We were headed south on Lamar Blvd toward downtown on Sat night when we noticed a huge wave of water and debris coursing down Shoal Creek at 29th St. As we drove south we soon saw that we outpaced the leading edge of the wave. So, we stopped at 9th St in Duncan Park and waited for the wave to …
Upcoming Park Project Meetings
We wanted to let you know about a few upcoming park project related meetings. 1. Wed May 13: Waller Creek District Master Plan Public Workshop The City is asking the community to help shape the vision of the Waller Creek District by attending a public workshop on Wednesday, May 13. Learn more about its current condition and provide input on …
Barton Springs Trees Get Boost, Fund Set Up
For Immediate Release: April 28, 2009 Media Contact: Charlie McCabe, Austin Parks Foundation 512.477.1566 ext 2 cmccabe@austinparks.org Barton Springs Pool Trees To Get Boost from Austin Parks Foundation (Austin, TX)— The Austin Parks Foundation today announced a pledge of $100,000 for planting trees in and around the Barton Springs Pool area. The recently released Barton Springs Pool …
2009 ACL Music Festival Line-up is out!
Link to the line-up: http://2009.aclfestival.com/
Banff Mountain Film Festival returns May 4 and 5
The Austin Parks Foundation has been lucky in both 2006 and in 2008 to be a beneficiary of the Banff Mountain Film Festival in Austin, brought here by Whole Earth Provision Company. This year, Wild Basin Nature Preserve will benefit and we encourage everyone to come out for both nights of the festival (May 4: World Tour, May 5: Radical …
Photos of Mueller Greenways
At the old Mueller Airport, new Mueller neighborhood, about 20 percent of the land is set aside for parks. Here are a few pictures of the cool looking southeast greenway, taken a few weeks back.
Hooray for the rain!
Yup, we’re celebrating and not complaining about the third day in a row with measureable rain in Austin. Visting the many It’s My Park Day sites last Saturday, we couldn’t help noticing the dust and in many cases, mulch, swirling around us. The past few days of rain won’t end the drought, which is severe now in Central Texas, but …
Statesman Article On Pease Park
Today, Pam LeBlanc wrote a follow-up piece on Pease Park, an area where the Austin Parks Foundation as well as our Adopt-a-park group, Trees for Pease, have put in a lot of work in the past few years and especially, the past few months. Among the new improvements are irrigation, 100 new trees, we also spread dillo dirt and mulch …
APF Honors Park Volunteers
Every day, we work with volunteers from neighborhoods all over town. And every day we marvel at their dedication, perseverance, and accomplishments. From building new trails by hand to raising thousands of dollars for new playground equipment, our volunteers have an incredible impact on Austin’s parks. This year, we honor a few of our volunteers with Park Volunteer of the …