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: 4/10/10Time:  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

Sow Seeds Along Little Bear Creek4/10/2010 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, April 10Time: 9am-noon & 1pm-4pmLocation: Little Bear Creek, directions will be sent when you registerRegister: marty.wise@ci.austin.tx.us or 512-972-1682 

Keep Austin Beautiful’s Annual Citywide Clean Sweep!4/10/10 Clean Sweep is KAB's annual citywide cleanup that takes place all over Austin.  The first 4,000 volunteers to register get a free event t-shirt and it’s followed by an awesome Volunteer Party and Environmental Fair at Waterloo Park which includes: free lunch, live music, kid’s environmental activities, recycled art, door prizes and more!  Last year more than 4,000 volunteers registered to cleanup 120+ sites!    Date: Sat, April 10th Time: Cleanup  9:00AM – 11:00AM,  Volunteer Party 11:30AM – 1:30PMLocation: All over Austin!  See registration for detailsRegister: www.keepaustinbeautiful.org/cleansweep Contact:  Jessica@KeepAustinBeautiful.org or call 512.391.0622 

Mayfield Park and Preserve Workday4/10/2010 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, April 10th Time:  10am-1pmLocation: Mayfield Park and Preserve, 3505 W 35th St, AustinContact: Contact Nadene Morning with questions, ntmorning@hotmail.com, 467-8132 

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EcoTexas Zilker Preserve Workday4/24/10Come 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, April 24th 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. 

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Bark Park Day at Auditorium Shores4/24/10 Show your support for Auditorium Shores by participating in “Bark Park Day” on Saturday, April 24. Join fellow dog owners in giving back to the park all Austinites enjoy.  Supervised dogs and children are welcome.  Cleanup materials provided by the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department, including hand sanitizer and baggies.   Date: Sat, April 24 Time: 8:30am-11:30am ( see further details below)Location: Auditorium Shores  950 West Riverside Drive, Austin, 78704Register: http://townlakepark.com/ Schedule of Activities 8:30 – 9:00           Volunteer sign-in, pick-up a raffle ticket, group photo 9:00 – 9:30           “Scoop the Poop” park-wide cleanup: five teams, door prizes 9:30 – 10:00        “What are You Telling Your Dog?” Workshop on Owner Behavior 10:00 – 10:30      “What is Your Dog Telling You?” Workshop on Dog Behavior 10:30 – 11:00      Walking Tour and Update on Park Redevelopment Plans and the Off-Leash Area Advisory Committee  Sponsors/Partners-  Keep Austin Beautiful, http://www.keepaustinbeautiful.org-  FETCH! Pet Care of South Austin and Lakeway, http://www.fetchpetcare.com/sw-austin/loc_id/321/a/home/-/getlocation.php-  Taurus Training and Doggy Play Day, http://taurusdogtraining.com/ 

Recycling @ Eeyores4/24/10 The Friends of the Forest Foundation puts on Austin's most famous annual party:  Eeyore's Birthday Party.  Our basic premise:  to put on a safe, free, and fun event and to make enough money to put on the event next year.  If they have a good year, they give the extra money away to local charities. The Friends of the Forest Foundation has given local charities tens of thousands of dollars over the years.  They focus on small local charities with lower profiles that can be greatly affected by even a small donation.Friends of the Forest is a non-profit organization.  The only vendors allowed at Eeyores are also non-profit organizations - the largest fundraising event for many of these organizations. Since this is a uniquely Austin event, they focus on keeping our money in Austin by we sell only locally brewed beer (Independence, Live Oak, Real Ale, and St. Arnold's).Recycling/trash:  2009 was the first year that Eeyores worked towards reducing trash and increasing recycling.  This year, organizers are taking lessons learned and hope to improve recycling efforts – and they need help. For some reason, everybody wants to volunteer to pour beer, not help with trash/recycling.  Imagine that.  ;)There are two more volunteer meetings at the Dog and Duck Pub, 17th and Guadalupe at 7 pm this Wednesday (04/14/2010) and next Wednesday (04/21/2010)  Lori Moore and Gale Pena are running the recycling/trash this year.  Headquarters and check-in will be located behind the face painting booth. Date:  April 24, 2010, with a rain date of May 1, 2010Location:  Pease Park at 15th and Lamar, Austin TexasParking:  absolutely no parking at Pease.  Cycle, walk, or park in the state garages around 16th and Guadalupe and grab one of our shuttle buses there.Shifts are:    Setup:  9 am to 11 am – need one person    First Shift:  2 pm to 4 pm – need one person    Second Shift:  4 pm to 6 pm – need four people    Third Shift:  6 pm to close – need four peopleRegister:  Lori Moore and Gale Pena are running the recycling/trash this year.  Headquarters and check-in will be located behind the face painting booth. For more information call 512-448-5160 or email volunteers-subscribe@eeyores.com     Duties:  

• Set up involves getting trash cans and recycling bins prepped, installing four or five trash bags in each can/bin, and placing the bins around Pease Park.
• Shifts involve pairs of volunteers walking around the park looking for full cans/bins.  If found, remove the full bag, tie it in a knot, set it aside near the can/bin, prep up a new trash bag.  Voila!  No hauling is required – all bags are picked up the next day when we can safely get vehicles in.  You can enjoy the party while volunteering, while not getting stuck in one place.

Benefits:

•    All volunteers get a commemorative t-shirt.
•    All volunteers get access to the volunteer area where free water and sodas are available
•    Volunteers 21 and over get a wrist band

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Ecological Literacy Workday4/24/10            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, April 24th  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

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. 

Recycling Challenge04/24/2010 & 04/25/2010 The Art City Austin 2010 Green Team is seeking two more recycling teams to participate in this year's recycling event!  Art City 2010 is April 24th and 25th (Saturday and Sunday), with booths and vendors located along Cesar Chavez Street adjacent to Town Lake, approximately between Congress Avenue and Lamar.  The goal of the competition is to collect the most recyclables, thus keeping Art City a very green event.  Four teams of individual non-profit volunteers will compete to collect recyclables such as bottles and cans, with prize money awarded to the teams collecting the most recyclables.  The Volunteer Objectives attached give an idea of what is expected of the recycling teams.Please contact the Green Team Co-Chairs listed below as soon as possible if you are interested in participating in this year's great event!  You will gain exposure for your group, while keeping a great Austin event as green as possible.  We are available to meet to discuss any questions you may have.  Contact: recyclingchallengeeastside@gmail.com