Support North Shoal Creek Community Garden
Support North Shoal CreekCommunity GardenFill out my LGL form!About SFAs:Austin Parks Foundation’s Sponsored Fund Accounts (SFA), allow Adopt-A-Park groups to fundraise for their park by joining into an agreement with APF. Funds raised can be designated for a particular park project. Funds are held by Austin Parks Foundation, removing the need for your group to register as a 501(c)3 non-profit, …
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 …
Flood Stage on Shoal Creek
We were headed south on Lamar Blvd toward downtown on Sat night when we noticed a huge wave of water and debris coursing down Shoal Creek at 29th St. Â As we drove south we soon saw that we outpaced the leading edge of the wave. Â So, we stopped at 9th St in Duncan Park and waited for the wave to …
Tall Flowering Plants @ Shoal Creek Demo Plot
In October 2007, we installed 9 demonstration restoration plots to see if we could plant with native flowers and grasses areas that had been heavily used by folks enjoying the park. Â We tilled soil, added compost and other treatments and spread seed. Â By then, the drought, which continues to this day, hit Central Texas. Â Results have been somewhat promising in …
College Forward & Natural Texas @ Shoal Creek – Thanks
A big thank you to College Forward and their wonderful 50 plus volunteers who worked with the Austin Parks Foundation and Carl Brockman and his team from Natural Texas – who provided arborists with chainsaws, a big chipper and the wonderful forestry mower. [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=”” …
Shoal Creek and Pease a Little Less Invasive
Between Friday Oct 17 and Sat Oct 18, we had over 60 volunteers come out and help us cut down and peel back a lot of chinaberry trees as well as numerous vines, weeds and other items along a stretch of the Shoal Creek Greenbelt and Pease Park, from roughly Kingsbury St where the hike and bike bridge crosses the …
REI Shoal Creek Clean-up
Thanks to Courtney and Beth – Outreach Coordinators at REI for hosting another clean-up on lower Shoal Creek (roughly from 12th to Town Lake Trail) Lots of stuff, but enviro-girl was out there sporting a green wig and a purple cape. Â Lots of bags of trash as the picture shows and thanks to REI and their volunteers for continuing to …