We had a downtown squares double-header for It’s My Park Day – we spent the morning at Wooldridge (officially 100 years old!) spreading 46 cubic yards of mulch around all of the big trees, as well as bare spots and also began the process of scraping and sanding down the railings on the gazebo for a big paint job to …
Thank you Spring – Donation for Shoal Creek Trail Announced
On March 3rd the developers of Spring Condos, a new downtown residential tower, announced a $50,000 contribution to the Austin Parks Foundation. The contribution is based on a formula of $500 for each new Spring resident, and will target needed public improvements to the lower Shoal Creek Trail, which have been called for since the 1990s. When all the units at …
Recycling Stone Bollards At Pease Park
With the completion of Phase 1b of the Auction Oaks Project @ Republic Square, we have a number of surplus stone bollards that used to ring the Auction Oaks area. Â Thanks to help from the Parks Dept, specifically the folks in forestry, we removed a portion of a parking lot immediately around a big old oak tree, put down mulch, …
Farmers Market In Republic Square
Today (30-Jan-10) marks the second week of the Austin Farmers Market using Republic Square as its new home base and the first week of the deck being using as cafe and entertainment area. Â Despite the cold weather, people (and their dogs) were out in force enjoying our new deck and the market.
Republic Square Deck is Open!
We’re pleased to announce that the Republic Square Auction Oaks Phase 1b project is substantially complete and we’ve removed the construction fence. Â Still left to do are some touch-up work, installation of the metal tree grate (coming in mid-February) and allowing the sod to root in. Â We will be putting out tables and chairs soon and the Farmer’s Market is …
Invasive Trees and Plants Fall at West Bouldin Creek
[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”] Thanks to the Bouldin Neighborhood Parks Committee for hosting their second monthly volunteer workday. Â We continued to pull out or cut down Invasive species in the greenbelt as part of City approved restoration plan. Â We focused …
Volunteer Workday at West Bouldin this Sat (1/23)
The West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt workday has been rescheduled from last Saturday (1/16) to this Saturday (1/23) from 8:30 to 1 pm. Â We’ll meet at the South 6th Street entrance to the greenbelt. – Link to park page and map: https://austinparks.org/apfweb/park.php?parkId=374 We’ll be bring some tools, but if you have handsaws, shovels or rakes, please bring those. We also recommend …
Republic Square from 360 Condos
Thanks again to Greg A for this photo – the nearly completed deck/stage project is in full view.
2009 – Over 220 new trees at Pease Park
Thanks to Richard Craig and Trees for Pease, as well as help from Walter Passmore and PARD Forestry Staff, plus our helpful consultants Jill Nokes and Will Pickens, we have over 200 new trees planted at Pease Park with irrigation to each. Â 40 more went in this week thanks to PARD Forestry staff. Â We still a number left, but a …
Invasives Removal at West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt
On Saturday, 12/5, the Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Parks committee began the first in services of invasive (non-native) tree and plant removal from the West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt. Â This is one of a series of recommendations from a recently completed LBJ Wildflower Center Study for improving and restoring the greenbelt. Â Here’s a photo along S. 6th of the big pile of …
