Austin 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 our city’s park system and discuss all things parks. Your Austin ParksCast hosts are Kathleen Barron, Sr. Programs Manager, and Grant Ausbury, Sr. …
Healthy Parks Plan Tool Training
The Healthy Parks Plan is an effort to create a shared vision for building healthier communities through parks. The plan incorporates scientific data, technical analysis and community engagement results to answer key questions about the people, parks and environment. What parts of town have the greatest need for the benefits that parks provide? How could we improve parks to support …
Parks with Purpose: Park Resilience during COVID-19
How does COVID-19 change how our communities utilize parks? We will discuss attendee’s experiences with parks usage during the COVID-19 pandemic and opportunities to connect COVID issues to broader resilience measures. We also will introduce St. David’s Foundation’s Parks with Purpose 2019 RFP – 19 Central Texas grantees were awarded around $3 Million dollars to improve park equity in their …