The Patterson Park Community Garden will have a pumpkin patch photo corner on Saturday, October 28 during the East Austin Community Garden Tour. Come by to check out what's growing and snap some photos with the pumpkins. Yours might even smile! The garden will be open for the tour 10am-1pm, and volunteers may keep it … Continue reading Pumpkin Patch at Patterson During Community Garden Tour
Join Friends of Patterson Park on Saturday, November 4th for It's My Park Day! Meet at 9am at the playground for a family work day. We will be mulching the heritage oak trees surrounding the playground to help keep them healthy and providing much needed shade for years to come. This is an opportunity for … Continue reading It’s My Park Day at Patterson Nov. 4
Friends of Patterson Park voted by a strong majority to support the proposed playground addition, and unanimously to support the tree planting proposal. The poll was held online October 9-11, and 37 members participated. The final tally was 35 in favor of the playground addition and 2 against, and 37 in favor of the tree … Continue reading Playground Addition and Tree Planting Projects Approved by FoPP
Belated National Night Out at Patterson Park on Sunday was a blast! We had some folks from Austin Resource Recovery come to answer questions about the new composting program and give out countertop compost containers, and the fire fighters from AFD Fire House #14 came with two trucks. They pretty much made the kids' year! … Continue reading Belated National Night Out at the Park
Join Patterson Park Families on Sunday, October 29 3–6pm for the four annual pumpkin decorating party. Kids are encouraged to wear their costumes! Bring your own pumpkins, and decorations of all kinds will be provided. Organizers will order pizza, so bring $5/family if you want to have dinner. For more info, visit the Facebook event … Continue reading Pumpkin Decorating at the Park
One of the community priorities for Patterson Park identified in the 2016 survey conducted by FoPP was improvements to the playground. The two playscapes at Patterson are about 15 years old and we need to plan for their replacement in the next five years. In the meantime, we would like to add new freestanding pieces … Continue reading Proposal for Playground Addition: Circular Monkey Bars
National Night Out was rained out on Tuesday, but we're not letting that keep us from having one of our favorite events at the park! Come out this evening for a Belated National Night Out neighborhood potluck at the playground, 5-7 pm. Belated National Night Out Sunday, October 8, 5-7 p.m. Austin Resource Recovery will … Continue reading Belated National Night Out Potluck on October 8
Friends of Patterson Park voted by a strong majority to support the proposed Patterson Neighborhood Park Plan. The poll was held online September 29–October 2, and 63 members participated. The final tally was 61 in favor and 2 against. The next steps will be to submit the plan to the City of Austin Parks and … Continue reading Neighborhood Park Plan Approved by FoPP
Part of the Neighborhood Park Plan series of posts. Austin Parks Foundation and TreeFolks, in partnership with the Urban Forestry Division at PARD, have proposed a partnership with Friends of Patterson Park in order to plant two small groves of trees at the park this October. The objective is to increase the diversity of tree … Continue reading Proposed Project: Tree Planting
We are thrilled to announce that Friends of Patterson Park commissioned an illustration of the park by East Austin artist Caitlin B. Alexander. We will have 8x10 prints available at National Night Out on Tuesday, Oct. 3 for a $20 donation to support our community events. Cash or check only please.
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