We have over 60 teams signed up for the third annual Austin Oyster Adventure Race that takes place this Sunday, October 11th starting and finishing at RunTex on S. Riverside and S. First Sts. We still need 13 volunteers for our first shift (6 am to noon) and 15 volunteers for our second shift (9 am to 3 pm) – …
Oyster Boot Camp @ Republic
23 people came out for the free Oyster Boot Camp, a trial run of the Austin Oyster Adventure Race scheduled for October 11th. While I was there, I snapped a photo of the sign for our Auction Oaks deck project. Folks at the Boot camp did the following: 1) Obtained 24 coffee beans. 2) Biked and took photos of either …
Oyster Boot Camp – this Sunday 9/13 8-11 am
Want to check out what the Austin Oyster Adventure Race is all about before your sign up? Try our Boot Camp this Sunday, 9/13 from 8 am to 11 am at Republic Square Park. You get a hands-on preview of the event in just a few hours. The Austin Parks Foundation will guide you – if you are interested – …
Invasive Species Removal at Pease
Thanks to efforts from the neighborhood, an invasive tree removal project has begun at Pease Park on the hillside between Parkway and Windsor Rds. Funded by donations from a number of neighbors, American Youthworks Enivornmental Corps staff will be cutting down ligustrum, chinaberry and nandina, treating them so they don’t resprout, chipping up all of the brush and laying down …
$1 Million for Gus Garcia Park
Gus Garcia Park will receive a $500,000 grant, Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission announced yesterday. The City of Austin will match the grant with an additional $500,000, to be used for park infrastructure such as a multipurpose field, playground, fitness area, community gardens, benches and picnic tables. Volunteers from Friends of Gus Garcia Park, including Gus Garcia himself, have worked long …
Austin Oyster Adventure Race Oct 11
Sign up for the Austin Oyster Adventure Race on October 11. Proceeds benefit the Austin Parks Foundation. This will be the third year in Austin and we’ll host a free boot camp on Sunday, Sept 20th from 8 to 11 am. Details soon.
Oyster Racing Series – Coming to Austin October 11
Austin enters it’s third year for the Oyster Urban Adventure Race. Austin is an ideal location for the racing series. With a trail system that rivals the best in the nation and a young, vibrant town with many attractions, the Austin Oyster challenges athleticism and mental capacity. Proceeds benefit the Austin Parks Foundation again this year. Organize a team and sign …
7/18 Zilker Volunteer Day – thanks to our 80 plus volunteers
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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 …