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There are volunteer events coming up at parks all over town. Check out our volunteer page and find a project near you!

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Austin Parks Blog

Visit our new Austin Parks Blog for fun updates on our park travels.

Movies in the Park: Best in Show, May 10

The hilarious film Best in Show will be presented on the Alamo Drafthouse's full-sized inflatable screen on May 10. Movies in the Park takes place at Republic Square at 5th and Guadalupe St.., downtown Austin. Great pre-show doggie entertainment begins at 7 pm, and the movie begins at dusk (around 9 pm). This event is sponsored by Lofty Dog, 2nd Street District AMLI on 2nd and AMLI Downtown. Full details are on our Movies in the Park page.

It's My Park! Day, April 12, A Huge Success!

It’s My Park! Day is an annual city-wide community service day focused on improvements to Austin’s park system. Individuals and community groups lead projects ranging from simple cleaning and repair to trail building and playground installation.

Nearly 1,600 people attended 45 different events at parks all over town! For pictures and highlights, visit our It's My Park! Day page.

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Remembering Janet Long Fish

Janet Long Fish was one of pioneers of Austin parks, developing and nurturing the Shoal Creek Greenbelt Trail starting in the 1950s at her own expense. She is remembered in this Austin American Statesman article.

Find the Perfect Park

Is there an off-leash park in my area? Which parks have swimming pools? We've added a new feature to our celebrated Find-A-Park website that lets you answer these questions and more. Now you can search for parks by amenity, as well as by zip code, area, or name. Of course, it's also fun just to browse the random selection of parks and pictures that show up in the sidebar. A big thanks to our volunteer programmer, Roger Meador, and to all those who have contributed text and photographs! Check it out.

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Other items of interest:

See pictures of volunteer events on our Flickr account.

Read about recent park projects by Austin Parks Foundation friends and Neighborhood Park Grant recipients.

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Feed your family dinner from the Soup Peddler and APF gets 5% of your purchase. You must order through this Soup Peddler link.

Search for meaning--or whatever you are looking for--at GoodSearch.com. APF can earn a penny every time you search the web.

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Make us your Randalls Card beneficiary, and APF will get 1% of your grocery purchases. Our # is 11380.