We dropped by American Youthworks E-Corps training the other day, they were on day two of a rock rigging and splitting workshop. Â Included in the training were our five person Barton Creek Trail Corps who will be beginning efforts officially next week. Â Their first task is to work through the entire trail corridor (8.5 miles) and clear any snags, dead …
Barton Springs Pool Closes Jan 24th
(from the City of Austin…) Barton Springs Pool to close for gravel, debris removal January 24th Barton Springs Pool will be closed January 24th through March 12th to remove large deposits of gravel and flood debris that have gradually accumulated in the deep end of Barton Springs Pool since 1991. Special methods will be used to protect the endangered Barton …
Year in Review – Mary Moore Searight Trail Project
Claire Sorenson, who leads the Friends of Mary Moore Searight Park and is also a member of the Austin Parks Foundation board of directors put together a nice thank you note to all volunteers and helpers for the project as well as fun montage of the work done in the past year. Â We thought we’d post it for you to …
Help Out At Bull Creek over the holidays…
Having a good holiday season? Super. Not getting as much exercise as you’d like? Feeling a little sedentary? Lower Bull Creek Greenbelt is a beautiful place to get out, take a hike, do a little park maintenance and improve one’s outlook. You are, of course, welcome to do these things on your own. Additionally, Sunday and Thursday afternoons and Monday and …
Gearing Up: Barton Creek Trail Corps Project
Yesterday, representatives from the Parks Department, the Austin Parks Foundation, our local volunteer group Greenbelt Guardians and American Youthworks Environmental Corps walked the second half of the greenbelt to scope projects on the four mile stretch from Loop 360 Access to the Hill of Life. Â It was a beautiful afternoon. All projects were GPSed and noted for scope as well …
12/16/10: Holiday Movies at Republic Square
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Barton Creek Greenbelt – 4 pm Wed
Here’s a shot through the trees on Barton Creek Greenbelt around 4 pm yesterday. Â We were out on a 6 mile hike looking at the trail from Zilker Access to Loop 360 Access, cataloguing the priority projects along the trail for the 5 person Barton Creek Trail Corps, funded by Impact Austin, Hill Country Conservancy, the Austin Parks Foundation and …
Workday at Bartholomew Park
Thanks to Cherie Simpson for these photos and leading this workday at Bartholomew Park, as well as volunteers from College Forward (great Americorps program!) for painting and planting. Another workday is scheduled for this Sat (10/30) as well.
Barton Creek Greenbelt – 4 pm Tue
A few great shots of the New Wall area (a hiking only portion of the trail) on a sunny afternoon in late October… [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] [/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
Thanks to Pearson, Dell employees
Over 70 volunteers from Pearson and Dell joined Kyle and Charlie from the Austin Parks Foundation, along with Parks staff John and Matt (wielding chainsaws and cutting up lots of big stuff) out at Zilker Access on Barton Creek Greenbelt on Friday to build better more compact windrows as well as haul out big logs for chipping. Despite the rumble …