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PARKners innovate, bring us into parks, and create activities for us

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Visitors walk into The Creek Keeper, a walk-through art installation resembling an aquatic creature.

Photo Courtesy of Roger Ho for Waterloo Greenway

Waterloo Greenway has hosted Creek Show along Waller Creek since 2014. Austin-based artists, architects, designers, and landscape architects create weird, wondrous light-based art specific to each site. Everyone is welcome to this free, uniquely Austin experience.

This blog series explores Austin Parks and Recreation'…

PARKners improve physical park spaces and the environment

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People play soccer on the Wooldridge School Park Mini Pitch

Four people play basketball at Govalle Neighborhood Park

Photo Courtesy of Elizabeth McGuire for Austin Parks Foundation

The 2020-2023 renovation of Govalle Neighborhood Park included a new playground, safety lighting, resurfacing and lighting for the basketball court, a softball field backstop, and new connection paths. Austin Parks Foundation collaborated with Austin…

How do PARKners help Austin’s parks?

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A child walks on a play structure at Govalle Neighborhood Park

Photo Courtesy of Elizabeth McGuire for Austin Parks Foundation

The 2020-2023 renovation of Govalle Neighborhood Park included a new playground, safety lighting, resurfacing and lighting for the basketball court, a softball field backstop, and new connection paths. Austin Parks Foundati…

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In the Parks connects Austinites to the places they love. From youth programming to Austin’s premier public spaces such as Zilker Park and Barton Springs pool, In the Parks shares the stories that define our quality recreational, cultural, and outdoor experiences for the Austin community. Join us as we explore what makes Austin’s park system one of the best in the world.

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