Sponsored Post - from Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center    Looking for something fun to do with the kids while they're off from school this week? Immerse them in the wonders of the great outdoors at the Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center.   Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center will be running guided tours of their beautiful canyon and collapsed...

Sponsored Post - from Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center    It's time to nominate a nature warrior! The Children in Nature Collaborative of Austin is currently accepting applications for their 2018 Children in Nature Awards.    Each year, the Children in Nature Awards honor individuals, schools, and organizations doing amazing work in connecting kids...

It's update time! Remember when we told you that the professional soccer team Columbus Crew might be coming to Austin (and thinking about using city parkland as a possible stadium site)? Well, here's the latest.   Earlier this week, Council Member Ann Kitchen (District 5) unveiled a resolution that if passed, would remove city parkland...

Want to share your ideas for a new three-acre park in downtown Austin? The final open house and community input session for the Seaholm Waterfront and Seaholm Intake Building is on Saturday, December 2nd from 9am to 11am.    What are the Seaholm Waterfront and Seaholm Intake Building?   Originally built to pump water...

Burn off those Thanksgiving dinner calories and enjoy the great outdoors this holiday weekend with REI's Opt Outside campaign. This effort first began two years ago when REI closed all their stores on Black Friday and encouraged everyone to ditch the shopping malls and head outside. Millions of people have...

What would you like to see the City of Austin spend money on? More parks? Better public transit? Affordable housing?   This is the question the Bond Election Advisory Task Force is asking...

Sponsored Post - from the Austin Parks Foundation The Austin Park Foundation's biggest city-wide volunteer event of the year is just around the corner...

Austin's only state park, McKinney Falls, is in need of some love. Located in east Austin, McKinney Falls is home to ample swimming, hiking, camping, bouldering, mountain biking, and fishing opportunities...