On Friday, we turned in our final report on the Barton Creek Trail Corps Report to our primary funder, Impact Austin. We’re grateful to them, as well as our funders Hill Country Conservancy, Bicycle Sport Shop, REI, as well as our own Austin City Limi... »
For Immediate Release: January 25, 2012 Media Contacts: Sara Beechner, Austin Parks Foundation (512) 762-5686 Executive Director leaving Austin Parks Foundation After Six Years of Mud, Sweat & Cheers (Austin, TX)— The Austin Parks Foundation E... »
For the past three years, we’ve sub-leased office space from another non-profit, the Trust for Public Land (TPL) at 816 Congress Avenue. The view from our 16th floor office is awesome, but the lease is up and our friends at TPL are moving to a much sm... »
As the APF staff winds down to the final hour of work in the office in 2011, we want to thank all of those who made 2011 a great year for us: our hard working board of directors, our amazing network of volunteers our outstanding partners at the City of... »
We’re nearing the end of a year long effort to rebuild and restore portions of the Barton Creek Greenbelt main trail. One area where we’ve started work but have plenty left to do is on the Hill of Life at the Camp Craft Road trailhead. Our Barton Cree... »
Recently, we’ve been participating in public meetings and city commission presentations about the draft City of Austin Invasive Species Plan. A number of questions have been asked specifically around the species choosen, who can use herbicides (only a... »
