First day of earth removal (Monday, July 13, 2009)
Zilker – Next Volunteer Day: Sat, 7/18
Thanks to the nearly 60 volunteers who came out for 3 hours of mulching and weeding yesterday. We got a lot done we had 10 parks dept staff helping us with bobcats, bucket loaders and trucks to get the mulch as close as possible for our volunteers. KVUE (24) News came out and shot some video of our work and …
Volunteer at the Zilker Great Lawn Sat 7/11
We need more volunteers for this Saturday’s (7/11, 9 am to noon) volunteer day to help us mulch trees, weed the volleyball courts, pick up sod strips and clean up sidewalks and curbs at Zilker’s new Great Lawn. Thanks to our friends at C3 Presents, we’ll have cool T-shirts for the first 50 people who sign up and you’ll be …
Zilker Greening Up – Volunteer Workdays Coming Up
I was out at Zilker meeting with Park staff about some proposed volunteer workdays to help them cut out sod, mulch all of the trees and help clean-up areas. Come out and help us on Saturdays in July: July 11, 18 and 25th, from 9 am to noon – Sign Up Here Here’s a few photos looking west and toward …
Republic Square Phase 1b beginning soon
About 2 weeks from now, the Austin Parks Foundation will begin Phase 1b of the Auction Oaks @ Republic Square project. The first phase will be the removal of the berm along fourth St, the partial reconstruction of the sidewalk and ADA ramp on Fourth St to San Antonio St, and the installation of irrigation and grass sod on the …
Zilker is looking green….
The parks department and their contractors have done a great job and the park is greening up!
Coming soon: Phase 1b of Republic Square Improvements
As we move into summer (yeah, I know its 100 for the fourth day in a row) we are gearing up for Phase 1b of improvements to Republic Square in Downtown Austin. The big items on the list are removal of the southern berm along fourth street and the construction of a very cool deck/stage around the central Auction Oak. …
Barton Springs Trees – The Next Steps
As you have probably read, the city is planning on only cutting down three trees out of the original 28 planned, with 2 more that need further investigation. The remaining number will be pruned, soil treated and other improvements, including removal of planters, retaining walls, fencing off some of the treated trees to keep the soil uncompacted. The city has …
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 …
Sat 6/6: National Trails Day @ Barton Creek Greenbelt
This Saturday from 7:30 am to approx. 11:30 am, portions of the trail near the Loop 260 access point as well as another portion of the trail near Gus Fruh wall will be temporarily closed or at the very least – slow going – due to scheduled work by volunteers on National Trails Day. Working with the Hill Country Conservancy …