Blog
Election Day Tips + Voting to Help Austin & Texas Parks
Voting season. It's here, y'all. Whether you're voting early or heading to the polls on Tuesday, November 5th, we've created this helpful guide to make your ...
Code What? A primer on the new land development code & parkland dedication
A lot has happened since we first updated you on Austin’s ongoing efforts to revise its Land Development Code (LDC). In December, Austin’s City Council a...
People + Parks: Small Steps, Big Results at Kendra Page Park
by Elizabeth McGuire Rene Hernandez set out to change a park, but in the process changed a community. A year ago, Hernandez was walking his dog through Kendr...
ACL Music Fest Appreciation Sale from Austin Parks Foundation
Did you know? Austin Parks Foundation has been the presenting charity of Austin City Limits Music Festival for the past 14 years, and we are proud to help AC...
Colony Park District Park: A Premiere Green Space on Austin’s East Side
After decades of advocacy and a full master plan for the neighborhood, residents of Colony Park are receiving funding and project coordination from Austin Pa...
Austin City Council’s 2019-20 Budget: A Big Win for the Parks
On Tuesday, September 10, the Austin City Council formally adopted a budget for the City’s upcoming fiscal year beginning on October 1st. The budget proces...
Project Playback: A Deep Dive Into Our Investment at Deep Eddy Pool
Deep Eddy Pool and the adjacent Eilers Park are unquestionably an Austinite favorite for cooling off in the summer heat. In the early 1900s, the property org...
Local Businesses Giving Back to Austin Parks Foundation on 9/20
We've partnered with local businesses and brands to help YOU help Austin's parks! Check out all the ways you can support our parks on September 20th: Our fri...
People + Parks: Keeping ACL Music Festival Green
By Elizabeth McGuire When the ACL Music Festival opens its gates at Zilker Park in October and welcomes 75,000 visitors a day, two Austinites will be trusted...
Pomerleau Pocket Park: APF’s First-Ever Park Design Services
The Pomerleau Family, including their 5 children, moved to the Northeast side of Austin in 1972. The same year, Earl J. Pomerleau was hired by the State of T...
What’s Going On With Parks Funding and the City Budget?
Each August, City Hall watchers are treated to City Council returning from recess and beginning arguably their most important task. What’s that, you might be...
The First Ever It’s My Pool Day Is Happening August 3rd
Yep, you read that correctly. There's going to be an It's My Pool Day, a day to celebrate Austin's pools inspired by It's My Park Day, APF's bi-annual, city-...
People + Parks: Raise a Glass to this APF Donor
By Elizabeth McGuire To be perfectly clear, Matt Luckie would rather not talk about himself. He would rather not pose for a photo or elaborate on all the way...
Austin Parks Foundation Awards Over $180,000 In 2019 Spring Grants & Park Design Services
AUSTIN, TEXAS (July 2, 2019) – Austin Parks Foundation (APF) announced their 2019 spring grantees that will receive over $180,400 in collective funding to im...
People + Parks: Healthy Parks, Healthy City
By Elizabeth McGuire When Elizabeth Krause moved to Austin three years ago, she and her family began their house hunting by visiting parks all over town. “...