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 …
Downtown Living Tour This Sunday 11 am to 4 pm
The Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association’s (DANA) Downtown Living Tour benefits the Austin Parks Foundation. Â 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! Â Tickets are $15 in advance, $25 on the day of the tour.
Enter a Team for the Austin Oyster October 16th
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. Â This will take place on Sat, October 16th starting and finishing from RunTex at Riverside and S. First Sts. Â Teams of 3 will bike and run to various destinations …
21 Acres to be Donated to the City in Montopolis
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 …
Diez Y Seis Celebration at Republic Square, Wed 9/15 11 am to 1 pm
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 …
Oyster Adventure Race Returns October 16
The Austin Oyster Adventure Race will return to Austin on October 16th and we’re already looking forward to it. Â Teams of 3 compete in a series of passports – biking, running, paddling and performing all sorts of tasks. Â Teams raise funds for the Austin Parks Foundation which helps us work with community groups to adopt, maintain and improve our amazing …
A Few Park Updates for Friday
A few updates to share from Parks around Austin: First, we were out at Pease Park / Shoal Creek the other day with several folks from Parks and Watershed looking at some of the previous experiments that we did with demo plots, rock work, tree planting, etc. in anticipation of the big restoration project coming to that area. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” …
Last Chance: Vote for Parks Unmet Service Demands
The City of Austin Online Poll for Unmet Service Demands closes Friday, July 9th and if you haven’t yet, you can vote for Additional staffing for Downtown Parks, Parks and Pools Maintenance and Neighborhood Park Maintenance. Â You’ll need to create an account and sign in which gives you 25 votes – up to 3 can be used to for each …
2 Statesman Articles of Note: 6/28/10
Wanted to note in that the Austin American Statesman today (6/28/10) there are two pieces to note: 1)Â Pam LeBlanc wrote about the challenges of the City Parks Staff to keep up with the trash and maintenance efforts on Barton Creek Greenbelt. (You can help by getting ready for our next big volunteer workday on Barton Creek Greenbelt on September 25th- …
Come and See Us at the Keep Austin Weird Festival & 5K
Look for our tent right at the north end of the South First Street Bridge from 2 to 10 pm today. Â And 5k participants, look for our educational fun stop near Austin High School. Â Please thank all of the great volunteers who are helping out to make this event a great success!