For a few years, the Austin Parks Foundation has been working with the Parks Department and a group of tireless volunteers to adopt and improve the existing off-leash areas and work to create new areas. Â A survey for the newly formed Off-Leash Area Advisory Committee and the Parks department has been created. Â Please take a few minutes to tell us …
6/20: Wooldridge Square Park 100th Anniversary Celebration
Wooldridge Square Park 100th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, June 20, 2009 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. 9th and Guadalupe Streets No RSVP Required Join the fun of a birthday party for Wooldridge Square! family friendly live music dance performance with a marching band free cupcakes giant chess set food vendor Be part of a panoramic photo of participants similar to one taken …
Flood Stage on Shoal Creek
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. Â As we drove south we soon saw that we outpaced the leading edge of the wave. Â 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:Â 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. Â 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. Â 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. Â 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. Â The past few days of rain won’t end the drought, which is severe now in Central Texas, but …