Great Austin Parks is a coalition of environmental groups that advocates for increases to the Austin Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) budget. Coalition members include: Austin Parks Foundation, The Trail Foundation, Keep Austin Beautiful, TreeFolks, Shoal Creek Conservancy, Pease Park Conservancy, and Austin Metro Trails & Greenways. PARD has been a favorite target for budget cuts for decades. When the good …
For over 20 years, the Austin Parks Foundation (APF) has been connecting people and parks in Austin. In 2014, APF is starting off fresh with a new look and tagline that reflects our efforts—a depiction of a hummingbird and the line “People Plus Parks.” There are many reasons why the hummingbird is a perfect symbol for APF. The hummingbird is …
Terry and Daniel Woodroffe at the Austin Under 40 Awards Event on February 22, 2013 (left photo). Daniel (back) and a group of volunteers at Republic Square Park in January (right photo). Daniel Woodroffe, APF’s board president, is the founder of dwg., one of Austin’s premier landscape architecture firms. He was honored at the 15th Annual Austin Under 40 awards …
As we turn the calendar to 2013, I’m more excited than ever for APF. We are entering our 21styear of connecting people to resources and partnerships to develop and improve Austin’s many wonderful parks and open spaces. None of this would be possible without all of you who support APF through donations, sponsorships, partnerships, and most importantly volunteerism. From all …
Let’s go back in time to November, 2011. Daniel Woodroffe, Charlie McCabe and I were enjoying a cup of coffee at Progress Coffee over on east 5th Street. The three of us tried to meet twice a month to discuss Foundation business, keep up on city gossip, and plan for the coming year. That’s when Charlie dropped the bomb that he was going …
The Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association’s (DANA) Downtown Living Tour benefits the Austin Parks Foundation. We hope to use the proceeds to purchase additional park furnishings (ok, chairs for the deck at Republic Square) so please come on out and enjoy the tour! Tickets are $15 in advance, $25 on the day of the tour.
We know it’s ACL Music Festival week, but we want to remind you of another great event that benefits our work in parks each year – the Austin Oyster Adventure Race. This will take place on Sat, October 16th starting and finishing from RunTex at Riverside and S. First Sts. Teams of 3 will bike and run to various destinations …
For Immediate Release September 21, 2010 Montopolis Tributary Trail Association Media Contact: Stefan Wray stefan@iconmedia.org 512-983-5852 21 ACRES TO BE DONATED TO CITY IN MONTOPOLIS Austin, Texas – The Montopolis Tributary Trail Association and Montopolis neighbors very much thank the McElhenney Family for their generous donation of 21.3 acres of their property to the City of Austin that will be preserved as open green …
Since 2002, when a research document identified Republic Square as the 1870s location for the Mexican community’s Diez y Seis celebrations, the Austin Parks and Recreation Department has scheduled a kick-off celebration at Republic Square to commemorate the historic ties of the park to Diez y Seis. Location: Republic Square. 422 Guadalupe Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Time: 11 AM …
The Austin Oyster Adventure Race will return to Austin on October 16th and we’re already looking forward to it. Teams of 3 compete in a series of passports – biking, running, paddling and performing all sorts of tasks. Teams raise funds for the Austin Parks Foundation which helps us work with community groups to adopt, maintain and improve our amazing …
