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EventsSaturday February 27, 2010
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Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Ecological Literacy Workday2/27/2010 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, February 27th 9am-1pmWhere: Hornsby Bend, 2210 South FM 973 (SE Austin – 78725)Contact: Kevin Anderson at Kevin.Anderson@ci.austin.tx.us or 512-972-1960 Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market – Zero Waste InitiativeEvery Saturday and Wednesday Like landfills? If that’s a big no, come be a part of a momentous zero-waste project at two fun-filled Austin Farmers’ Market (AFM) locations. Help assist customers with recycling, compost, and landfill material and help the market achieve its zero-waste goal! Date and Time: Six volunteers needed every Saturday at the downtown AFM (3 volunteers 9am-11am and 3 from 11am-1pm) and 4 volunteers needed every Wednesday at the Triangle AFM (2 volunteers from 3pm-5pm and 2 more from 5pm-7pm).Location: Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market 4th & Guadalupe (78701) and the Triangle Austin Farmers Market 45th and Lamar (78798) Contact Rebecca Saltsman below for detailsContact: Rebecca Saltsman email: debi@sustainablefoodcenter.ccsend.com. Let Rebecca know which shift you'd like and how many times a month you can participate. Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Mt. Bonnell Clean-Up2/27/2010 Calling all climbers! If you missed all the fun we had cleaning the cliff by the 360 bridge, you have another chance to rap off a cliff not usually open to climbers. On Feb 27 Central Texas Mountaineers and Keep Austin Beautiful will be cleaning the trash below the lookout point on Mount Bonnell. Come combine your love of hanging from a rope with a good deed. Anyone experienced at setting natural anchors can come at 8:00am to set up and be the first on a rope. Everyone else, be there at 9:00am. If the clean up runs like the others, volunteers will be done by 11:00am, so get there early! The meeting point is at the top of stairs at the overlook.Date: Sat. Feb. 27thTime: 9am – 1pmLocation: Mt. Bonnell City Park, 3800 Mt. Bonnell Dr.Austin, TX 78731Contact: Gary Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ blackwell4@gmail.com or reimerclimber@gmail.com For more information you can visit the website at http://www.ctmrocks.com/web/MtBonnell.htm Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Workday with Uplift Austin and Garza Independence High School 2/27/2010 and 2/28/10 Uplift Austin has a CommUnity Volunteer Day coming up at Garza Independence High School. Please come help the students construct a deck - building, drilling, sawing, lifting - to improve their campus! This is a great project for those with basic construction skills. If you have work gloves, please bring them. Water and light snacks will be provided. Please wear closed-toed shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty. All work is outside, please prepared to work outside in the elements - you might need fleece and gloves, raingear, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses. Date: Sat. Feb. 27th AND Sun. Feb 28thTime: 10:00am – 4:00pmLocation: Garza Independence High School 1600 Chicon Street Austin, TX 78702Contact: Please contact Susan Wallace at swallaceis@austin.rr.com Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
We hope you'll be able to join us for this celebration! Robertson Hill Neighborhood Association (RHNA), in conjunction with Keep Austin Beautiful and the City of Austin departments of Neighborhood Housing and Community Development and Arts In Public Places, will hold a dedication ceremony and walking tour of No Vacancy: the Robertson Hill Juniper-Olive Art Mural Project, a series of 8’ x 4’ art murals installed in front of several vacant houses and lots located along the Juniper-Olive Historic District. No Vacancy: the Robertson Hill Juniper-Olive Art Mural Project is funded by a 2009 KAB Beautification Grant. www.KeepAustinBeautiful.org/NBG2009RobertsonHillNA Eight murals painted by local residents, children of residents, and professional artists are installed at six sites within the historic district, located on Juniper and Olive Streets between Branch and Navasota Streets. During the dedication, prizes donated by community members will be awarded to first place winner, the Kealing Middle School Art Club, second place winner, professional artist Diego Fishburn, and third place winner, 6-year old resident Izabella Zapata. RHNA consists of approximately 75 residential members, many who assisted with the mural project. Robertson Hill is a historic Austin neighborhood in transition from blight to revitalization, and is increasingly becoming a site for public art that reflects the unique cultural heritage of Central East Austin. The creation of the No Vacancy Art Mural Project encourages a shared sense of community and gives Robertson Hill residents ownership in their neighborhood, instills a sense of community pride, and creates a positive, proactive atmosphere that will inspire our community to implement future beautification projects. What: Mural Unveiling, Speeches by the neighborhood, KAB, City of Austin departments of Neighborhood Housing and Community Development & Arts in Public Places followed by a walking tour of the murals. www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/nbg2009robertsonhillna When: Saturday, February 27, 2010 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CDT Where: 909-911 Olive Street – 78702 Sunday February 28, 2010
Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Workday with Uplift Austin and Garza Independence High School 2/28/10 Uplift Austin has a CommUnity Volunteer Day coming up at Garza Independence High School. Please come help the students construct a deck - building, drilling, sawing, lifting - to improve their campus! This is a great project for those with basic construction skills. If you have work gloves, please bring them. Water and light snacks will be provided. Please wear closed-toed shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty. All work is outside, please prepared to work outside in the elements - you might need fleece and gloves, raingear, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses. Date: Sun. Feb 28thTime: 10:00am – 4:00pmLocation: Garza Independence High School 1600 Chicon Street Austin, TX 78702Contact: Please contact Susan Wallace at swallaceis@austin.rr.com Wednesday March 3, 2010
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market – Zero Waste InitiativeEvery Saturday and Wednesday Like landfills? If that’s a big no, come be a part of a momentous zero-waste project at two fun-filled Austin Farmers’ Market (AFM) locations. Help assist customers with recycling, compost, and landfill material and help the market achieve its zero-waste goal! Date and Time: Six volunteers needed every Saturday at the downtown AFM (3 volunteers 9am-11am and 3 from 11am-1pm) and 4 volunteers needed every Wednesday at the Triangle AFM (2 volunteers from 3pm-5pm and 2 more from 5pm-7pm).Location: Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market 4th & Guadalupe (78701) and the Triangle Austin Farmers Market 45th and Lamar (78798) Contact Rebecca Saltsman below for detailsContact: Rebecca Saltsman email: debi@sustainablefoodcenter.ccsend.com. Let Rebecca know which shift you'd like and how many times a month you can participate. Saturday March 6, 2010
Start: 2:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Bruning Green Butterfly Garden Maintenance - It’s My Park Day! 3/6/2010 Bruning Green is a green space maintained by the neighbors of Northfield. The butterfly-attracting plant beds need weeding, watering, mulching, and new plants to fill in the empty areas. Austin Parks Foundation will provide weeding tools, but please wear gardening gloves and close-toed shoes. Great activity for novice and experienced gardeners alike; children are welcome if they can work alongside their parents.Date: Sat, March 6th Time: 2pm-5pmLocation: In the Northfield Neighborhood, please contact email below for more details.Contact: keeper@northfieldna.org Start: 8:00 am
End: 8:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ It’s My Park Day 3/6/2010 Last year, 2,500 volunteers attended more than 60 projects at parks all over town. Projects, led by neighborhood groups, individuals, and organizations, ranged from simple pruning and painting to highly technical drainage control improvements. Some groups attracted additional volunteers by including live music, an educational component, a picnic, or other activities. It’s My Park Day has three major purposes:
Lead a Project: All It’s My Park Day projects are led by volunteers. Guidance, volunteer recruitment, tools, and tee shirts will be provided. You provide the enthusiasm and ideas. Date and Time: All day on Sat, March 6th Location: Parks throughout Austin Contact: You’ll find all the volunteer information at: http://connect.austinparks.org/site/GetTogether?gettogether=activity_splash&cal_activity_id=1020 Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Mary Moore Searight Park Off-Leash Nature Trail Project3/6/10Austin Parks Foundation has provided a grant for ecological restoration in the north end of Mary Moore Searight Park. This project will include tree installation, and seeding of native grasses and wildflowers in the open areas. Many decaying ash junipers have already been removed and mulched by a forestry mower. Volunteers will be needed to transplant seedlings of tree species from the adjacent forest that are not available from local nurseries. A very exciting addition to the project will be the installation of a solar powered irrigation system to get the new trees established. Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010Time: 9am-12pmLocation: 907 Slaughter Ln., 78748. Enter the trail from 1st street, just south of Slaughter Lane, on the right side of the street, where the trees begin. You can Google the location using 10000 South 1st Street, Austin, TX 78748. It should show a spot on the Northeast side of Mary Moore Searight Park.Contact: Please RSVP to Claire Sorenson, csorenson1@austin.rr.com or on the Facebook site listed below http://sites.google.com/site/slaughtercreektrails/HomeBecome a member, sign up for events, even RSVP at our Facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=176873979247 Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market – Zero Waste InitiativeEvery Saturday and Wednesday Like landfills? If that’s a big no, come be a part of a momentous zero-waste project at two fun-filled Austin Farmers’ Market (AFM) locations. Help assist customers with recycling, compost, and landfill material and help the market achieve its zero-waste goal! Date and Time: Six volunteers needed every Saturday at the downtown AFM (3 volunteers 9am-11am and 3 from 11am-1pm) and 4 volunteers needed every Wednesday at the Triangle AFM (2 volunteers from 3pm-5pm and 2 more from 5pm-7pm).Location: Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market 4th & Guadalupe (78701) and the Triangle Austin Farmers Market 45th and Lamar (78798) Contact Rebecca Saltsman below for detailsContact: Rebecca Saltsman email: debi@sustainablefoodcenter.ccsend.com. Let Rebecca know which shift you'd like and how many times a month you can participate. Start: 9:30 am
End: 2:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Plaza Saltillo Volunteer Day! 3/6/2010 Come help beautify Plaza Saltillo. The next volunteer day at Plaza Saltillo is March 6th. There will be another batch of plants to prepare for so this day will include weeding beds, cleaning, and tree planting. Date: Saturday, March 6Time: 9:30 AM – 2 PMLocation: 412 Comal Street, Austin, TX 78702Parking: Consider taking the bus, carpooling, biking, or walking! Limited parking on North and South side of site. Contact: If you’re interested, please RSVP to Alissa.schram@capmetro.org369-7759Bring: Water, Hats, Sunscreen, Clothes to get dirty in. Breakfast tacos and coffee will be provided! Wednesday March 10, 2010
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market – Zero Waste InitiativeEvery Saturday and Wednesday Like landfills? If that’s a big no, come be a part of a momentous zero-waste project at two fun-filled Austin Farmers’ Market (AFM) locations. Help assist customers with recycling, compost, and landfill material and help the market achieve its zero-waste goal! Date and Time: Six volunteers needed every Saturday at the downtown AFM (3 volunteers 9am-11am and 3 from 11am-1pm) and 4 volunteers needed every Wednesday at the Triangle AFM (2 volunteers from 3pm-5pm and 2 more from 5pm-7pm).Location: Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market 4th & Guadalupe (78701) and the Triangle Austin Farmers Market 45th and Lamar (78798) Contact Rebecca Saltsman below for detailsContact: Rebecca Saltsman email: debi@sustainablefoodcenter.ccsend.com. Let Rebecca know which shift you'd like and how many times a month you can participate. Friday March 12, 2010
Start: 8:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ March Cleaning Madness at Barton Springs!3/12/2010Spring Cleaning season is almost here! Barton Springs will be closed for only twelve days this year (March 1-12) for annual cleaning so the pool staff is really looking forward to getting the Springs sparkling spic and span for Opening Day, Saturday March 13. See details below!Date: March 12 Time: Contact Jonathan below for more detailsLocation: Barton Springs grounds at 2101 Barton Springs Road, 78704Contact: Jonathan Beall at service@friendsofbartonspringspool.org and reserve your space today! Friday (3/12) - First Annual Orchestrated Broom Ballet! One of the crowning glories of volunteer pool cleanings, the subtle arts of several pushbrooms dancing in unison and deftly guiding silt, scum and algae to the shallow end's evacuational vortex. Led by pool flow master and manager, Chris. Several dedicated volunteers are needed who wish to orchestrate future pushbroom ballets and become pushbroom pool zen flow masters. Participation is the only requirement! Saturday March 13, 2010
Start: 8:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ WildBasin Workday2nd Saturday of Each MonthLike to get dirty, work hard, and have fun? Then join volunteers for trail maintenance, invasive plant removal, revegetation, erosion control, and other land management projects on the second Saturday of each month. Date: 3/13/10Time: 8:30am-12:00pmLocation: 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: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market – Zero Waste InitiativeEvery Saturday and Wednesday Like landfills? If that’s a big no, come be a part of a momentous zero-waste project at two fun-filled Austin Farmers’ Market (AFM) locations. Help assist customers with recycling, compost, and landfill material and help the market achieve its zero-waste goal! Date and Time: Six volunteers needed every Saturday at the downtown AFM (3 volunteers 9am-11am and 3 from 11am-1pm) and 4 volunteers needed every Wednesday at the Triangle AFM (2 volunteers from 3pm-5pm and 2 more from 5pm-7pm).Location: Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market 4th & Guadalupe (78701) and the Triangle Austin Farmers Market 45th and Lamar (78798) Contact Rebecca Saltsman below for detailsContact: Rebecca Saltsman email: debi@sustainablefoodcenter.ccsend.com. Let Rebecca know which shift you'd like and how many times a month you can participate. Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Lower Bull Creek Greenbelt Workday 3/13/2010 The season is changing the park. Bare limbs have little bumps on them, green is appearing, little critters scurry in the underbrush, and birds are having a ball! Come out and join volunteers as they concentrate on removing ligustrum. As the park greens up, ligustrum becomes less conspicuous so this will probably be the last time for several months that it will be easy to find.Volunteers did a super job on removing the giant cane (Arundo donax) in February, but removing standing material was just the first step. All the new shoots will also need to be cut. Hope you can join in the fun! Volunteers will meet at the paved parking lot at 9am. Volunteers may be working far from the parking lot, so plan to return there only at the end of the work period. Date: Saturday, March 13 Time: 9am-12pmLocation: 5304 Old Spicewood Springs Rd, 78731. Volunteers will meet at the parking lot Contact: George Innis at 340-9932 or gsnsj@sbcglobal.net Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Brodie Wild Volunteer Day3/13/2010 Come help out and keep Brodie looking wild, natural, and clean! There will be lot’s to do including; cleaning up trash, brush clearing, and invasive plant removal to restore the native savanna and help the native grasses, flowers, and other plants and critters. Please wear long pants and sturdy shoes. There is a seasonal creek area on the south side of the property, so if you want to work in that area bring rubber boots. Trash bags and some tools will be provided. Bring your own work gloves and tools like loppers and pruners. Park in one of the plazas around the corner and take the cross walk to Brodie Wild. See the web site at http://brodiewild.org/ for more information about Brodie Wild. Date: Saturday, March 13Time: 9am-12:00pmLocation: Brodie Wild (SW corner of Slaughter Lane and Brodie Lane, 78748)Contact: Jason at jason_spangler@texasprairie.org or 512-736-4199 (cell) Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Mayfield Park and Preserve Workday3/13/2010 Mayfield Park and Preserve has a workday the 2nd Saturday of every month to help tend the gardens, work on the ponds, and help out in the preserve. Please bring gloves and make certain children are attended by an adult. Individuals and groups are welcome. A group size of 20 or less people works best. If you have a group or if you would like to arrange special workdays other than these dates listed – please contact Nadene below. Date: Saturday, March 13th Time: 10am-1pmLocation: Mayfield Park and Preserve, 3505 W 35th St, AustinContact: Contact Nadene Morning with questions, ntmorning@hotmail.com, 467-8132 Wednesday March 17, 2010
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market – Zero Waste InitiativeEvery Saturday and Wednesday Like landfills? If that’s a big no, come be a part of a momentous zero-waste project at two fun-filled Austin Farmers’ Market (AFM) locations. Help assist customers with recycling, compost, and landfill material and help the market achieve its zero-waste goal! Date and Time: Six volunteers needed every Saturday at the downtown AFM (3 volunteers 9am-11am and 3 from 11am-1pm) and 4 volunteers needed every Wednesday at the Triangle AFM (2 volunteers from 3pm-5pm and 2 more from 5pm-7pm).Location: Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market 4th & Guadalupe (78701) and the Triangle Austin Farmers Market 45th and Lamar (78798) Contact Rebecca Saltsman below for detailsContact: Rebecca Saltsman email: debi@sustainablefoodcenter.ccsend.com. Let Rebecca know which shift you'd like and how many times a month you can participate. Saturday March 20, 2010
Start: 8:30 am
End: 1:00 pm
West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt Cleanup and Invasive Species Removal3/20/2010 POSTPONED until 3/27/10 due to weatherPlease join volunteers and help restore the natural health and vitality of the greenbelt. Volunteers will meet the third Saturday of every month through May of 2010. Coffee in the morning and refreshment at the end of the work session will be provided. Keep Austin Beautiful will loan volunteers some tools, but if you have handsaws, shovels or rakes, please bring those. Organizers also recommend wearing boots, long pants, long- sleeved shirt and gloves as protection against poison ivy. Date: Sat, March 20, 2010Time: 8:30am – 1:00pmLocation: South 6th Street entrance to the greenbelt. (Central Austin – 78704) Please meet at the park entrance in the 1200 block of South Sixth St. Note: if you see taverns & bars you are on the wrong Sixth Street.Contact: To confirm work days, or for questions, please contact: Ingrid Weigand at urpprods@earthlink.net or by phone: (512) 663-4632 Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Friends of Eilers Park Volunteer Opportunity3/20/2010 Join Friends of Eilers Park in finishing up tasks left from Its My Park Day. Help by removing weeds and invasives in the north slope garden and spreading mulch (a big job!). Some tools will be provided, but if you can--please bring a shovel or a wheelbarrow or tarp to carry mulch. Date: Sat, March 20Time: 9am – 12pmLocation: Eilers Park, 401 Deep Eddy Ave, 78703Contact: Patricia Demler Hadden, pat_hadden@att.net Start: 9:00 am
Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market – Zero Waste InitiativeEvery Saturday and Wednesday Like landfills? If that’s a big no, come be a part of a momentous zero-waste project at two fun-filled Austin Farmers’ Market (AFM) locations. Help assist customers with recycling, compost, and landfill material and help the market achieve its zero-waste goal! Date and Time: Six volunteers needed every Saturday at the downtown AFM (3 volunteers 9am-11am and 3 from 11am-1pm) and 4 volunteers needed every Wednesday at the Triangle AFM (2 volunteers from 3pm-5pm and 2 more from 5pm-7pm).Location: Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market 4th & Guadalupe (78701) and the Triangle Austin Farmers Market 45th and Lamar (78798) Contact Rebecca Saltsman below for detailsContact: Rebecca Saltsman email: debi@sustainablefoodcenter.ccsend.com. Let Rebecca know which shift you'd like and how many times a month you can participate. Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Care for Cameron Road3/20/2010 Join volunteers from RCCG Salvation Center as they cleanup Cameron Road between 183 and 290, as well as, East St. John Ave. Have a great time while getting to know neighbors from the area. All volunteers will meet at 7517 Cameron Road at 10am on Saturday. Cleanup supplies will be provided. Date: Sat, March 20Time: 10am-noonMeeting Point: 7517 Cameron Road Suite 117-188 Austin,TX,78752Contact: adesanyayinka@yahoo.com Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Bruning Green Butterfly Garden Maintenance 3/20/2010 Bruning Green is a green space maintained by the neighbors of Northfield. The butterfly-attracting plant beds need weeding, watering, mulching, and new plants to fill in the empty areas. Please wear gardening gloves and close-toed shoes. Great activity for novice and experienced gardeners alike; children are welcome if they can work alongside their parents.Date: Sat, March 20th Time: 2pm-4pmLocation: In the Northfield Neighborhood, please contact email below for more details.Contact: keeper@northfieldna.org Wednesday March 24, 2010
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market – Zero Waste InitiativeEvery Saturday and Wednesday Like landfills? If that’s a big no, come be a part of a momentous zero-waste project at two fun-filled Austin Farmers’ Market (AFM) locations. Help assist customers with recycling, compost, and landfill material and help the market achieve its zero-waste goal! Date and Time: Six volunteers needed every Saturday at the downtown AFM (3 volunteers 9am-11am and 3 from 11am-1pm) and 4 volunteers needed every Wednesday at the Triangle AFM (2 volunteers from 3pm-5pm and 2 more from 5pm-7pm).Location: Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market 4th & Guadalupe (78701) and the Triangle Austin Farmers Market 45th and Lamar (78798) Contact Rebecca Saltsman below for detailsContact: Rebecca Saltsman email: debi@sustainablefoodcenter.ccsend.com. Let Rebecca know which shift you'd like and how many times a month you can participate. Saturday March 27, 2010
Start: 8:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Spread Mulch at Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park 3/27/2010 It's time to install tee sign poles, spread more mulch, and anything else ready to go! It’s almost time to show-off the new and improved park! Contact Stephanie Allen with questions.Date: Saturday, March 27thTime: 8am-1pmLocation: Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan ParkContact: Contact Stephanie Allen with questions, enoxallen@yahoo.com Start: 8:30 am
End: 11:00 am
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ EcoTexas Zilker Preserve Workday3/27/10Come out with EcoTexas and help remove various invasive species, including Nandina, Japanese Privet, and Chinaberry among other species. Once the species are removed using the respective removal methods, the City of Austin will help with planting native species to restore Zilker to its natural state!Want to continue the battle against invasive species around Central Texas? Visit www.ecotx.org and look for Upcoming Events.Date: Sat, March 27th Time: 8:30am-11amLocation: Zilker Preserve - We will meet in the parking lot near the Nature Center Preserve, which is located underneath the Mopac overpass across from 301 Nature Center Drive, Austin, 78746Contact: If you would like to attend, please RSVP to getinvolved@ecotx.org so that EcoTexas can update you about special circumstances. Start: 8:30 am
End: 1:00 pm
West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt Cleanup and Invasive Species Removal3/27/2010 Please join volunteers and help restore the natural health and vitality of the greenbelt. Volunteers will meet the third Saturday of every month through May of 2010 (this cleanup was postponed from the 20th due to weather). Coffee in the morning and refreshment at the end of the work session will be provided. Keep Austin Beautiful will loan volunteers some tools, but if you have handsaws, shovels or rakes, please bring those. Organizers also recommend wearing boots, long pants, long- sleeved shirt and gloves as protection against poison ivy. Date: Sat, March 27, 2010Time: 8:30am – 1:00pmLocation: South 6th Street entrance to the greenbelt. (Central Austin – 78704) Please meet at the park entrance in the 1200 block of South Sixth St. Note: if you see taverns & bars you are on the wrong Sixth Street.Contact: To confirm work days, or for questions, please contact: Ingrid Weigand at urpprods@earthlink.net or by phone: (512) 663-4632 Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Sow Seeds Along Onion Creek3/27/2010 Spring has sprung and now is the time to get out and enjoy it! The Water Quality Protection Lands have several volunteer opportunities coming up in the next few weeks and they’re looking for some folks to help out! You can find many of these opportunities on the calendar of their website (http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/water/wildland/onlineregistration/ecowebevents.cfm ), in addition to guided hikes and lectures that may also interest you. Each of these events requires participants to carry about 10 pounds of grass seeds and/or a rake over rough terrain. Long pants and good walking shoes are required. Seeds, buckets, rakes and all other equipment will be provided. Date: Sat, March 27 Time: 9am-noonLocation: Hoskin’s Hole on Onion Creek, directions will be sent when you registerRegister: marty.wise@ci.austin.tx.us or 512-972-1682 Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Normal false EN-US MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ Ecological Literacy Workday3/27/10 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, December 27th 9am-1pmWhere: Hornsby Bend, 2210 South FM 973 (SE Austin – 78725)Contact: Kevin Anderson at Kevin.Anderson@ci.austin.tx.us or 512-972-1960 Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market – Zero Waste InitiativeEvery Saturday and Wednesday Like landfills? If that’s a big no, come be a part of a momentous zero-waste project at two fun-filled Austin Farmers’ Market (AFM) locations. Help assist customers with recycling, compost, and landfill material and help the market achieve its zero-waste goal! Date and Time: Six volunteers needed every Saturday at the downtown AFM (3 volunteers 9am-11am and 3 from 11am-1pm) and 4 volunteers needed every Wednesday at the Triangle AFM (2 volunteers from 3pm-5pm and 2 more from 5pm-7pm).Location: Downtown Austin Farmers’ Market 4th & Guadalupe (78701) and the Triangle Austin Farmers Market 45th and Lamar (78798) Contact Rebecca Saltsman below for detailsContact: Rebecca Saltsman email: debi@sustainablefoodcenter.ccsend.com. Let Rebecca know which shift you'd like and how many times a month you can participate. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Weed, Water, & Mulch Republic Square Park3/27/2010 Help the Austin Parks Foundation in caring for 1640 new plants (mostly grasses) planted in the revamped Auction Oaks area of Republic Square. Help is needed in weeding, watering and mulching these plants. No RSVP required. Date: Sat, March 27 Time: 1pmLocation: Republic Square Park, 422 Guadalupe St.-78701 Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Caraway Elementary Schoolyard Habitat Project 3/27/10 Caraway Elementary, near 183 and Oak Knoll (a little north of the Arboretum), is installing a new Outdoor Wildlife Lab, a butterfly-hummingbird garden. Volunteers are welcome and will be doing a little digging to even out the path and prep the soil at the base of raised beds, but most of the work will involve easier tasks -- moving soil into the raised beds, spreading decomposed granite in the pathways, planting perennials and shrubs, watering, adding mulch, and then sitting back to admire a job well done! The stonework is already installed – now just wait for nature to do her work! Date: Sat, March 27th Time: 2pm-4pmLocation: Caraway Elementary, 11104 Oak View Drive, 78759Contact: Meredith O’Reilly, Habitat Steward and Team Leader, meredith@greatstems.com  
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