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Dirty Hands Caravan helps out at Barton Creek Greenbelt
On Thursday, May 1, 150 volunteers traveling on three bio-fueled buses as part of the Dirty Hands Caravan came to Austin and Barton Creek Greenbelt. With the...
Eeyore Returns
After suddenly disappearing this week, Eeyore mysteriously returned to his home at Eastwoods Park on Wednesday night. Neighbors are deeply relieved. Eeyore...
Have You Seen Me? Eastwoods Park Eeyore Stolen!
Please contact Austin Parks Foundation at apf@austinparks.org or 477-1566 with any information regarding the theft of this one-of-a-kind statue from...
May 1 public Meetings: Input for Parks Director Profile
Parks Advocates: Here’s your chance to give input to the city manager on what you’d like to see in our new Parks director. We’ve (Austin Parks Foundation) se...
Starbucks at Red Bud Isle on Earth day!
Earth day, on Tuesday, April 22 was a hot and humid day at Red Bud Isle. We made fantastic progress at this off-leash dog park with over 95 volunteers from S...
Thanks to our Volunteers for It’s My Park! Day
The sixth annual It’s My Park! Day was Saturday, April 12 and we had a record 51 park improvement projects with 1,400 volunteers signed up....
Support Austin Parks Foundation at H-E-B Stores
At over 220 H-E-B and Central Market stores, you can support the Austin Parks Foundation trail projects by purchasing a $1, $3 or #5 coupon from Earth...
It’s My Park! Day – Hundreds of Volunteers Needed!
We now have 49 park projects scheduled for our sixth annual It’s My Park! Day on Saturday, April 12 from 9 am to 1 pm. Â We have over 500 volunteers signed u...
Earth Share PSA: Promises
Earth Share of Texas represents over 70 environmental non-profit organizations, including the Austin Parks Foundation across Texas in workplace giving campai...
Gus Fruh Trail improvements 2/08
Here’s a photo of the Gus Fruh access trail – part of Barton Creek Greenbelt. This trail was resurfaced over two volunteer workdays, on 2/2 and...
Banff Mountain Film Festival in Austin – April 5 & 6!
The Banff Mountain Film Festival and Radical Reels come to Austin at the Paramount Theatre April 5 & 6, hosted by Whole Earth Provision Company....
Rain and Volunteer Thanks…
With rain failing from the sky on this Friday evening, I’m hoping that the volunteer workday out at Turkey Creek Trail @ Emma Long Park doesn’t get rained ou...
Tree Planting at Shipe Park
Thanks to Austin Energy, we’re getting some trees planted in two parks as mitigation for Austin Energy projects that resulted in removal of trees close-by. O...
Surfacing at Gus Fruh / Barton Creek Greenbelt
Ok, surfacing doesn’t mean going for a winter swim at Gus Fruh pool, since the creek there is dry, it refers to the big effort to resurface much of the acces...
Trail Project Crew Leader Training: Feb 4 & 5
The Central Texas Trail Tamers is hosting free crew leader training sessions – if you regularly lead volunteer workdays or would like to, please consider sig...
