Work continues on berm removal north of the Auction Oaks on the San Antonio St side of the park. About 2/3 of the first berm has been removed. The soil from yesterday went to a number of parks close by to help the Parks Department with a few projects. The rest of the soil is now being trucked to their …

Our contractor, SunGrow, is now in full swing out at Republic Square. The four street trees have been removed, with the trunks saved and the rest of the crown and branches about to be turned into mulch for the park. More importantly, the big work of berm removal has begun. We’ve estimated that it will take 180 truckloads to make …

Day one of Phase 1A of the Republic Square Auction Oaks project began today. Some preliminary removal of irrigation system components began, along with the removal of the four street trees that we originally wanted to transplant, but due to their poor condition, will be replaced with eight native trees of various shapes and sizes in the eastern portion of …

Austin Parks Foundation Tackles Next Phase of Republic Square Park Restoration. Street trees and berms to be removed, new trees planted and pathways installed. [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”] Contact: Charlie McCabe, Austin Parks Foundation, 512.965.1960 or cmccabe@austinparks.org The next phase …

Part one work in progress update: Bartlett Tree Experts have uncovered all four street tree root collars using their air spades and digging Monday and Tuesday. All of the trees are extremely root bound, meaning while they haven’t grown into the berms (good), they are less desirable candidates for transplanting. [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” …

Over the past day or two, a Parks Department Forestry Crew has been pruning the Auction Oaks and chipping up the deadwood in preparation for the first phase of the Auction Oaks @ Republic Square restoration project. Today, Thu, 7/17, we got the chain link fence installed around the work area. The graphic here shows the fence location. You can …