The Austin Parks Foundation would like to invite you to join us for a celebration of the completion of Phase 1 of the revamping of Republic Square Park.  On Friday April 23, 2010 @ 10 am, we’ll gather on our new deck at Republic Square to say thank you to our many partners and friends who helped us in this …
Saturday round-up: West Bouldin, Farmer’s Market, Republic
Busy day in Austin’s parks – in the morning, I went to help out with another volunteer day at West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt. Ingrid, Matt and the rest of Bouldin volunteers were out removing invasives and stacking them into winrows, other volunteers were mulching the trees in and around the BMX area. Â We tackled the area between the creek and …
Lots of volunteer opportunities this weekend!
It’s going to be a really nice weekend – why not get a workout and help some of Austin’s parks at the same time? Among the volunteer events scheduled are: West Bouldin Creek – invasive removal – 8:30 am to 1 pm – Sat Republic Square – weeding, watering and mulching – 1 to 4 pm – Sat and more …
Volunteer Opportunities Postponed to 3-27
Saturday, 3/20 @ noon update: Â West Bouldin Creek Workday is postponed to Sat, 3/27 @ 8:30-1 pm. Republic Square workday scheduled for Sun 3/21 is postponed until Sat, 3/27 @ 1 pm. Â Sorry folks, it’s just too wet out there. Yup, we know its SXSW Music Festival Weekend, but it’s also prime park volunteering season. Â We have several volunteer opportunities …
It’s My Park Day – Wooldridge and Republic Squares
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 …
It’s My Park Day is here – tell us/show us what you did
Looks like we’re going to have a good morning on this annual It’s My Park Day. Â We’re going to be at two events – Wooldridge Square in the morning – mulching and sanding the gazebo and at Republic Square in the afternoon – planting 1600 plants in the Auction Oaks area from 1:30-3:30 pm. Â Please tell us what you did, …
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, …
Republic Square Winter Wonderland
We wandered over to Republic Square at lunch time and snapped a few photos of the snow coming down. We’ve posted a selection on our flickr page, but included a few here too. Â Enjoy!
Tree Grate Installed at Republic
Our Tree grate around the Auction Oak on our new deck/stage at Republic Square is installed. Â Here are a few photos….
Republic Square Tree Grate coming soon
Ironsmith has completed fabrication of our nine foot wide three piece tree grate, one of the last remaining pieces of our Auction Oaks @ Republic Square Phase 1 project. Â This will replace the temporary plywood plug that is in the middle of the deck now. Â It will be shipped soon from the fabricator in Southern California and should be installed …