By Jennifer Potter-Miller
While the first Fall It’s My Park Day at Patterson Park started out in a light rain, it ended with a bang. We had 30 volunteers from all the neighborhood surrounding the park and from The University of Texas tackle 15 yards of mulch donated by the Austin Parks Foundation. They focused their energy on mulching 36 trees at the eastern end of the park, including many of the older oaks between the community garden and Schieffer Ave.
We are so grateful to everyone who came out to work hard at the park (including several as young as four!), to the weather for cooperating, to the Cherrywood Neighborhood Association for providing coffee and breakfast tacos, and to neighbor Robin Graham-Moore for additional refreshments to keep us all fueled. We are especially thankful for our partnership with the Austin Parks Foundation, and all their support for this event and so many others during the year.
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Photos by Jennifer Potter-Miller.
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