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Saturday, September 25th – National Public Lands Day on Barton Creek Greenbelt

Barton Creek Greenbelt
Zilker Park Trailhead
Address: 2201 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78746
Time: 9AM – 12PM
Appreciation Picnic: 12PM – 1:30PM

On Saturday, September 25th, the Austin Parks Foundation, the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Dept, Hill Country Conservancy, The Central Texas Mountaineers, and the Greenbelt Guardians will host National Public Lands Day on the Barton Creek Greenbelt. This volunteer workday will be part of phase 1 of the Walk For A Day Trail.

Work begins at 9 A.M., sign in begins at 8:15 A.M. Please plan on arriving early. Coffee and snacks will be provided for early birds!

Volunteers will be divided into small crews of 10 – 15 people each. They will provide tools, gloves, water, and cool t-shirts from REI and Hill Country Conservancy. After the work is done, stick around for boxed lunches!

In general, this event is for adults and teens age 16 and up. Children must be with a parent at all times. Please no more than one child per adult.
For all projects, plan on wearing long pants, bring a long sleeved shirt for brush work and wear closed shoes. Bring a refillable water bottle.

REGISTER HERE!

We need more crew leaders for the invasive species removal, cutting, and windrow building crews – please email the Austin Parks Foundation at email hidden; JavaScript is required to lead a group!