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10 Austin Swimming Pools to Check Out This Summer
Featured - Nav (Our Work), Featured - Nav (Fund Your Park), Featured - Nav (Explore the Parks), Parks, Featured Events (Event Calendar Page), APF News, All Parks, Texas Senate District 25, D8, D10, D3, D9, district 3, D1, d2, d7, district 7, Texas House District 49, district 10, barton springs, Swimming, Pool, austin pools, district 2, district 9, Swimming Pool, district 1, district 8, barton, pools, Texas House District 46, Texas Senate District 14, Texas House District 48, Texas House District 51, Texas Senate District 21You probably already know about iconic swimming spots like Barton Springs or Deep Eddy, but where else can Austinites swim? We've gathered 10 swimming pools around Austin to help you beat the Summer heat! The majority of Austin's pools a...
2018 ACL Music Festival & C3 Presents Donate $5.1 Million Toward Austin Parks
Featured - Nav (Our Work), Press Release, News Coverage, Featured - Nav (Fund Your Park), Featured - Nav (Explore the Parks), Featured Events (Event Calendar Page), APF News, All Parks, ACL Music Festival Grants, Austin City Limits Music Festival, ACL Grants Landing Page, district 8, D8, D4, district 4C3 Presents has released the 2018 Austin City Limits Music Festival Economic Impact Report, announcing a $264.6 million contribution to Austin’s economy last year alone, the equivalent of close to 3,000 full-time jobs. This figure re...
2019 Recap: Volunteers, Ribbon Cuttings, Playgrounds, Oh My!
Featured - Nav (Explore the Parks), Park Development, ACL Music Festival Grants, Park Advocacy, Completed Projects (Our Impact), All Parks, APF News, Volunteer, Parks, Featured - Nav (Fund Your Park), Featured - Nav (Our Work), Featured Projects (Home Page), Featured Parks, success, recap, community, Volunteer2020 is here. Austin Parks Foundation is gearing up and excited for a big year of connecting Austinites with high-quality parks, trails and green spaces. In 2019, we finished the decade with thousands of volunteers, increased park fundin...
8 Great Austin Parks and Green Spaces for Flying a Kite
Featured Parks, COVID-19, Blog Page, Park Top LPs Featured, Featured Top LPs, All Parks, APF News, Parks, Featured Projects (Home Page)As the usual warm Texas weather approaches us, it’s time to get outside and enjoy it! What better way to do so than flying kites? Founded in 1929, the ABC Kite Fest is one of Austin's favorite, family-friendly traditions. Austin Parks Fo...
Advocacy Update: Help Us Protect Austin’s Parkland
Uncategorized, Parks, APF News, All Parks, Park Advocacy, Featured Top LPs, Blog Page, advocacy, advocate, parkland dedication×Hey there! COVID-19 has changed how we do things, and your safety is our priority. Please keep social distancing best practices in mind if you choose to visit parks, trails and green spaces. Thanks, y'all!As many of you know, Austin Par...
Amplify Austin 2020: Support Austin’s Parks on March 5-6
Park Top LPs Featured, Featured - Nav (Explore the Parks), Featured Events (Event Calendar Page), Support Our Parks, APF News, All Parks, Featured Top LPs, Featured Parks, amplify, Amplify Austin, I live here I give here, amplify 2020We are so excited for Amplify 2020 (check out our Amplify Austin page here)! Over the course of 2019, Austin Parks Foundation completed more park renovation projects than any other year in our organization’s history. What an end to the d...
Amplify Austin 2021: Help Our City’s Over-Loved Parks + Trails
Featured Projects (Home Page), Parks, Support Our Parks, APF News, All Parks, Blog Page, amplify, Amplify AustinAmplify Austin Day is an annual day of giving hosted by I Live Here I Give Here (ILHIGH), a local non-profit organization. This 24-hour giving period provides an easy and fun way for our entire community to support over 700 non-profits i...
Art in the Parks: 6 Unique Public Art Pieces in Austin’s Parks
Featured Projects (Home Page), APF News, All Parks, Park Development, Blog Page, Art in the Parks, D3, installations, statues, art in the parks, mural, D1, district 3, D9, D10, district 1, district 9, district 10, ArtFrom Blanton Art Museum to the beloved, but newly-housed, Graffiti Park at Castle Hill, there's no denying that Austinites appreciate good art when they see it. But did you know some of the best art is in the parks? These pieces help us ...
Austin City Council’s 2019-20 Budget: A Big Win for the Parks
Advocacy - Annual Report 2019, Advocacy 2019, Park Advocacy, All Parks, APF News, Parks, City BudgetOn Tuesday, September 10, the Austin City Council formally adopted a budget for the City’s upcoming fiscal year beginning on October 1st. The budget process, which kicks off in earnest with community engagement in the spring and the re...
Austin Parks Foundation’s 27th Birthday Celebration!
Press Release, ACL Music Festival Grants, All Parks, APF News, Support Our Parks, Volunteer, Parks, SoulCycle, birthday, apf birthday, apf's birthday, kammok, feel good pilates, imperfect producePeople + Parks Since 1992 Austin Parks Foundation's birthday is Wednesday, June 12th, and we've partnered with local businesses to help us ring in 27 years of People + Parks. Check out what our friends and sponsors around Austin are doin...
Austin Parks Foundation’s Guide to Voting YES for Texas Parks this Fall
Featured - Nav (Our Work), Featured - Nav (Fund Your Park), People + Parks , Support Our Parks, APF News, All Parks, Park Advocacy, Blog Page, AdvocacyEarly voting has begun in Texas and there are three measures on the ballot critical for funding parks in Travis County and across the state of Texas. Austin Parks Foundation is proud to endorse both Travis County bond proposals, as well ...
Celebrate Giving Tuesday with APF and Win!
Press Release, Parks, Volunteer, Support Our Parks, APF News, All Parks, ACL Music Festival Grants, kammok, imperfect produce, feel good pilates, apf's birthday, apf birthday, birthday, SoulCycleAustin Parks Foundation is taking part in the international Giving Tuesday on December 3rd, and we want YOU to join us! In addition to some amazing partners giving back when you visit, we're also hosting a ticket giveaway thanks to our f...
Code What? A primer on the new land development code & parkland dedication
Parks, APF News, All Parks, Park Advocacy, Advocacy 2019, Advocacy - Annual Report 2019UPDATE: What's happened with the LDC since October? 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 approved the new, proposed LD...
Country Club Creek Trail
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- Hiking
- Mountain Biking
- Trail Running
Deep Eddy Pool
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- Swimming
- Educational Opportunity
Dick Nichols District Park & Neighborhood Pool
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- Hiking
- Volleyball
- Biking
- Educational Kiosks
Get Out Of Town! 6 Austin Nature Escapes For Spring Break
Blog Page, Featured Parks, Featured - Nav (Explore the Parks), Fitness in the Park, Parks, Community Grants, All Parks, ACL Music Festival Grants, Hiking & Trails, D8, dick nichols park, st. edwards park, walnut creek greenbelt, bull creek park, bull creek greenbelt, d6, d2, D1, district 3, D3, D10, district 8, district 1, Commons Ford, district 6, district 10, district 2Austin gets a little hectic during spring break, which makes it the perfect time to visit parks! We want to help you avoid I-35 and MoPac traffic (not to mention road rage) by getting out and into nature for some much-needed peace and qu...
Gifts for the Outdoorsy, Park-Loving Austinites In Your Life
Support Our Parks, APF News, All Parks, holiday, merch, gift guide, park merchThis holiday season, you’ve got a chance to support your local parks with your holiday shopping! Whether it's gifts for her, gifts for him or stocking stuffers, we’ve got unique gifts for the park-lovers and Austin enthusiasts in your li...
Good To See You Again: Thousands of Volunteers Help Local Parks During It’s My Park Day
Featured Projects (Home Page), It's My Park! Day , Parks, Signature Events, APF News, It's My Park Day, Adopt A Park, All Parks, Featured Top LPs, Park Top LPs Featured, Blog Page, It's My Park Day - Through the YearsIt was wonderful to see thousands of smiling faces helping their local parks, trails and green spaces on Saturday, November 6th! After an all-virtual event in Fall 2020 and a hybrid event in Spring 2021, over 2,230 volunteers participate...
Gracywoods Park
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- Trails
- Volleyball
- Picnics
In Memory: Louis René Barrera
Parks, APF News, Adopt A Park, All Parks, National Trails Day, In Memory, district 5, D5, D1, D9, D10, memorial, in memory, louis rené barrera, rené barrera, National Trails Day, district 1, district 9, district 10We're saddened to hear of the passing of Louis René Barrera, a man who dedicated so much of his life to Austin's parks. He served as the Environmental Conservation Information Specialist for the City of Austin's Parks and Recreation Depa...
Introducing APF’s New Board Members and Officers!
Parks, APF News, All Parks, Park Top LPs Featured, Blog PageAustin Parks Foundation is excited to announce three new members of our Board of Directors, as well as a new slate of officers who will lead us through new opportunities in 2021! With a wealth of leadership experience, these new board me...
Introducing the Austin ParksCast: APF’s Brand New Podcast!
Featured Projects (Home Page), Featured - Nav (Our Work), Featured - Nav (Fund Your Park), Featured - Nav (Explore the Parks), APF News, All Parks, Education, Featured Top LPs, Blog Page, Groundbreakers, summit, park summit series, parkscast, austin parkscast, podcastAustin Parks Foundation is thrilled to introduce you to our brand new podcast: the Austin ParksCast! If you're passionate about Austin's parks, trails and green spaces, this podcast is for you. We'll tackle important topics related to ou...
Investing in Parks: Austin’s Parks + Trails as Economic Drivers
Featured Projects (Home Page), COVID-19, Blog Page, Park History, Park Development, Park Advocacy, All Parks, APF News, Education , economy, jobs, covid-19, Austin, advocacy, parksOn April 7th, the civic world in Austin seemed to halt for a few brief moments. John Hockenyos, an Austin based economist, delivered a less-than-rosy economic impact update to Austin’s City Council in the wake of COVID-19. “I’m hoping th...
Keep your New Year’s Resolutions in Austin’s Parks
Blog Page, Park Top LPs Featured, Featured Top LPs, All Parks, APF News, Parks, Featured Projects (Home Page), Featured ParksDo more in 2024! We're hitting the parks with all new opportunities to explore (and keep up those New Year's resolutions). Maybe you resolve to get your heart rate up, try a new hobby or spend more time offline with loved ones (two and f...
Labor of Love: Thousands of Volunteers Help Parks on It’s My Park Day
It's My Park! Day , Volunteer, It's My Park Day, All Parks, Featured Top LPs, Blog Page, It's My Park Day - Through the Years, It's My Park Day, Austin, community, comunidad, dia de mi parque, city-wideOn March 7th, Austinites woke up bright and early, headed to 110 different parks across our city and selflessly gave their time and labor. 4,000 volunteers showed our parks love by cleaning, planting, weeding, mulching, gardening, painti...
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Highlighting Our Parks Programming in 2020
Featured Projects (Home Page), Parks, APF News, All Parks, Park Development, Featured Top LPs, Park Top LPs Featured, Blog Page, COVID-19, Zilker Train2020 was a tough year. As we all spent more time at home than ever before, we also relied on Austin's outdoor spaces as a much-needed respite. Many things were different, but our mission to improve parks, trails and green spaces across A...
Normalizing Self Care: 7 Self Care Tips to Be Your Best Self
Parks, Yoga , All Parks, Yoga, Featured Top LPs, Blog Page, COVID-19, covid-19, social distancing, shelter in place, coronavirus, self care, homeOver the last year, we've done our part to keep each other safe by sheltering in place, wearing a mask and much more as we adjusted to a new normal. Now more than ever, it’s important that we take care of ourselves as well! Let's work on...
People + Parks: A Legacy of Park Stewardship
People + Parks , People + Parks, All Parks, people + parks, people plus parks, district 2, d2, Franklin Park, Pastor Craig Park, Pastor Edward Clarence CraigPastor Edward Clarence Craig, Jr. was born to Edward Moses Craig and Frankie Black Craig in Austin, Texas on February 24, 1948 - the fourth of five children. He was educated through Austin public schools, and attended Nixon-Clay College ...
People + Parks: Healthy Parks and Happy Employees
People + Parks , People + Parks, All Parks, people + parks, people plus parks, district 10, cirrus, cirrus logic, D10By Elizabeth McGuire When Cirrus Logic moved their headquarters from the outskirts of Austin to their downtown location in 2012, company leaders wanted to become more active in their new neighborhood—to benefit both their community and t...
Play Your Part: Leave No Trace in Austin’s Parks
Education , All Parks, Park Advocacy, Featured Top LPs, Park Top LPs Featured, advocacy, park maintenance, Leave No Trace, EnvironmentalismHello, Texas Summer! As temperatures increase, park usage does too, so it’s even more important to make sure we clean up after ourselves in our parks. After Memorial Day, unfortunately, lots of Austin’s beautiful greenspace was left i...
Protecting People + Parks: It’s My Park Day Spring 2021 Update
It's My Park! Day , Parks, Volunteer, Support Our Parks, APF News, All Parks, Featured Top LPs, Blog Page, COVID-19Though we wish we could return to the original format of It’s My Park Day, the pandemic means it isn’t safe just yet. That’s why we’ve moved the first It's My Park Day of 2021 to early June. We're planning a week-long event of virtual vo...
Putting Programs to Work: Our Commitment to Inclusivity & Equity in our Programs
Uncategorized, Featured Projects (Home Page), Education , Parks, APF News, All Parks, Featured Top LPs, Blog Page, parks equity, BIPOC, programs, inclusive, inclusivity, equityOur commitment to inclusivity & equity in our programs Here at Austin Parks Foundation (APF), we're committed to creating thoughtful and inclusive programming. And we strive to infuse equity into every project, in order to intentionally ...
Shining a Light on Park Safety in Austin’s Parks and Trails
News Coverage, Parks, APF News, All Parks, Park Development, light, lighting, new year, new years eve, park lighting, safety, park safetyFeatured image by Marina Hanna.Did you know safety is a key concern for Austin’s parks, trails and green spaces? During the Austin Parks & Recreation Department’s Long Range Planning process, they asked Austinites what they’d like to see...
Springdale Neighborhood Park
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St. David’s Foundation – A True Partner to Austin’s Parks
Featured Projects (Home Page), All ParksIn 2018, APF completed four projects made possible by a $120,000 St. David’s Foundation Active Parks Project grant, focusing on providing physical activity, recreation and social connectedness through new park amenities in Central Austin...
Thank you, Austin, for Making IMPD – At A Distance a Great Success
It's My Park! Day , Volunteer, It's My Park Day, All Parks, Featured Top LPs, Blog Page, It's My Park Day - Through the Years, It's My Park Day, Austin, community, comunidad, dia de mi parque, city-wideIn a year where a lot of things are uncertain, y'all made it clear that Austin's parks, trails and green spaces are important. It's My Park Day - At A Distance was a great success thanks to the 850+ Austinites that helped our city's outd...
The First Ever It’s My Pool Day Is Happening August 3rd
Volunteer, All Parks, Swimming Pool, D9, D10, D8, Bartholomew Municipal Pool, It's My Pool Day, Bartholomew Pool, pools, district 8, D4, district 9, district 10, austin pools, Swimming, Volunteer, district 4Yep, 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-wide day of volunteering in Austin's parks, trails and green spaces. Austin summ...
The Summer Heat is Gone! 6 Park Escapes for Austin’s Cooler Weather
Featured Parks, Featured - Nav (Explore the Parks), Fitness in the Park, Parks, Community Grants, All Parks, ACL Music Festival Grants, Hiking & Trails, Blog Page, EastLink, d2, district 6, Commons Ford, district 1, district 8, EastLink, D8, D10, D3, district 3, D1, district 10, d6, bull creek greenbelt, bull creek park, walnut creek greenbelt, st. edwards park, eastlink trail, district 2Now that we're past the intense Summer heat, it's the perfect time to visit Austin's parks and trails, while staying safe! Whether you want to hike for a few miles or find a nice spot for lunch - the park people at Austin Parks Foundatio...
Victory at City Hall: Essential Funds for Parks Added to the City Budget
Featured Projects (Home Page), COVID-19, Blog Page, Park History, Park Development, Park Advocacy, All Parks, APF News, Education , parks, advocacy, Austin, covid-19, jobs, economyIt’s been a tough year for Austin’s parks. Already perennially underfunded, Austin’s parks and trails systems have been inundated, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Tens of thousands of new users, overwhelming some of Austin’s most ...
Volunteer Registration Open for It’s My Park Day Returning Saturday, March 5th
Featured Projects (Home Page), Press Release, It's My Park! Day , Volunteer, Signature Events, APF News, It's My Park Day, All Parks, Featured Top LPs, Blog Page, It's My Park Day - Through the YearsAustin Parks Foundation announced that volunteer registration is now open for the nonprofit’s annual city-wide volunteer event, It’s My Park Day (IMPD) presented by Room & Board. The event will take place Saturday, March 5th and welcomes...
What’s Going On With Parks Funding and the City Budget?
City Budget, APF News, All Parks, Park Advocacy, Austin City Council, city council, advocate, city budget, park advocacy, advocacy, park fundingEach 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 asking yourself? The answer is crafting and adopting the upcoming fiscal year’...