On a family trip to Oklahoma City this past weekend, we stopped at the Oklahoma City Memorial. Â The surivor tree – an American Elm that suffered direct damage from the bombing, having been embedded in a parking lot for years, became the symbol of the memorial and is now surrounded by an amazing deck structure. Â This design became the basis …
New Coat(s) of Paint for Wooldridge Gazebo
Thanks to donors to our Wooldridge Square Fund, including Page Sutherland Page and a number of local residents, the historic gazebo is looking good as new!
Thanks to our National Trails Day Volunteers
We love our volunteers – Thanks so much! We had 300 people (maybe more, we’re still counting) working at our a dozen projects at Barton Creek Greenbelt – repairing erosion, building rock berms to channel water, rebuilding portions of trail, building steps and a lot more. Â Our tremendous thanks to our sponsors: The Austonian, REI, Texas Gas Service, the Salt …
Mending Fences at Bull Creek Greenbelt
George, Jerry and Skip repaired portions of cedar (ashe juniper) fence at the northern end of Bull Creek Greenbelt. Â Great work you guys!
West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt Workday Sat @ 8:30
One more West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt Workday on Sat, 5/22 @ 8:30 am. Â Join the parks committee and other volunteers and pull out a few more invasive trees and plants before summer really sets in…. West Bouldin Creek Volunteer Workday West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt – S. 6th St entrance Help the Bouldin Creek Parks Committee remove invasive species, plant native …
Demo Restoration Plots at Pease Park Photos
In the fall of 2007/winter of 2008, the Austin Parks Foundation established a series of demonstration restoration plots in portions of Pease Park – tilling areas, applying dillo dirt and liquid compost and then planting a great mix of wildflower and grass seeds. Â Of course, we then experienced two years of drought, but some flowers and grasses did appear each …
Volunteer for National Trails Day at Barton Creek – 6/5 9 am to noon
This year, we’ll be focusing much of our activity on the trail that begins at Zilker Access, located in Zilker Park next to the Zilker Hillside Theatre and Barton Springs Pool. Â We will have additional volunteer projects at the Gus Fruh and Homedale access trails as well. The primary focus will be trail surface work along portions of the first …
Zilker Hillside Theatre Working Progressing
Thanks to volunteers leadership of John Faulk, Zilker Theatre Productions, The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Dept and funding from a number of donors, including, yes, the Austin Parks Foundation’s park grants program. the Hillside Theatre is going to be a lot more friendly with better accessible sidewalks and seating areas in front of the stage. Â Still more work …
Norwood House Work Begins
The first phase of work has begun on the Norwood House. Â Funded by donations raised by the Norwood Posse, a volunteer group operating under the umbrella of the Austin Parks Foundation, the first phase is asbestos roof shingle removal, being performed by a certified contractor today (April 28) and tomorrow. Â Once the shingles are safely removed, the subsurface of the …