Congressman Lloyd Doggett’s office announced yesterday that the federal stimulus package passed by Congress in late winter will fund the new federal courthouse at San Antonio and 5th St, right across the street from Republic Square, where the foundation has just completed Phase 1 of improvements to the park, with phase two coming soon. The General Services Administration (GSA) which …
48 Trees Planted at Sheffield/Northwest Park
Today Allandale residents and volunteers planted 48 trees at Sheffield / Northwest Park. This was a reward for taking 2nd place in the habitat challenge sponsored by the City’s Parks department through the Keep Austin Wild program. TreeFolks donated 48 trees and the Austin Parks Foundation paid for a new irrigation system. The Parks Department’s Forestry group – namely – …
Sparky Park Dedication
Sparky Park officially has its unveiling on Sat – here’s the announcement. The foundation was pleased to hold funds raised by the neighborhood group and disburse them as payment for a portion of the new wall – it’s simply amazing – you need to see it!
New Fence at Palm Park
Palm Park, also known as Sir Swante Palm Park, in downtown Austin, is an east side of downtown park that was cut off from its neighborhood when 1-35 was built. We at the Austin Park Foundation, together with our great partners, Texas Gas Service (TGS), have been working to start rehabilitating some portions of the park in the last year. …
Photos of Mueller Greenways
At the old Mueller Airport, new Mueller neighborhood, about 20 percent of the land is set aside for parks. 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. 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. The past few days of rain won’t end the drought, which is severe now in Central Texas, but …
Statesman Article On Pease Park
Today, Pam LeBlanc wrote a follow-up piece on Pease Park, an area where the Austin Parks Foundation as well as our Adopt-a-park group, Trees for Pease, have put in a lot of work in the past few years and especially, the past few months. Among the new improvements are irrigation, 100 new trees, we also spread dillo dirt and mulch …
Boardwalk Trail Plan Passes
On Thursday, March 5th, the Austin City Council voted 7-0 to approve the conceptual plan of the Boardwalk Trail, a project to fill a 1.3 mile gap in the Trail around Lady Bird Lake. This moves the project on to the detailed design phase. The city and its consultants will continue to work with the stakeholders and present monthly updates …
Please Support the Boardwalk Trail Conceptual Plan
On Thursday, the Austin City Council will consider the Boardwalk Trail Conceptual Plan as item #10 on their agenda. At 9:30 am, we will participate with the Trail Foundation, BikeTexas and other supporters in a press conference in front of City Hall. Please come out and support the trail by attending and then registering your support on the kiosks in …
Auction Oaks @ Republic Square – latest photos
A few more photos of the Auction Oaks at Republic Square now surrounded by stone bollards with connecting chains added to half of the area. We should be seedingall bare ground areas with grass seed shortly.