Milwood Neighborhood Association » It’s My Park Day http://milwoodna.com Austin, Texas 78727 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:32:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 It’s My Park Day! March 7, 2009 http://milwoodna.com/its-my-park-day-march-7-2009/ http://milwoodna.com/its-my-park-day-march-7-2009/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:52:55 +0000 Bethany Metzger http://milwoodna.com/?p=308 Continue reading →]]> It’s My Park Day is a little earlier this year, so we’ve been busy planning activities to improve our Balcones District Park.  Plans so far include trash pick-up, clearing brush and limbs from the hiking path, better defining the creek bed path in certain places, and careful removal of invasive, non-native plants.

To sign up as a volunteer, click here.  Bring the kids and dogs and join your neighbors in helping to keep our park clean and in great shape!

If you have any questions about the event, or suggestions on improvement ideas, please contact us.

]]> http://milwoodna.com/its-my-park-day-march-7-2009/feed/ 0 Volunteer For It’s My Park Day – April 12th, 2008 http://milwoodna.com/volunteer-for-its-my-park-day-april-12th-2008/ http://milwoodna.com/volunteer-for-its-my-park-day-april-12th-2008/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:48:59 +0000 Ed http://milwoodna.com/?p=232 Continue reading →]]> Our fourth annual workday in the park. Let’s work together to keep our neighborhood park looking great. As we get closer to the date we’ll post more information.

If you are are interested in helping please sign up so we can get an idea of how many people we will have coming out.

If you also have some suggestions as to items you believe might be helpful to work on, please feel free let us know.

]]> http://milwoodna.com/volunteer-for-its-my-park-day-april-12th-2008/feed/ 0 It’s My Park Day Result http://milwoodna.com/its-my-park-day-result/ http://milwoodna.com/its-my-park-day-result/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:07:58 +0000 Dustin Lanier http://milwoodna.com/?p=72 Continue reading →]]> Last Saturday for It’s My Park Day we had 40+ people, with lots of neighborhood people and two large groups from a high school group and the local UVA alumni group.

One major accomplishments were filling and cementing an extremely large hole in the trail by the waterfall that was pretty dangerous if you came over the hill not knowing it was there.

The picture to the right is one of two water diversion projects done to improve creek flow during floods. The trail was overwashing in two significant areas making the area impassable after rains.

Thanks to all who came out!

]]> http://milwoodna.com/its-my-park-day-result/feed/ 0 It’s My Park Day Countdown http://milwoodna.com/its-my-park-day-countdown/ http://milwoodna.com/its-my-park-day-countdown/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:38:57 +0000 Dustin Lanier http://milwoodna.com/?p=69 Continue reading →]]> It’s My Park Day is on Saturday at 10:30. We’ll meet at the kid’s play area. If you have not signed up already please do, it is how we keep track of numbers for supplies and shirts and that sort of thing.

As previously mentioned, the main project this year will be down in the trails, clearing flood debris and doing some trail maintenance. Two sections of the trail are substantially flooded over from the creek jumping its bed. I don’t have any idea how long it will take or how many people it will take, we’ll find out together! Also there are some projects to clear brush and trees that are overgrowing the path.

There will be some supplies, snacks and water. Please bring your own of anything you want. We got a question about ordering food – If they will bring it to the park, order away. Questions? Please contact us.

]]> http://milwoodna.com/its-my-park-day-countdown/feed/ 0 Writing about it’s my park day – from the park http://milwoodna.com/writing-about-its-my-park-day-from-the-park/ http://milwoodna.com/writing-about-its-my-park-day-from-the-park/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:33:52 +0000 Dustin Lanier http://milwoodna.com/?p=59 Continue reading →]]> I’m posting via the Treo while touring the work site (partially to see if I can) for it’s my park day for a list of the needed work. Projects include:

Removing hackberry tree fallen on path
Cutting cedar limb at head level across path
Filling large hole on path by the waterfall
Removing flood debris gathered that is causing river to flood path – two spots.

Observations
Need shovels, saws, probably a couple of wheelbarrows
Lots of poison ivy already
Probably a year away from largescale resurfacing and trail connection
It’s nice to see water coming over the little waterfall again.

]]> http://milwoodna.com/writing-about-its-my-park-day-from-the-park/feed/ 0 Its My Park Day Signup Link http://milwoodna.com/its-my-park-day-signup-link/ http://milwoodna.com/its-my-park-day-signup-link/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:01:45 +0000 Dustin Lanier http://milwoodna.com/?p=38 Continue reading →]]> Our third annual workday in the Park is coming on April 14. We’ll have two projects this year! We’ll meet at at the children’s play area in the park off of the main parking lot at 10:30 am.

For those who want something light, or with small children, we’ll do litter pickup using the kid’s play area as a jumping off point.

This year we’ve also been asked to take on a slightly bigger project than in years past- Streambed clearing at Balcones Park nature trail.

We’ll be moving rock and debris out of the creek and using it to protect sensitive cliff-side areas. In some areas, the creek has gotten so full of rubble and brush, it can no longer flow down its course and has flooded the trail instead. This, in turn, drives walkers to tread on sensitive plant life growing alongside the trail. We’ll try to help out with both issues by clearing the creek. There will also be some trash cleanup to be done. Bring a shovel and work gloves, if you have them. If there is water in the creek, expect to get wet! Wear water shoes. For questions, please fill out the contact form to the right

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