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. Â 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. Â 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. Â 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. Â 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. Â 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. Â Working with the Hill Country Conservancy …
Eastwoods Park Trail taking shape
A new granite gravel and pervious concrete trail is taking shape at Eastwoods Park, just north of the UT campus. Â Funded by funds through an agreement with the Concordia development, Weigelt Enterprises is constructing the trail, designed by the Parks Planning group, under contract with the Austin Parks Foundation and overseen by the neighborhood association. Â Several sections, like this one …
Flood Stage on Shoal Creek
We were headed south on Lamar Blvd toward downtown on Sat night when we noticed a huge wave of water and debris coursing down Shoal Creek at 29th St. Â As we drove south we soon saw that we outpaced the leading edge of the wave. Â So, we stopped at 9th St in Duncan Park and waited for the wave to …