Some of the initiatives the Brackenridge Park Conservancy is spearheading are:
- Restore, preserve, and re-imagine cultural, historic, recreational, and natural park features
- Improve the water quality of the San Antonio River
- Interpret archeological and historic sites
- Protect and enhance non-structured open space
- Restore natural habitat and native vegetation
- Stabilize and restore the 2.2 miles of river channel walls
- Interpret the story of water in San Antonio’s history
- Return appropriate water-oriented activities
- Preserve and restore the Miraflores Garden
- Enhance event space
- Increase pedestrian access and bike lanes
- Offer free public events
- Enhance interpretation and use of public art
- Create free educational opportunities through tours, presentations, and outdoor classrooms
- Elevate the visibility of the Brackenridge Park reach
- Elevate Brackenridge Park to the National Heritage Area designation, encompassing the San Antonio River from the Blue Hole to the San Antonio Missions