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Sarah Richards
Program Coordinator
Colorado River Foundation
Family Clean Water Festival: The Colorado River Foundation is holding its Family Clean Water Festival on Wednesday, March 18th, 10 am- 2 pm at Redbud Center, 3601 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, TX 78703, on the grounds outside. The Festival provides a day of fun, FREE learning about the Colorado River and the lakes of Austin during Spring Break for children of all ages and their families! Volunteers are needed to set up booths/tables with a variety of interactive projects and experiments that will teach children about the river and the importance of conservation. Activities will include: creatures of the river, river art, water conservation activates, water monitoring, water safety skills, face painting, water science experiments, and much more! To Volunteer or learn more about this opportunity: Contact Sarah at CRF, 498-1587 or sarah@coloradoriver.org, www.coloradoriver.org. We need between 20-30 volunteers to make this happen, and I hope you will be one!
City of Austin’s Watershed Protection Department is planning to turn Reed Park’s ball field into a water retention pond – depositing 30,000 lbs of sediment per year into the ball field. Our green space and park land are in danger of becoming a mud pit and the historical preservation and natural beauty of our park […]
This Saturday, March 2nd, Friends of Reed Park is partnering with Austin Parks Foundation for the biannual It’s My Park Day. On this day all around Austin, volunteers will head to their local parks and green spaces to clean up litter, mulch trees, and more. As a friend of Reed Park, we’d like to invite you and your family […]
The Forever Green Tournament was held on Sept. 15th at the historic Lions Municipal Golf Course. This beloved annual tournament benefits the Muny Conservancy and its mission to Save Muny for Good! The 4 person scramble with 8 AM and 1 PM shotgun starts was followed by a party with BBQ dinner and music at at […]
You’re invited! Redbud Trail Bridge Project Open House Please join us for an informal open house on the Redbud Trail Bridge Replacement Project. Thursday, June 27, 2019 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. West Austin Youth Association (WAYA) 1314 Exposition Blvd. The purpose of this meeting is to provide you with an update on project activities and […]
