Why pay a trainer to work out after work? Instead, come out to Republic Square (5th and Guadalupe) on Wed, 4/21 @ 5 pm when you can help Charlie haul the remaining 3 yards of mulch from the pile to the planting area and get a great workout – we could really use your help! If you have an extra …
Republic Phase 1 Celebration – 4/23 @ 10 am
The Austin Parks Foundation would like to invite you to join us for a celebration of the completion of Phase 1 of the revamping of Republic Square Park. On Friday April 23, 2010 @ 10 am, we’ll gather on our new deck at Republic Square to say thank you to our many partners and friends who helped us in this …
Barton Springs Tree-a-Thon A Success!
From News 8 Austin’s website: Central Texans ran, biked and swam through Zilker Park in the Barton Springs Pool Treeathlon Saturday morning to support Barton Springs and the trees surrounding it. “Altogether we raised about $10,000 from people’s registrations and business sponsorships, so that was a great outcome for the trees. All this money will be transferred to Austin Park …
Saturday round-up: West Bouldin, Farmer’s Market, Republic
Busy day in Austin’s parks – in the morning, I went to help out with another volunteer day at West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt. Ingrid, Matt and the rest of Bouldin volunteers were out removing invasives and stacking them into winrows, other volunteers were mulching the trees in and around the BMX area. We tackled the area between the creek and …
New Trailhead at Pease Park
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Zilker Kite Festival Takes to the Skies
Wow, an amazing day for the annual kite festival. The postponed event really benefited from the one week delay – the weather was great and the crowds tremendous. We rode our bikes down and snapped a few photos in the middle of the afternoon.
It’s My Park Day – Wooldridge and Republic Squares
We had a downtown squares double-header for It’s My Park Day – we spent the morning at Wooldridge (officially 100 years old!) spreading 46 cubic yards of mulch around all of the big trees, as well as bare spots and also began the process of scraping and sanding down the railings on the gazebo for a big paint job to …
Thank you Spring – Donation for Shoal Creek Trail Announced
On March 3rd the developers of Spring Condos, a new downtown residential tower, announced a $50,000 contribution to the Austin Parks Foundation. The contribution is based on a formula of $500 for each new Spring resident, and will target needed public improvements to the lower Shoal Creek Trail, which have been called for since the 1990s. When all the units at …
Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum at Brush Square Opens!
The sun was out and the grand opening ceremony was well attended this morning out at Brush Square. Congressman Lloyd Doggett, Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Friends of the Museums and descendents of the family of Susanna Dickinson enjoyed the ceremony and ribbon cutting this morning.
Re-roofing a great old building
There’s an old brick tudor style building at Pease Park that used to house the restrooms. Since a new restroom building was built a few years back, the old building has fallen into disrepair. Thanks to Richard from Trees for Pease, the fine folks at the Old Enfield Neighborhood Association, and approval from the Parks Dept, the building is getting …