Advocate for Your park
What You Can Do to Help
Austin’s parks system faces critical funding shortfalls which are holding back our parks from being the best they can be. We work to close this gap, improving parks for every Austinite through funding and advocacy.
Austin Parks Foundation’s advocacy is critical to the health of Austin’s parks system. We demand equitable funding for Austin’s parks system, and we need your help to make this a reality.
Austin's Parks Need You!
We need your help in July + August!
This year has made at least one thing very clear: Parks are essential. Austinites flock to our parks for exercise, relaxation and a bit of peace. We need our parks, and our parks need us.
Every year, City Council votes on a budget that determines how much, or how little, funding our parks system will receive. Increased parks and trail usage due to Covid-19 has stressed our parks system - stretching PARD staff and preventing volunteer stewardship of our parks.
We are asking Austin City Council to invest in the parks, trails and green spaces that have been critical during COVID-19. Check out more details on our specific asks for the 2020-2021 fiscal year budget and these shareable social media graphics!
Write Your City Council Member, Help Austin's Park System
Understanding What Our Parks Need
Austin has an amazing parks system. We have nearly 300 parks, 227 miles of trails and more than 20,000 acres of green space. Our parklands provide vital green space and wildlife habitat, and keep our environment healthy.
Parks and trails also have tremendous economic, health, ecological and educational benefits. Unfortunately, annual investments in Austin parks are not keeping pace with the needs of our growing city.
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Connecting with City Council
Your council members want to hear from you! Learn more about how to connect with them, the most effective way to get your point across, and what to say in our connect with your council member blog.
A list of each council member’s official social media channels, their emails and their office addresses, are linked below.
Mayor Steve Adler
512-978-2100
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D1 – Natasha Harper-Madison
512-978-2101
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D2 – Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza
512-978-2102
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D3 – Sabino "Pio" Renteria
512-978-2103
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D4 – Gregorio "Greg" Casar
512-978-2104
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D5 – Ann Kitchen
512-978-2105
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D6 – Jimmy Flannigan
512-978-2106
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D7 – Leslie Pool
512-978-2107
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D8 – Paige Ellis
512-978-2108
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D9 – Kathie Tovo
512-978-2109
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D10 – Alison Alter
512-978-2110
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