MoveOutATX helps students donate unwanted, gently used items at nearby locations in West Campus. The program reduces the amount of material in dumpsters and on curbs, makes it easier for students to donate used items, and gives back to the Austin community. The program’s Free Furniture...
In the past, the annual Juneteenth Parade in east Austin has generated plastic waste along the route. In an effort to divert material and encourage plastic recycling, Austin Resource Recovery is seeking volunteers to help collect recyclable material, while walking with our community recycling truck. The event is scheduled...
Join Shoal Creek Conservancy, Austin Resource Recovery, and Austin’s Watershed Protection Department on July 27th from 8-10 am for the 2nd Annual Shoal Creek Shopping Cart Corral! This event is inspired by the Austin Watershed Protection Department’s Trash in Creeks field study that found over 500...
Hello volunteers! Help Keep Austin Beautiful celebrate and give some extra love to our wonderful Lady Bird Lake. On Saturday, June 8th, join our lake leaders as we clean up litter in and around the lake! Since 2009, Keep Austin Beautiful has organized large-scale cleanups...
The Trail Conservancy continues to protect, enhance, and connect trail users to the Ann & Roy Hike and Bike Trail. One way to enhance and protect is by aiding native plant communities by reducing the pressure of invasive plant species along the shoreline of Lady...
Each April, Keep Austin Beautiful mobilizes thousands of volunteers for an incredible day of community service throughout the Greater Austin Area in honor of Earth Month. In 2023, over 2,200 volunteers participated in cleanups throughout all ten city council districts, removing litter and restoring our beloved...
Join us on Thursday evening from 5pm-8pm at Lady Bird Lake with Epic SUP, SUSTAIN THE MAG & Tankproof for a lake clean-up for Earth Week! We will have refreshments (Dirty Shirleys, Austin Eastciders) & free goodies by Parker + Scott for each guest between 5pm-6pm and then head...
Join in spreading mulch to restore, enhance, and protect the soil on the Hike and Bike Trail! Soil health is the foundation of ecology. The soil restoration events will consist of mulch spreading, aeration of turf areas, amending areas with compost, and establishment of vegetation in...
Join us on Friday, April 19 for our third annual community wide Earth Day lake and land clean up along Lady Bird Lake! Volunteers will have the option to launch from one of three locations: Rowing Dock (West end), Epic SUP (East end), and on...
The City of Austin is constructing a brand new rain garden at the intersection of Shoal Creek Boulevard and Great Oaks Parkway. This rain garden will help to capture and filter stormwater before it enters Shoal Creek. We need your help to plant the new...