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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
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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.  

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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 

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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

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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!

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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  

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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! 

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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! 

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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

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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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Illegal Dumping Cleanup10/06/09 Join neighbors as they cleanup some illegal dumping along Wedgewood in Northeast Austin.  These dedicated volunteers meet for regular trash pickup walks around the neighborhood, but even with “No Dumping” signs up they’d had a problem with folks dumping large amounts of debris in a woodland.  Come give them a helping hand as they move dumped carpeting out of the neighborhood. Date: Tuesday, October 6thTime:  9amLocation: corner of Wedgewood & Braker (NE Austin – 78753) Contact: mary.wheeler.80371@sbcglobal.net

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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

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Williamson Creek Cleanup10/10/2009 Join one of KAB’s Adopt-a-Creek Groups, Battle Bend Neighborhood Association, for a cleanup of the Williamson Creek Greenbelt. Date: Saturday, October 10th Time: 9am-noonLocation: Williamson Creek Greenbelt, meet @ 805 Battle Bend Blvd.Contact: Rich @ 913-4781 

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Help build a Children’s Healing Garden10/10/09 Austin Child Guidance Center is a community mental health agency for children and adolescents.  Volunteers are converting an unused field into a native garden for clients to utilize while waiting for therapy sessions.  Some aspects of the garden will be used for outdoor therapy and will provide safe, child-friendly areas to build curiosity and promote healing.  Volunteers will be weeding new garden beds to prepare for planting, laying bricks around the various flower beds, and preparing for laying pathways.Please bring a reusable water bottle and wear close-toe shoes.  Please also bring a snack if you think you’ll need it.Date: Saturday, October 10thTime: 9am-12pmLocation:  Austin Child Guidance Center 810 W. 45th Street, Austin, TX 78751RSVP:  Please email Sarah Jones at sjones@austinchildguidance.org if you wish to help in the Garden.

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Eilers Park Workday10/10/09 Help 'Bring Back Eilers Park!' by removing invasive species to prepare for plantings and repairing a damaged picnic table. There will be some work on a steep slope but plenty of work for flatlanders! Tools will be provided. Park staff will be on hand for guidance and support. At least 10-20 workers would be ideal.  Date: Saturday, Oct. 10th    Time:  9am-12pmLocation:  400 Deep Eddy Ave, 78703Contact:  For questions or to sign up, e-mail pat_hadden@att.net.

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Mayfield Monthly Gardening Project 10/10/09Enjoy beautiful Mayfield Park and help keep the gardens in tip-top shape at monthly volunteer days. Bring a trowel, gloves and garden clippers if you have them. Invasive plant removal projects in the preserve are also available. Contact Nadene at ntmorning@hotmail.com if you'd like to schedule a group.Date:  Saturday, October 10thTime:  10am -12pmLocation:  Mayfield Park, 3505 W 35th St Austin, TX 78704Contact:  Contact Barbara Watt at 477-6031 or prskid3@aol.com if you have questions.

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