Springtime is approaching and we need your help to keep Waterloo Park beautiful and thriving! In these hands-on volunteer workshops, you’ll learn how to cut back herbaceous perennials, groundcovers, shrubs, and grasses throughout the park, all while meeting other plant-loving experts and community members. What...
Springtime is approaching and we need your help to keep Waterloo Park beautiful and thriving! In these hands-on volunteer workshops, you’ll learn how to cut back herbaceous perennials, groundcovers, shrubs, and grasses throughout the park, all while meeting other plant-loving experts and community members. What...
The Trail Conservancy continues to improve floodplain health by installing and maintaining green stormwater infrastructure (rain gardens) along the Trail. These structures reduce the impact of heavy storm flows and improve water infiltration. Volunteers will learn about rain gardens, their importance to our Trail, and...
Adopt a tree this Valentine’s Day and let love grow! On February 14, TreeFolks is sharing the love with free tree adoptions. These trees will grow alongside you, offering shade, cleaner air, and beauty for decades to come. It’s a gift to your home, your...
Volunteer at the TreeFolks nursery and learn how to propagate fig trees from cuttings. These trees will be grown at the nursery and distributed to the community once they are ready. No experience or tools are needed. We will train everyone at the beginning of...
Native trees are a key piece of our community and the Trail ecosystem, and you can help us plant them! The Trail Conservancy has partnered with H-E-B and Texan by Nature for a Trees for Texans community tree-planting. Can we count you in? You can...
Join Shoal Creek Conservancy and Austin Wildlife Rescue on February 28th from 9:00 – 11:00 am for a Shoal Creek Wildlife Tour in Seiders Springs Park! We’ll enjoy spotting the critters that call Shoal Creek home, learn more about Austin’s urban wildlife, and learn what to do if you find an...
Please join us for a Renaming Ceremony and Historical Marker Unveiling for Don Baylor Neighborhood Park! Last year, my team and I led the city council in adopting an ordinance renaming Westenfield Neighborhood Park after the late Don Baylor, a Clarksville native who overcame segregation to become...
The site of today's Pease District Park was part of the 365-acre Woodlawn homestead owned by former Texas Governor E. M. Pease and his wife, Lucadia. Although Governor Pease supported the Union during the Civil War, research has found that at least 37 individuals were...
Join TreeFolks for a Tree Adoption event. Free five-gallon container trees will be distributed to Austin residents and Austin Energy customers through our NeighborWoods program. We will be at the H-E-B TechRidge @ Parmer/IH-35 (500 W Canyon Ridge Dr, Austin, TX 78753) on Saturday, February 28....