UT Project 2011 

On Saturday, February 26th 1,500 UT students signed up to give their time to serve the Rundberg neighborhood in North Austin. Projects included landscaping, cleanups, painting, and hosting a community fair.  Click here to see photos of the hard work!

• Pocket Park, 201 Wonsley Dr – picked up trash, removed vines from fence, cleared brush
• Dobie Middle School, 1200 East Rundberg Lane – revived 3 flower beds, installed irrigation system, maintained orchard
• Lanier High School, 1201 Payton Gin Road - painted exterior doors, benches, tables, and courtyard walls; planted flower beds; mulched flower beds and around trees; powerwashed courtyard stone
• Barrington Elementary School, 400 Cooper Drive – replaced planters; created an entrance pathway; repaired a fence; powerwashed; tidied a patio by removing dead plants, planting natives, and mulching
• Gus Garcia Recreation Center, 1201 E. Rundberg Lane – planted 200 native trees, installed a crushed granite pathway, cleaned a creek
• Quail Creek Park, 1103 Mearns Meadow Boulevard – painted exercise equipment and hand rails, picked up trash, mulched trees, re-graveled pathway, repaired sand volleyball court
• Walnut Creek Elementary School, 401 West Braker Lane – painted offices, teacher’s lounge, and bus benches; tidied flower beds by removing old vegetation, adding compost and mulch, and planting native plants; created raised vegetable beds
• Walnut Creek Park, 1101 Walnut Creek Park Rd – mulched trees; scraped, primed, & painted BBQ grills, powerwashed shelters and basketball courts
• Brownie Drive – picked up trash and painted bridge
• 3 Homes – home maintenance and energy efficient upgrades

• Parks and Recreation Department
• Downtown Austin Community Court
• Solid Waste Services
• Household Hazardous Waste
• Austin Police Department
• Austin Fire Department
• St. John Neighborhood
• UT Division of Diversity and Community Engagement

• The Home Depot
• Austin Amateur Radio Club
• BFI/Allied Waste
• Organics by Gosh