Thanks to George Mading, with help from Kevin Deiters and others from the Central Texas Trail Tamers, we have a great new tool rack for our hundreds of shovels, rakes, pitchforks, weedwrenches, mcleods and other tools. Â Here’s a quick shot, these tools are use by many of our 60 volunteer groups for weekend workdays – we have volunteer workdays …
Volunteer for It’s My Park Day – March 6th
We’re looking for 3,000 volunteers for over 40 park improvement projects for the annual It’s My Park Day. Â We want to give you a sneak preview of the cool T-shirt design – brought to you once again by Enviromedia Social Marketing, one of our great sponsors. Â You can review projects and sign up here – www.austinparks.org
Invasive Trees and Plants Fall at West Bouldin Creek
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Volunteer Workday at West Bouldin this Sat (1/23)
The West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt workday has been rescheduled from last Saturday (1/16) to this Saturday (1/23) from 8:30 to 1 pm. Â We’ll meet at the South 6th Street entrance to the greenbelt. – Link to park page and map: https://austinparks.org/apfweb/park.php?parkId=374 We’ll be bring some tools, but if you have handsaws, shovels or rakes, please bring those. We also recommend …
Watcha gonna do with your doggie doo?
Ok, its no fun dealing with dog poop, but all responsible pet owners know that they need to pick it up. Â So, how about a fun video to let you know why it’s important? [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0JLd1LjONg][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
Waller Creek Clean-up
Thanks to Greg Anderson for organizing a very successful Waller Creek clean-up on an otherwise gloomy day. Â Thanks to our many volunteers to came out including Council member Chris Riley, Asst Director of Watershed Protection Joe Pantalion, a number of downtown residents, many members of the Austin Rowing Club, Austin Dragon Boat Racing, and a few folks from Texas Rowing. …
Invasives Removal at West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt
On Saturday, 12/5, the Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Parks committee began the first in services of invasive (non-native) tree and plant removal from the West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt. Â This is one of a series of recommendations from a recently completed LBJ Wildflower Center Study for improving and restoring the greenbelt. Â Here’s a photo along S. 6th of the big pile of …
More Trees for Pease
Over 100 more trees (complete with in ground irrigation) were installed by volunteers today at Pease Park. Â Thanks to Richard Craig and Trees for Pease, as well as the City of Austin Parks Forestry Division, TreeFolks and our many volunteers. Â We have another 40 or so trees to be planted sometime in the next month or two that we could …
Zilker Median Billboard Is Up!
Check out the new billboard up thanking all of the donors for the re-irrigated and planted median on Barton Springs Road from Lamar Blvd. to the bridge over Barton Creek. Â A team of volunteers from nearby neighborhoods and local garden clubs raised the funds and worked with the city parks department and transportation department for the revitalization! Â A press conference …
Barton Creek Is Flowing Again
After a year and a half, Barton Creek is flowing again (actually its been flowing since Wed when my friend George left me a message that he was heading out with kayaks to run a portion – alas I could not join him.) At Loop 360 access, I was working a great group of volunteers removing invasives (in this case, …