SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 ROOTS & WINGS FESTIVAL POP UP Patterson Park, 10 a.m. – 12 noon Celebrating trees and pollinators of all kinds! Join us on Halloween weekend to explore the park, enjoy nature based play and crafts, learn about our new and old trees, and celebrate in your best nature-themed costume! The Roots … Continue reading Celebrate Trees and Pollinators at Patterson
Celebrating trees and pollinators of all kinds! Join us on Halloween weekend to explore the park, enjoy nature based play and crafts, learn about our new and old trees, and celebrate in your best nature-themed costume! The Roots & Wings Festival is a combined community-wide appreciation party for Arbor Day and Monarch Appreciation Day happening … Continue reading Roots and Wings Festival at Patterson Park
The new community grove of trees Friends of Patterson Park planted in March is doing great thanks to the volunteers who have been caring for them weekly. Fopp Chair Jennifer Potter-Miller met with new folks from PARD, Austin Parks Foundation, and Treefolks (our partners in the project) and everyone was impressed with how the trees have … Continue reading Trees in Community Grove Thrive Through First Summer
Join Friends of Patterson Park for a discussion of current and proposed projects and refreshments. We've got a lot to talk about but will keep things moving quickly. Thursday, Sept. 6 @ 8-9pm Sour Duck, 1814 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd 1) Welcome and introductions (5 mins.) 2) Update on Austin Parks Foundation Community … Continue reading September 6 Friends of Patterson Park Meeting
We hosted the biggest Easter egg hunt yet at Patterson on Saturday, with 200+ neighbors coming out to search for 1000 stuffed eggs + many hundreds of chocolate eggs, enjoy a potluck brunch and crack dozens of cascarónes. Servant Church volunteers were a huge help once again. Lots of photos on Flickr at http://bit.ly/pattersonegghunt2018 The … Continue reading Egg Hunting, Mulching, and Planting on a Spring Weekend at the Park
There’s a new grove of trees at Patterson Park! Volunteers planted 15 saplings on March 10 as part of a pilot project in collaboration with TreeFolks and Austin Parks Foundation. Neighbors from all around the park came out to plant native trees under the supervision of Treefolks staff. They added a layer of cardboard to … Continue reading New Grove of Trees Planted at Patterson Park
We had another great It's My Park Day on Saturday, with almost 40 volunteers working to mulch the large oak trees around the playground. It was a beautiful morning and we were thrilled to have the Assistant Director of PARD, Director of Development at Austin Parks Foundations, and a forester with Texas A&M Forest Service … Continue reading Another Great It’s My Park Day at Patterson!
Join Friends of Patterson Park on Saturday, March 3rd for It's My Park Day! Meet us at 9am at the pavilion for a family work day. WHEN: Saturday, March 3 WHERE: Patterson Park pavilion REGISTRATION: https://givepul.se/a6pwk Sign up at this link to receive an awesome t-shirt and sign a liability waiver. The plan is to … Continue reading It’s My Park Day at Patterson March 3
Twelve Friends of Patterson Park met at the playground on January 20 to review plans for spring projects. The major topics were 1) the tree planting planned for March 10, 2) grant application for playground improvements due April 30, and 3) spring fundraising. There was a great discussion with several issues resolved and we enjoyed … Continue reading Notes: FoPP Community Meeting Jan. 20
On January 15, Friends of Patterson Park partnered with the Austin Parks Foundation and Austin Young Lawyers Association for a Martin Luther Kind Jr. Day of Service. Lots of area attorneys and neighbors came out with their families on the holiday to mulch the large oaks and clear root collars of accumulated soil. This will … Continue reading AYLA Mulches at Patterson for MLK Day of Service
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