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EventsSaturday September 5, 2009
Start: 8:30 am
End: 11:00 am
Zilker Preserve Restoration9/05/09 EcoTexas is hosting upcoming workdays at the Zilker Preserve removing various invasive species, including Nandina, Japanese Privet, and Chinaberry among other species. Once the species are removed, the City of Austin will help with planting native species to restore Zilker to its natural state! If you have any questions about the Zilker project, you can refer to the website www.zilker.ecotx.org.Dates: Saturday, September 5th Time: 8:30am-11amMeeting Spot: We will meet in the parking lot near the Nature Center Preserve, which is located underneath the Mopac overpass. See website for detailed directionsContact: please RSVP to getinvolved@ecotx.org Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
KAB Tool Shack program needs your help!9/05/09 Keep Austin Beautiful is hosting a workday to label and organize all the old and new tools lent out through its Tool Shack program. Tools will be hand labeled with stencil and paint (fun for you artist types!). Gloves and supplies will be provided. Come on out for a great morning of organizing tools! Dates: Saturday, September 5th Time: 9:00am-11:00amMeeting Spot: We will meet in the parking lot of the KAB offices located at 55 North IH-35, outside the Extend-a-Care buildingRegister: Ixchel, community@keepaustinbeautiful.org Start: 9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
North Loop Neighborhood Green08/08/2009 Bruning Green is a neighbor-maintained green space that was established in 2001 and has been developed into a beautiful little public space with a butterfly bed, path, stone seating walls, and bench. It is very precious to the neighborhood and needs regular maintenance to keep it in top condition. Volunteers are needed to help mulch the trees to prevent ground compaction and help retain water. Date: Saturday, August 8th Time: 9am-10am Location: Bruning Green @ 52nd, Evans, and Bruning Avenue (N. Central Austin - 78751) Parking: along neighborhood streets, please be courteous of neighbors and do not block driveways Contact: Cindy Black at cindy@rickblack.net to volunteer Note: bring gloves and your weeding tool of choice Friday September 11, 2009
Start: 8:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Day of Caring (Project Registration Open NOW)9/11/09 Keep Austin Beautiful is partnering with Hands On Central Texas & United Way Capital Area for the Day of Caring on September 11th. This year’s projects highlight the importance of community service and philanthropy to affect critical community issues like education, health, financial stability, and the environment. Day of Caring organizers are currently recruiting projects to send eager volunteers to, so if you need some extra helping hands then register your project by August 21st. Remember that Keep Austin Beautiful is always available to help coordinate cleanups and provide free tools for service projects. More information at www.KeepAustinBeautiful.org/cleanup & www.KeepAustinBeautiful.org/ToolShack Project Registration Deadline: August 21st , 2009Day of Caring: September 11th, 2009Register Your Project Online and learn more at: www.HandsOnCentralTexas.org Start: 8:30 am
End: 3:00 pm
Build a Children’s Healing Garden 9/11/09 One of Keep Austin Beautiful’s 2009 KAB Grant Winners is going to hold their first workday on September 11th as part of the United Way Day of Caring! Visit www.KeepAustinBeautiful.org/NBG to learn more about our grant program. The Austin Child Guidance Center has been providing mental health services to Austin youth for over 50 years and to better serve our clients and reconnect children and adolescents with nature, they are building a Children’s Healing Garden. This project will transform the outdoor space into an attractive, welcoming, and functional garden for clients and families to enjoy. The garden will provide a space for relaxation and therapeutic healing for children and families that are often experiencing grief, trauma, abuse, neglect, school phobias, and parent-child relationship issues. Come out and help them break ground in the Children’s Healing Garden on September 11! The Fall Day of Caring will serve as a workday where volunteers can participate in the "groundbreaking" activities, such as prepping the soil, tilling, digging, plotting garden perimeters, and clearing debris. To volunteer, please register at http://www.handsoncentraltexas.org/. The day will start with a United way Kick-Off Event and then we’ll get to work! Date: Friday, September 11, 2009 Times: -Volunteer Registration: 8:30am-9:00am -Kickoff Speaking Program: 9am -Projects’ Start Time: 10amKick-Off Location: Long Center, 701 West Riverside - 78704 Project Location: 810 W 45th StreetTo register visit: http://www.handsoncentraltexas.org/ Saturday September 12, 2009
Start: 8:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
WildBasin Workday 2nd Saturday of Each Month Like to get dirty, work hard, and have fun? Then join us for trail maintenance, invasive plant removal, revegetation, erosion control, and other land management projects on the second Saturday of each month. Date: 2nd Saturday of every month Time: 8:30am-12:00pm Location: Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve, 805 N. Capitol of TX Hwy (West Austin-78746) Contact: For more details, email hike@wildbasin.org or call 512-327-7622, ext 17. Note: Wear hiking boots or sturdy shoes and long pants with a long-sleeved shirt; bring bottled water and gloves, plus a day/fanny pack to carry personal items. You need your hands free! Dress for the weather: hat & sunscreen for solar protection; raincoat/light jacket if it's chilly or raining lightly. We don't go out in thunderstorm conditions. Website: www.wildbasin.org Start: 7:30 pm
/* Style Definitions */ The Trash Project presented by Forklift 09/12/2009Come volunteer for an upcoming free, large-scale outdoor performance featuring the employees and machinery of Austin’s Solid Waste Services Department! Volunteers and needed to help with parking, ushering, collecting surveys and clean-up. Date: Sat., Sept 12Time: 7:30pmLocation: Austin Film Studios tarmac (near 51st and Berkman)Contact: Email Mysti Pride at jtyexp@yahoo.com for more information and to sign up. Sunday September 13, 2009
Start: 6:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
Have fun at Lake Travis this summer AND help keep it clean and beautiful! Scuba Divers, Shoreline and Party volunteers are needed to be part of the BIGGEST underwater and shoreline cleanup in Texas!This is the 15th year that Keep Austin Beautiful, the Colorado River Foundation, Travis County, & the LCRA have partnered for this event, but we need volunteers to make it happen!CLICK HERE to volunteer and more information, or call 512.391.0622 Saturday September 19, 2009
Start: 8:30 am
End: 11:00 am
/* Style Definitions */ Brightleaf Preserve Workday9/19/09 Come on out to enjoy volunteer days at Bright Leaf Preserve & help eliminate harmful invasive species such as bamboo and nandina. These invasives threaten to choke out native species which are essential to the well-being of the entire ecosystem through their rapid and widespread proliferation. Water and tools will be provided, bring only a good attitude. Date: Saturday Sept. 19th Time: 8:30am-11:00amLocation: Bright Leaf Preserve (come to the entrance at 4400 Crestway Drive, 78731)Contact: Rishi at 512 924 6597 or email us at getinvolved@ecotx.orgNote: NOTE: IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE RSVP TO GETINVOLVED@ECOTX.ORG SO THAT ECOTEXAS CAN UPDATE YOU ABOUT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. Start: 3:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Recycling at the ESPN Tailgating Party for the UT football game. Help recycle at the biggest UT football tailgate party in town! Date: Saturday Sept. 19th. Time: 3:00-7:00pm. Free Food and water provided. Texas Disposal Systems will provide a free t-shirt and invite all the volunteers to their exotic game ranch for a UT away game watch party (and tour of the exotic game ranch) later in the season. Click Here to sign up. Saturday September 26, 2009
Start: 8:30 am
End: 2:00 pm
/* Style Definitions */ REI Service Project at Lake Georgetown9/26/09REI Round Rock is partnering with the Austin Ridge Riders to celebrate National Public Lands Day with a service project at Lake Georgetown, our favorite local oasis! Last year's project helped to open a new 5 mile stretch to mountain bikers and now we're looking to finish the job! OXT Tech T's to the first 100 volunteers, FREE Breakfast and Lunch for all volunteers, Prize Drawing for REI Gift Cards, and A GREAT BIG thanks goes out to IKEA ROUND ROCK for providing breakfast!There will be kid friendly jobs available so parents and scout leaders take notice!Volunteers should wear long pants, sturdy shoes and bring work gloves. Sunscreen and water and snacks for the trail. PLEASE CARPOOL if possible as parking is limited!Date: Saturday, September 26thTime: 8:30amLocation: Lake Georgetown's Tejas Campground Directions to Meeting Location: Tejas Campground: From Parmer Ln/Ronald Reagan Expwy, head west on CR 258 and follow signs to campgroundRSVP: PLEASE RSVP with REI Round Rock customer service so there's enough food for everyone! 512-255-1938 Start: 8:30 am
End: 11:00 am
/* Style Definitions */ Zilker Preserve Restoration9/26/09EcoTexas is hosting upcoming workdays at the Zilker Preserve removing various invasive species, including Nandina, Japanese Privet, and Chinaberry among other species. Once the species are removed, the City of Austin will help with planting native species to restore Zilker to its natural state! If you have any questions about the Zilker project, you can refer to the website www.zilker.ecotx.org.Dates: Saturday, September 26th Time: 8:30am-11amMeeting Spot: Volunteers will meet in the parking lot near the Nature Center Preserve, which is located underneath the Mopac overpass. See website for detailed directionsContact: please RSVP to getinvolved@ecotx.org Start: 8:30 am
End: 11:30 am
/* Style Definitions */ KIPP Austin College Prep Garden Workday9/26/09 Come out and join us in building garden beds at KIPP Austin College Prep (KACP) on Saturday! We will be making the bed frames, filling them with soil, mulching the pathways, and more! Join parents and KACP students and help them to expand their school garden in time for fall planting. Date: Saturday, September 26thTime: 8:30am-11:30amLocation: KIPP Austin College Prep, 8509 FM 969 #C, 78724Contact: Please respond to Jess at jess@sustainablefoodcenter.org if you're interested in helping out! Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Ecological Literacy Workday Last Saturday of Each Month Combining volunteer work with learning about local ecology, the Ecological Literacy Day at Hornsby Bend begins with several hours of outdoor work - ranging from trail maintenance to habitat restoration to work in the native plant nursery - and ends with at least an hour of learning about local ecology - birds, bugs, and more! Wear boots and work clothing, and be sure to bring your binoculars. When: Saturday, September 26th 9am-1pm Where: Hornsby Bend, 2210 South FM 973 (SE Austin – 78725) Contact: Kevin Anderson at Kevin.Anderson@ci.austin.tx.us or 512-972-1960 Start: 10:00 am
Start: 09/26/2009 - 10:00
End: 09/27/2009 - 22:00
/* Style Definitions */ Pecan Street Festival09/26/2009 & 09/27/2009Help divert TONS of waste at the Pecan Street Festival to make it the GREENEST street festival in town! Recycling/composting efforts will be increased from the Spring Festival to seriously cut down on the impact of the festival, while educating 200-300,000 participants about recycling/composting. Date: Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 26th and 27th Time: 10am-10pmLocation: Downtown (78701) along 6th St. between I-35 and Congress Ave. – enviro volunteer check in at 7th and Trinity. Parking: Free in metered spots; under the I-35 overpass between 6th and 8th Streets; paid garage and lot parking. Contact: Debbie at staff@oldpecanstreetfestival.com -- Email Debbie with a preferred time for helping Saturday and/or Sunday, preferable in 3 hour increments, from 10am-1pm; 1-4pm; 4-7pm; or 7-10pm. Note: Dress/pack for weather: hats, sunscreen, personal water bottle or Camelback for hands-free helping; t-shirts or a patch will be provided to designate you as a volunteer. Let's make this FUN! And kids are not only welcome, but encouraged to help! (Teachers and schools encouraged to contact us for class/school recycling competitions).As a thank you, you'll be eligible for a raffle for Esther's Follies tickets and a dinner at Guerro's! Sunday September 27, 2009
End: 10:00 pm
Start: 09/26/2009 - 10:00
End: 09/27/2009 - 22:00
/* Style Definitions */ Pecan Street Festival09/26/2009 & 09/27/2009Help divert TONS of waste at the Pecan Street Festival to make it the GREENEST street festival in town! Recycling/composting efforts will be increased from the Spring Festival to seriously cut down on the impact of the festival, while educating 200-300,000 participants about recycling/composting. Date: Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 26th and 27th Time: 10am-10pmLocation: Downtown (78701) along 6th St. between I-35 and Congress Ave. – enviro volunteer check in at 7th and Trinity. Parking: Free in metered spots; under the I-35 overpass between 6th and 8th Streets; paid garage and lot parking. Contact: Debbie at staff@oldpecanstreetfestival.com -- Email Debbie with a preferred time for helping Saturday and/or Sunday, preferable in 3 hour increments, from 10am-1pm; 1-4pm; 4-7pm; or 7-10pm. Note: Dress/pack for weather: hats, sunscreen, personal water bottle or Camelback for hands-free helping; t-shirts or a patch will be provided to designate you as a volunteer. Let's make this FUN! And kids are not only welcome, but encouraged to help! (Teachers and schools encouraged to contact us for class/school recycling competitions).As a thank you, you'll be eligible for a raffle for Esther's Follies tickets and a dinner at Guerro's! Saturday October 3, 2009
Start: 9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
North Loop Neighborhood Green 10/03/2009 Bruning Green is a neighbor-maintained green space that was established in 2001 and has been developed into a beautiful little public space with a butterfly bed, path, stone seating walls, and bench. It is very precious to the neighborhood and needs regular maintenance to keep it in top condition. Volunteers are needed to help mulch the trees to prevent ground compaction and help retain water. Date: Saturday, Oct. 3rd Time: 9am-10am Location: Bruning Green @ 52nd, Evans, and Bruning Avenue (N. Central Austin - 78751) Parking: along neighborhood streets, please be courteous of neighbors and do not block driveways Contact: Cindy Black at cindy@rickblack.net to volunteer Note: bring gloves and your weeding tool of choice Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
/* Style Definitions */ Collect Wildflower Seeds to Share10/03/09 Keep Austin Beautiful works with dozens and dozens of groups around to town beautify parks, creeks, greenbelts, and schools. KAB has tools to share (www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/toolshack) and volunteers to lend a helping hand to these projects, but one of the main things lacking are native plants. Now there’s the chance to get some FREE seeds to share all over Austin. A site on the NE side of Pleasant Valley and Lyons is going to be developed and the owners have generously allowed access to the property to collect wildflower seeds. Led by a Capital Area Master Naturalist, volunteers will be able to collect millions of Mexican hat and clasping coneflower seeds in just a couple of hours. Come join other volunteers this Saturday for a fun morning of seed collecting! Date: Saturday, October 3rdTime: 9am-11amLocation: meet at the NE corner of Pleasant Valley & Lyons (East Austin – 78702)Parking: parking is in the surrounding neighborhood, so please be courteous of neighbor’s drivewaysBring: work gloves, reusable bottle of water, and gardening scissors RSVP: jecawilson@yahoo.com  
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