People + Parks: Small Steps, Big Results at Kendra Page Park

Rene Hernandez set out to change a park, but in the process changed a community.

A year ago, Hernandez was walking his dog through Kendra Page Neighborhood Park, his southeast Austin park, and noticed an excessive amount of trash. Not just everyday wrappers and soda cans, but bags and bags of household trash dumped among the oaks, picnic tables and playground. He gathered it up, took photos of the piles and reached out to the Austin Parks Foundation to make a difference.

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