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7/18 Zilker Volunteer Day – thanks to our 80 plus volunteers
[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”] Over 80 volunteers came out to the Zilker Great Lawn (formerly known as the Soccer Fields) to help spread lots of mulch and clean up the curbs and sidewalks along Lou Neff Road. Â It was a …
Zilker – Next Volunteer Day: Sat, 7/18
Thanks to the nearly 60 volunteers who came out for 3 hours of mulching and weeding yesterday. Â We got a lot done we had 10 parks dept staff helping us with bobcats, bucket loaders and trucks to get the mulch as close as possible for our volunteers. KVUE (24) News came out and shot some video of our work and …
Zilker Greening Up – Volunteer Workdays Coming Up
I was out at Zilker meeting with Park staff about some proposed volunteer workdays to help them cut out sod, mulch all of the trees and help clean-up areas. Come out and help us on Saturdays in July: July 11, 18 and 25th, from 9 am to noon – Sign Up Here Here’s a few photos looking west and toward …
Zilker is looking green….
The parks department and their contractors have done a great job and the park is greening up!
2009 ACL Music Festival Line-up is out!
Link to the line-up:Â http://2009.aclfestival.com/
The Sod is being installed at Zilker Soccer Fields
The final checks and fixes to the new irrigation system at the Zilker Soccer Fields, site of The Zilker Kit Festival, Blues on the Green and the Austin City Limits Music Festival are completed and beginning yesterday, Earth Day, 4/22/09, the first of what will be 42 acres of sod is being installed by the contractors. Here’s some great photos …
Zilker: That’s a lot of dillo dirt!
Over a week ago (12.27.08), the Parks department began work on the big Zilker irrigation project -essentially leveling the site, installing 17,000 feet of irrigation pipes and 42 acres of sod! Â The first big project is to add soil amendments – in this case, Dillo Dirt – a compost blend made by the city with yard waste trimmings and composted …