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. Of course, we then experienced two years of drought, but some flowers and grasses did appear each …
Norwood House Work Begins
The first phase of work has begun on the Norwood House. 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. Once the shingles are safely removed, the subsurface of the …
See you at Republic Square @ 10 am
We’re going ahead with our little celebration of the completion of phase 1 of the Republic Square project this morning at 10 am on the deck at Republic Square, 5th and Guadalupe Sts – please join us!
4/23 Republic Celebration May Be Rescheduled Due to Rain
There’s a good chance of rain Friday @ 10 am when we’re hoping to be thanking all of our supporters for the completion of Phase 1 of Republic Square improvements. If that’s the case, we’re going to reschedule the event to Fri, 4/30 @ 5 pm (which also happens to be Arbor Day!) We’ll make a decision between 8 am …
Nightfall at Republic
Lighting on the deck highlights the 300 year Central Auction Oak on a nice Tuesday evening.
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 …
Recycling Stone Bollards At Pease Park
With the completion of Phase 1b of the Auction Oaks Project @ Republic Square, we have a number of surplus stone bollards that used to ring the Auction Oaks area. Thanks to help from the Parks Dept, specifically the folks in forestry, we removed a portion of a parking lot immediately around a big old oak tree, put down mulch, …
Republic Square Winter Wonderland
We wandered over to Republic Square at lunch time and snapped a few photos of the snow coming down. We’ve posted a selection on our flickr page, but included a few here too. Enjoy!
Tree Grate Installed at Republic
Our Tree grate around the Auction Oak on our new deck/stage at Republic Square is installed. Here are a few photos….
Republic Square Tree Grate coming soon
Ironsmith has completed fabrication of our nine foot wide three piece tree grate, one of the last remaining pieces of our Auction Oaks @ Republic Square Phase 1 project. This will replace the temporary plywood plug that is in the middle of the deck now. It will be shipped soon from the fabricator in Southern California and should be installed …