my husband I decided to relocate to be closer to family in our retirement years, we knew who we wanted our realtor to be! When we came back from visiting with family in Colorado in September, we called Dorie Dillard to consult with us for what we expected to be a year-long, leisurely look for just the right place to move and then to get our home ready to be put on the Austin market. Even though we told her that we were going to take our time, she came over to advise us on how to update and get our home ready to sell. Imagine our surprise and Dories, too, when an opportunity to buy a great home in a Colorado neighborhood that we loved presented itself to us in January 2010, and things began to really accelerate fast! She met with us and discussed a marketing plan that would ensure the house looked great, target the right potential buyers, and get the house listed to meet the excellent Texas spring market. We agreed on an appropriate price point for the house, met with the home stager that Dorie sent to our home, and worked hard to accomplish all of the valuable advice of both experts in their field! Three weeks after we signed our contract with Dorie, the house was listed and an open house was scheduled for 4 days after the listing. Two days after the listing, even before the open house, we had an offer on our house and closed within 6 weeks of the listing! Needless to say, we were thrilled! All of the planning and work paid off so well, and our decision to use an experienced, professional realtor, Dorie Dillard, was the key to our accomplishment! Her organization, marketing and communication skills gave us the successful sale we were looking for, and we highly recommend Dorie to anyone ready to sell a home." Billie and Tom Flippen
" Thank you for seling our home in Asutin so quickly and in a very professional manner. We are so happy that we chose you as our realtor to sell our home and very pleased with the entire transaction. We feel that because of your experience, contacts and respect in the Real Estate community, our home was sold successfully and quickly in this difficult economy. Loren and I would happily recommend you to anyone wanting to sell their home in the Austin area. Thank you for all that you did for us." Loren and Diane Harper
"Gary and I have worked with a fair share of Realtors over the years - Dorie outshines them all. While Gary was in Georgia working and finding a home for us, I was left with the task of selling our Canyon Creek house in Austin. Dorie made the process easy. We knew she was 100% committted to selling our house from day one. Not only was she friendly and responsive, but she also had a huge network of professionals for any service need that might arise. We used several of her professionals and each one met Dorie's same high standards. I bombarded Dorie with a multitude of questions, not only about selling our house, but also regarding our pending purchase in Georgia. Dorie was always available at a moment's notice to answer every question with care and understanding. We couldn't be mroe pleased with the level of service and commitment Dorie and her team showed throughout the process. We HIGHLY recommend her to anyone in need of a qualified Realtor. She delivers above and beyond!!" Cindy and Gary Kissell
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