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 …
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 …
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 …
Thanks to All National Trails Day Volunteers
Over 300 volunteers came out to work on 13 different projects on the Barton Creek Greebelt. The Foundation helped out, along with a number of other groups and organizations, but the Hill Country Conservancy organized it and made lunch and t-shirts possible. We got a lot of work done, but there’s a ton more to do (and a few things …
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. Working with the Hill Country Conservancy …
Thanks to BCDOG, Bull Creek, Gables Volunteers
Look at this great new cedar fence along Lakewood Drive at Bull Creek District Park. Funded by an Austin Parks Foundation Park Grant, it will keep dogs away from cars zipping along Lakewood. Congrats to Debra Bailey of BCDOG for a very successful workday.
Thanks to Starbucks at Turkey Creek Trail
Today Starbucks employees along with Friends of Turkey Creek volunteers and Park Staff including Emma Long manager Alberto and staff member Buster worked to repair two creek crossings along the Turkey Creek Nature Trail. Volunteers gathered and placed huge rocks to armor creek banks, installed steps and backfilled with gravel and packed down loose fill adding additional stepping stones across …
Planting at Little Stacy Park
On Clean Sweep Day (Sat, April 4) volunteers gathered to pick up trash, but also do some planting thanks to Rene Barrera, Parks Dept Preserves manager, shown with a trailer full o plants and trees. Congrats to David Todd and all of the volunteers for a job well done.