From the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department and the City of Austin Urban Forestry Program- New to tree climbing? Come get hands-on practice in a small class setting alongside certified arborists from Austin's Urban Forestry Program. Learn about safety, knot tying, setting ropes, gear...

So what's the latest with that professional soccer team that might be coming to Austin? Well, City Council has decided to hold off on making a decision until their February 15th meeting.   Wait. Back up. What's going on?  In October, the owner of the professional soccer team Columbus...

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...

From the Austin Parks Foundation, the Trail Foundation, and the Austin Parks and Recreation Department - Austin Parks Foundation (APF) and The Trail Foundation (TTF), in partnership with the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department (PARD), invite Austinites to the third and final open house...

From the Austin Parks Foundation, the Trail Foundation, and the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department - Austin Parks Foundation (APF) and The Trail Foundation (TTF), in partnership with the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department (PARD), invite Austinites to the second of two...

The Trust for Public Land recently ranked Austin's park system 46th amongst the 100 largest US cities. It wasn't exactly the kind of stellar review or ranking that Austin is used to receiving. Now, a group of environmental organizations are calling on our local elected officials to...

From the Austin Parks Foundation,  The Trail Foundation, and the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department - Austin Parks Foundation (APF), The Trail Foundation (TTF), and the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) are excited to announce the launch of a collaborative planning...

From the Children in Nature Collaborative of Austin - Join the Children in Nature Collaborative of Austin (CINCA), The Austin Parks and Recreation Department, and the Cities Connecting Children to Nature Team at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center for a discussion on our...